South Korea, Afghanistan 6-0 → World Cup hopes saved + Japan draw
South Korea, Afghanistan 6-0 → World Cup hopes saved + Japan draw
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There was no second Jeddah disaster.
The Korean national soccer team has secured a landslide victory in the second match of the 2025 Under-17 Asian Cup, reviving its hope to pass the group league. Three days later, the team will have a match against Yemen in the Middle East for the quarterfinals and the U-17 World Cup finals.
South Korea's U-17 national soccer team, led by head coach Baek Ki-tae, won a 6-0 victory after scoring three goals in the first 17 minutes against Afghanistan in the second Group C match of the 2025 U-17 Asian Cup at King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 8th (Korea time).
Afghanistan is a country sandwiched between India and Iran and has never stood out in Asia for its football.
In Group B of the preliminary round of the tournament, they met relatively weak teams such as the Philippines, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Macau, won all four games and reached the finals, but lost 0-6 to Yemen in the first match.
South Korea suffered a shocking 0-1 defeat in the first match against Indonesia on the 5th, and the yellow light was turned on to pass the group stage, but it took a breather after beating Afghanistan.
South Korea will clash with Yemen at 2:15 a.m. on the 11th at the same place. The winner of the next match will win a ticket to the Qatar Under-17 World Cup in November, which will be given to the eight teams that pass the group stage of this tournament.
At the Indonesia-Yemen match held prior to the Korea-Afghanistan match, Indonesia won 4-1. By winning all two matches, Indonesia not only confirmed its advance to the quarterfinals early, but also secured the top spot in Group C.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) event applies the principle of winning first when two or more teams have the same points in the group league. Even if Indonesia loses to Afghanistan in the third round, it will rank No. 1 in Group C by beating both South Korea and Yemen.
Korea scored the first goal in the third minute of the first half, making it easier for the team to play from an early stage. Striker Chung Hee-jung of South Gyeongsang Province put out his right foot during a free-for-all game after a corner kick.
Three minutes after the first goal, Korea had a chance to run away as Jung Hee-jung collided with the opposing goalkeeper at a one-on-one chance at the gate and won a penalty kick. Kim Ye-gun (Jeonbuk Hyundai) calmly kicked it to make it 2-0.
South Korea went 3-0 in the 17th minute. Kim Eun-seong (Seoul Daedong International Tax High School) grabbed the ball from the right outer corner of the penalty area and shot diagonally with his right foot, which caused the opponent team to agonize over the situation. The result was decided virtually here.
South Korea, which did not give up its will to attack in the second half, made it 4-0 in the sixth minute of the second half when Oh Haram (Jeonnam Dragons) kicked a direct left-footed shot from the other side of Lim Ye-chan's right side cross.
Park Byung-chan (Daejeon Hana Citizen) scored another goal in the 21st minute of the second half and Kim Eun-seong scored another goal in the 25th minute of the second half to complete the game 6-0. Kim scored multiple goals on the day.
In the end, the match ended with a 6-0 victory for South Korea. 토토사이트
Meanwhile, in Group B match, Japan lost an equalizer through extra time in the second half to draw a shocking 1-1 draw with Vietnam. Japan now has one win and one draw. It has yet to confirm its advance to the quarterfinals.