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The U-23 Olympic team, in which Hwang Sun-hong is absent as interim coach of the national team, advanced to the semifinals by beating Thailand at the Western Asian Football Confederation (WAFF) U-23 Championship. This is the last mock test of the Korean Olympic team, which aims to advance to the finals for 10 consecutive Olympics. The Korean team is set to hold the U-23 Qatar Asian Cup, which will also serve as a preliminary match for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Olympic team won 1-0 in the first leg of the 2024 WAFF Championship at Al Fate Stadium in Al Mubaraj, Saudi Arabia, on the 21st thanks to Cho Hyun-taek (Kimcheon Sang-mu)'s winning goal in the extra time of the first half.
The national team will play in the semifinals against Saudi Arabia, which beat Jordan after a close penalty shootout on the 24th.
Eight countries including Korea, Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the event. The winning team of the first round will advance to the semifinals immediately. Notably, this tournament is of great significance as it is a prelude to the 2024 Asian Cup of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Qatar, which will also serve as the Asian qualifying team for the Paris Olympics on May 15. 스포츠토토
Fullback Cho Hyun-taek scored the finisher in the extra time of the first half for Korea. Cho hit fast from the left and exchanged a 2-1 pass with Kang Hyun-mook (Kimcheon Sang-mu), before splitting the net with a left footed shot in the penalty area. In the second half, Korea strengthened its offense by deploying Bae Joon-ho and Umji-sung, but ended the game without scoring an additional goal.