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Amid Hwang Sun-hong's absence, the U-23 national team has confirmed its advance to the semifinals of the Western Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship.
South Korea won 1-0 in the first leg of the 2024 WAFF Championship at Al Fate Stadium in Al Mubaraj, Saudi Arabia, on the 21st.
On this day, South Korea won with Cho Hyun-taek, who started as a left-back, advancing high in the extra time of the first half to break down the defense and score the winning goal.
The WAFF U-23 Championship, which will be held from the 18th to the 26th, was held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Eight countries, including Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Iraq, Thailand, and Australia, participated. The winning team will immediately advance to the semifinals after dividing into four groups of two countries. 스포츠토토
It is a competition to conduct a final inspection ahead of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar U-23 Asian Cup, an Asian qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
However, Hwang was away last month after accepting a temporary position in the A-team, and head coach Myung Jae-yong will replace the team. Korea will seek to advance to the 10th consecutive Olympic soccer event.