For the second straight World Cup, South Korea’s women’s soccer team has been eliminated from the group stage with a “draw.온라인카지노

The 17th-ranked South Korea Women’s National Team, led by head coach Colleen Bell, played Germany (2nd) to a 1-1 draw in their third Group H match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023 at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday (July 3).

South Korea finished the tournament with a 1-1 draw and two points. It was the second consecutive winless group stage exit for South Korea, following the 2019 World Cup in France (three losses).

After a 0-2 loss to Colombia in the first round, South Korea faced Morocco, ranked 72nd in the FIFA rankings, in the second round, but suffered a shock 0-1 defeat and were forced into an early exit.

South Korea needed a five-goal win over Germany and a Colombia-Morocco victory in the same time slot to advance to the round of 16.

Bell played an unconventional card against Colombia by starting mixed-race player Casey Eugene Fair (PDA), who became the youngest player ever to make a Women’s World Cup appearance at the age of 16 years and 26 days, up front.

Despite her inexperience, Fair’s nearly 6-foot-2 frame was deemed ideal for the German defense.

Along with Chun Garam (Hwacheon KSPO), the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WK League Rookie Draft, Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC), Cho So-hyun (Tottenham Wimin), and Lee Young-joo (Madrid CFF) formed the midfield.

The defense consisted of Shim Seo-yeon (Suwon FC), Kim Hye-ri (Hyundai Steel), Jang Seul-ki (Hyundai Steel), and Choo Hyo-joo (Suwon FC). Kim Jung-mi (Hyundai Steel) was in goal.

South Korea opened the scoring in the sixth minute of play, with Cho So-hyun scoring the first goal of the match, assisted by Lee Young-joo.

It was the first goal in the history of the Women’s World Cup.

The 17th-ranked South Korea women’s national team, led by head coach Colleen Bell, played Germany (2nd) to a 1-1 draw in their third Group H match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023 at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday (Sept. 3). Photo┃KFA

The South Korea Women’s National Team (17th), led by head coach Colleen Bell, drew 1-1 with Germany (2nd) in their FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023 Group H match at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, on Wednesday (June 3). Photo┃KFA

The South Korea Women’s National Team (17th), led by head coach Colleen Bell, drew 1-1 with Germany (2nd) in their FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023 Group H match at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, on Wednesday (June 3). Photo┃KFA

On a counter-attack opportunity, Lee Young-joo played an incisive pass to Cho So-hyun, who calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net with her right foot in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.

From then on, the midfield and defense held firm, effectively stopping the German attack.

However, they conceded the equalizer in the 42nd minute when a cross from the right was unable to find the head of Alexandra Pope.

Bell brought on Park Eun-sun (Seoul Metropolitan Government) in the second half to shake up the attacking line.

Germany’s window was wide open. In the 29th minute of the second half, Pope scored the equalizer with a decisive header. Luckily, it hit the post and we were out of trouble.

South Korea made a late substitution, bringing on Moon Mi-Ra (Suwon FC Wimin) to try and find a second goal, but the match ended in a scoreless draw.

Germany suffered their first ever group stage exit as Morocco’s win over Colombia saw them finish third in the group.

The starting line-up for the final Group H match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023. Photo┃KFA