Korean women's soccer team was completely defeated by Brazil, ranked 8th in the world Korea. Park Soo-jung's comeback goal

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It was comforting to avoid a scoreless complete defeat. The South Korean women's national soccer team was completely defeated in a friendly match against a world-class powerhouse.

The women's national team (19th in FIFA ranking) led by head coach Shin Sang-woo lost to Brazil (8th) 1-5 in the first match of FIFA Series 2026 at 10:30 a.m. on the 12th (Korea time) at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil.

South Korea used a 4-2-3-1 formation against Brazil. Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City FC) defended the front line, while Lee Eun-young (MoldeFK), Lee Geum-min (Birmingham City) and Kang Chae-rim (Montreal Rose) supported them.

Lee Geum-min joined the Century Club (100 A matches) while starting against Brazil. In addition, the midfield was formed by Minyoung Jung (Otawarapit) and Park Hye-jeong (Incheon Hyundai Steel), while Choo Hyo-joo (Otawarapit), Noh Jin-young (Moon Kyung-sang-moo), Shin Na-young (Brooklyn FC), and Kim Jin-hee (Gyeongju KHNP) were the four backs. Ryu Ji-soo (Sejong Sports Toto) defended the goal.

South Korea scored its first goal in the 42nd minute of the first half. In the penalty box, Ari Borges' shot deflected off Roh Jin-young's body and was sucked into the net and scored an own goal. The first half ended with Brazil 1-0 up.

Brazil's goal bombing has begun. In the second half of the second half, Ludmila slid Kerolin's pass from the left side and pushed it into the goal.

His goal-scoring ability was also disappointing. South Korea's Choo Hyo-joo shot a decisive shot at the gate past the opponent's defense in the fifth minute of the second half, but it failed to lead to a goal as it was caught by the goalkeeper's fingertips.

Brazil did not slow down its offensive. Dugnya, who received Kerolin's pass in the 12th minute of the second half, scored his team's third goal with a bicycle kick in front of the goal, and Kerolin scored his fourth goal in the 16th minute of the second half to take a 4-0 lead.

Later, Brazil replaced several players and relaxed the game. South Korea also continued to replace players and started to change the atmosphere.

However, it was also Brazil's fifth goal. In the 38th minute of the second half, Taina Maryanang scored her fifth goal, making it a five-goal difference.

South Korea took advantage of the Brazilian defense's error in the 42nd minute of the second half and Park Soo-jung scored a comeback goal. The extra time in the second half was given nine minutes. The match ended in a 5-1 victory for Brazil.

The FIFA series is a friendly tournament project organized and supported by FIFA so that national teams from different continents, who usually have few chances to face off, can easily play A matches. It was officially launched this year after a trial run in 2024, and the women's game will be held in four countries: Brazil, Ivory Coast, Thailand and Kenya. South Korea has been invited to a tournament in Brazil, the venue for next year's World Cup.

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