[Official] 'Grouped with France, Ecuador, and Ghana' Women's U20 World Cup Draw Finalized

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The South Korea U20 women's national football team has been assigned to Group C in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, alongside France, Ecuador, and Ghana.

Under the guidance of coach Park Yoon-jeong, South Korea received this group assignment following the draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup main tournament held on the 16th (Korean time) in Łódź, Poland.

As a member of Pot 2, South Korea will compete against France from Pot 1, Ghana from Pot 3, and Ecuador from Pot 4 to determine their chances of advancing to the round of 16.

The tournament will kick off in Poland this September. South Korea will face France on the 6th, Ghana on the 10th, and Ecuador on the 13th in that order.

In head-to-head history against France, South Korea holds an unfavorable record of one draw and one loss. The two teams have met twice at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup. They lost in a penalty shootout at the 2014 tournament and lost 0-1 at the 2022 tournament. A penalty shootout loss is recorded as a draw in official records.

Against Ghana, the teams clashed once during the 2010 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup main tournament, resulting in one victory for South Korea. This will be the first-ever matchup against Ecuador for the Yeo Ja (CEO) team.

The Park Yoon-jeong squad reached the semifinals at the 2026 AFC U20 Asian Cup held in Thailand last month, securing their spot in the main tournament. This marks South Korea's eighth appearance in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup main tournament and their third consecutive qualification. Their best-ever result was third place at the 2010 tournament in Germany.

In this tournament, teams are divided into six groups of four for the group stage. The top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams across all six groups, will advance to the round of 16.

- Group A: Poland, Argentina, Mexico, Benin

- Group B: Brazil, Tanzania, Canada, England

- Group C: France, South Korea, Ecuador, Ghana

- Group D: Japan, New Zealand, United States, Italy

- Group E: North Korea, Portugal, Costa Rica, Colombia

- Group F: Spain, Nigeria, New Caledonia, China

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