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Canada showed strong confidence after defeating the South Korea U-20 women's national football team 3-1.
The South Korean U-20 Yeo Ja (CEO) team, led by coach Park Yoon-jung, lost 1-3 to Ghana in the second match of Group C at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held on the 9th (Korean time) at Sosnowiec Arena in Poland.
On the 6th, South Korea drew 1-1 with France in their Group Stage opener. Following a loss to Ghana, the team now holds a record of one draw and one defeat. As of the 10th, they remain in fourth place, last in Group C.
On the other hand, it was a victory of special significance for Ghana. Although Ghana has struggled recently in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with only one win and six defeats in seven matches, they managed to turn the tide by defeating South Korea 3-1.
Ghana secured its first points of the tournament against South Korea. Ghana had started off on shaky ground after suffering a heavy 0-3 defeat to Ecuador in the opening group stage match.
Ghana's state-run news agency GNA reported that "the Ghana U-20 Yeo Ja-chuk-gu (CEO) team revitalized the tournament atmosphere by defeating South Korea," adding that "this victory has significantly increased Ghana's chances of advancing to the tournament's knockout stage."
In terms of the match content, Ghana took the lead. After scoring the opening goal in the 8th minute of the second half, they added another just two minutes later to surge ahead 2-0. In the 39th minute of the second half, they scored a third goal, sealing the victory.
South Korea saw a consolation goal by Beom Ye-jun in stoppage time of the second half, but there was not enough time to overturn the result.
Ghana will play the final Group C match against France. GNA expressed hope that if Ghana achieves a good result in this match as well, it will have a chance to secure qualification for the next round.
The head of the Ghana Football Association also showed no hesitation in expressing confidence.
Curt Okraku, Na Chuk-gu-hyeop (Chairman), told local media '3 Sports' immediately after South Korea's 3-1 victory: "The players are truly commendable. I think the first match was a very strange game. That defeat completely broke the team's confidence," as he reflected on the opening match against Ecuador.
He added, "I want to applaud the coaching staff for boosting the players' morale again," and expressed satisfaction by saying, "We watched the team play very calmly."
He especially expressed strong confidence in a complete victory over South Korea. Oh Keu-ra-ku (Chairman) stated, "I am not surprised that we beat South Korea, nor am I surprised that we won comfortably," and emphasized, "I believe this victory will give confidence to the players ahead of the third group stage match."
Conversely, South Korea finds itself in a situation where it must make a comeback in the final group stage match.
The final opponent for Park Yoon-jeong-ho is Ecuador. South Korea will face Ecuador in the final Group C match at 1 a.m. on the 13th.
A total of 24 countries will participate in this tournament. The teams are divided into six groups of four for the group stage, with the top two teams from each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the round of 16 knockout stage.
For South Korea, which remains winless with one draw and one loss, a victory against Ecuador is crucial. They must bounce back in the final match to keep their chances of advancing to the Round of 16 alive.
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