'Best Performance Goal', was completely defeated by the U.S. in the first round of the U-17 World Cup
The U-17 national soccer team, led by head coach Byun Sung-hwan, suffered a 1-3 complete defeat against the U.S. in Group E of the 2023 FIFA U-17 Indonesia World Cup at Jakarta International Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, at 9 p.m. on the 12th (Korea Standard Time). With this, Korea is ranked third in the group after France and the United States, which each won one victory. Burkina Faso is in fourth place. Byun Sung-hwan seemed to lead the game in the 5th minute of the first half when Yoon Do-young hit the post with a fantastic bicycle kick, but gave up the first goal to Nimpasha Birchmas in the 7th minute of the first half. In the 35th minute of the first half, Kim Myung-joon scored an equalizer and gained momentum again. But it collapsed when Cruz Medina scored his third goal in the fourth minute and Birchmas in the 28th minute. In the U-17 World Cup, Korea made it to the quarterfinals, the best ever in 1987, 2009, and 2019. Byun Sung-hwan will play the second group match against France on the 15th. The U-17 World Cup will be divided into six groups of four countries, followed by the top two countries in each group and the four best-performing countries among the third place advancing to the round of 16 tournaments.