'Soccer North-South Match 0-3 Complete Defeat' Women's U17, 'Korea-Japan Match' Confirmed in Asian Cup Quarterfinals

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The South Korean U17 women's national football team, which participated in the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, suffered a complete defeat against North Korea.

Led by coach Lee Da-young, South Korea lost 0-3 to North Korea in the final Group C match of the tournament held at Taihu Football Sports Center in Suzhou, China, on the 8th (Korea time).

Earlier, South Korea had secured early qualification for the quarterfinals by decisively defeating the Philippines 5-0 and Taiwan 4-0, but in the final match, they failed to overcome the wall of North Korea, finishing the group stage with 6 points (2 wins, 1 loss) in second place.

The all-time record between the U17 Yeo Ja (CEO) teams of North Korea and South Korea is 1 win, 1 draw, and 8 losses, widening the gap. The first and only victory against North Korea was a 4-0 triumph in a match held in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2009, and since then, they have suffered complete defeats in seven consecutive matches without scoring a single goal.

Having advanced to the quarterfinals as the second-place team in their group, South Korea will face Japan, which topped Group B to reach the quarterfinals, according to the tournament bracket. South Korea must defeat Japan to reach the semifinals and secure a spot in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which will be held in Morocco this October.

The all-time record between the U17 Yeo Ja (CEO) teams of South Korea and Japan is 3 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses. Japan advanced to the quarterfinals after decisively defeating Lebanon 13-0, India 3-0, and Australia 5-0 in the group stage. If South Korea fails to qualify for the World Cup finals by losing to Japan, it will be the first time since the 2022 India tournament, marking a three-tournament, four-year gap.

South Korea conceded an early header goal by Eo Jong-geum in the 13th minute of the first half and failed to equalize when Kim Min-seo's shot struck the crossbar six minutes later. In the second half, they conceded consecutive goals to Kim Won-sim in the 32nd and 37th minutes, unable to avoid a complete defeat.

The quarterfinal match between South Korea and Japan will be held at the same venue at 4 p.m. on the 11th.

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