Four years ago in Poland, South Korea made history by defeating Ecuador 1-0 in the semifinals to reach its first ever final.
Lee Kang-in’s exquisite free-kick pass to 토토사이트 Choi Joon, who slotted home the winning goal, remains one of the most memorable moments in Korean soccer history.
Ecuador, who finished second in Group B with two wins and one loss, are the highest scoring team in the tournament with 11 goals, but nine of those came against the lowly Fiji, who were already eliminated.
The star of the show is 16-year-old Kendry Paez, who broke the record for the youngest goal scorer in U-20 World Cup history with his first goal against Fiji.
While we drew with The Gambia to finish second in the group, some would argue that our round of 16 draw is actually better than if we had finished first.
That’s because if we had finished first, we would have had to face Uruguay, a powerhouse team that borders Argentina and is almost like a home team.
[Hwang In-Taek/U-20 National Team defender: We’ll be confident but not cocky, and we’ll prepare well so that we can go on to the quarterfinals and semifinals].
If we beat Ecuador, we will face the winner of the round of 16 match between Argentina and Nigeria in the quarterfinals, but right now we have to put everything on the line against Ecuador this Friday.