Korea had to wait more than 24 hours to see if the team squeaked into the U20 World Cup Round of 16 after a dismal group match performance against Nigeria last Thursday. The Taeguk Warriors lost that match 0-1, only registering 2 shots on goal the entire match. They were outhustled/outmuscled; the team seemed rattled by the Nigerians challenges which disrupted their passing game. Nevertheless, a previous group win against Cuba and a comeback draw with Portugal was enough to earn the Koreans a 3rd place spot (this tournament’s version of a wild card spot). They are scheduled to play Columbia on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2 pm US EST/ 3 am July 4th Korea time.
More on this later – my son has a pickup football match in a few minutes…
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