Lee Changwon’s charges were held to a goalless draw by the Saudis after extra time in the semi-final staged at the Youth Football Training Base Centre in Shenzhen, China on Thursday, before losing 3-2 on penalties to bow out of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
Korea Republic had claimed a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals by edging Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals on Sunday, but ultimately fell short of their goal of winning the continental championship for the first time in 13 years since 2012. They had also failed to reach the final two years ago in the latest edition of the Asian finals in 2023. .....
[PSO] 대한민국🇰🇷 0 (2-3) 0 🇸🇦사우디아라비아
— theKFA (@theKFA) February 26, 2025
이창원호의 U-20 아시안컵 여정은 여기서 마무리됩니다.
하지만 많은 가능성을 보여준 만큼, 오는 9월에 열릴 U-20 월드컵이 더욱 기대됩니다! 끝까지 최선을 다한 우리 선수들에게 따뜻한 격려의 박수를 부탁드립니다.#U20 #축구국가대표팀 #AFCU20 pic.twitter.com/ueJHLZ4yoR
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