Final match against Thailand to be held in April next year
The Korea Women's National Under-16 (U-16) soccer team has qualified for the U-17 Women's Asian Cup after defeating India and Iran in straight sets.
According to the Korea Football Association (KFA) on Wednesday, the U-16 women's national team, led by head coach Kim Eun-jung, defeated Iran 8-0 in the second match of Group A of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Women's Asian Cup final qualifiers at Buriram City Stadium in Thailand on Tuesday (July 21).
With an 8-0 win over India on Sept. 19, South Korea has secured at least second place in the group and a spot at the U-17 Women's Asian Cup regardless of the outcome of their remaining matches.
South Korea will play Thailand on Sept. 23 for the final spot in the group. Thailand also qualified with two wins.
The U-17 Women's Asian Cup will be held next April.
Won Ju-eun (Ulsan Hyundai High) scored the first goal in the seventh minute on a penalty kick to give Korea the lead. Kwon Da-eun (Ulsan Hyundai High) added a goal in the 32nd minute and Hwang Hee (Ulsan Hyundai High) in first-half stoppage time to give Korea a 3-0 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Korea continued to celebrate the victory with consecutive goals from Kim Ye-eun (Ulsan Hyundai Go), Park Joo-ha (Gangwon FCU18), Hankook Hee, and Shin Min-jung (Gyeongnam Robot Go), starting with the opponent's own goal.
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