The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup tournament will kick off in Colombia on the 1st (Korea time). The Korean national team, led by head coach Park Yoon-jung, will try to advance to the round of 16 tournaments for the first time since the 2014 tournament.
The U-20 Women’s World Cup will open at 5 a.m. on the 1st with Cameroon in Group A and Mexico in Group B and France and Canada in Group B. The tournament, which marks its 11th anniversary since the first tournament in 2002, will be the first time for 24 countries to participate. Although 16 countries have participated so far, Cameroon, Fiji, Morocco and Austria will participate for the first time as it will be expanded to 24 countries from this tournament.
Colombia, the host country, will host the third FIFA event in its history. It has hosted the U-20 Men’s World Cup in 2011 and the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2016. In addition, fans are very interested in women’s soccer as it has advanced to the quarterfinals in both the 2023 Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup and this year’s Paris Olympics.
The Korean national team, led by head coach Park Yoon-jung, is aiming to advance to the tournament. As the number of teams will be expanded to 24, the top four teams among the third-ranked teams in each group will advance to the round of 16. Korea in Group D will be competing with Germany, Venezuela, and Nigeria. Germany has the most wins at the U-20 Women’s World Cup (three times), and Nigeria has two runner-ups. For Korea, the team will focus on securing Venezuela and securing as many points as possible in the other two matches.
Korea’s best performance in this competition was in third place when it reached the German competition in 2010. At that time, Ji So-yeon and Lee Min-ah made a great achievement. 안전놀이터
Meanwhile, in this competition, a football video support (FVS) system will be operated on a trial basis to replace the video assistant referee (VAR) system. FVS requires fewer cameras and less manpower and cost than VAR. The coach of each team can request confirmation through waiting, and the referee decides by checking the broadcast video in the replay area. However, FVS also applies only to the four situations in which VAR is applied: score, penalty kick, exit, and correct warning/exit player.