Byun Sung-hwan, head coach of the South Korea U-17 men's national soccer team, which finished runner-up at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup, 토토사이트 speaks after returning home from Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on Thursday morning.
The South Korean under-17 men's national soccer team has been drawn in the same group as France and the United States at the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) U-17 World Cup in November.
South Korea will play in Group E alongside France, Burkina Faso and the United States after the draw was made on Friday.
This year's U-17 World Cup will be held in Indonesia from Nov. 10 to Dec. 2.
Established in 1985, 스포츠토토 the U-17 World Cup is a biennial tournament that is now in its 19th edition.
The last edition was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, but was canceled due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, making this year's edition the first in four years since 2019.
The 2019 tournament in Brazil was won by hosts Brazil, followed by Mexico in second place and France in third.
South Korea was also drawn in a group with France at the 2019 tournament and finished second in the group (2 wins, 1 loss) behind France (3 wins), advancing to the round of 16, where they beat Angola 1-0 in the round of 16 but lost to Mexico 0-1 in the quarterfinals.
South Korea's best result in the tournament is a quarterfinal appearance on three occasions, in 1987, 2009 and 2019.
South Korea's U-17 team, led by Byun Sung-hwan, finished as runners-up at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup in Thailand in July and qualified for the World Cup.
The top two finishers in each group and the best four third-place finishers will advance from the round of 16 to the knockout stages. 스포츠토토맨
Groupings for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Group A = Indonesia, Ecuador, Panama, Morocco
Group B = Spain, Canada, Mali, Uzbekistan
Group C= Brazil, Iran, New Caledonia, England
Group D= Japan, Poland, Argentina, Senegal
Group E= France, Burkina Faso, South Korea, USA
Group F= Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, New Zealand
