AFC U17 Asian Cup
Despite having won the AFC U-16 Championship twice, Korea Republic's last triumph was in 2002 and the East Asian side are desperate to end their drought.
Ahead of Sunday's decider against perennial rivals Japan, the-AFC.com takes a look at how Korea Republic reached the final.
Group Stage
Korea Republic 6-1 Qatar
Korea Republic 6-1 Qatar
#AFCU17 - Group B | Korea Republic 6 - 1 Qatar
They kicked off their campaign in style, with a Kim Myung-joon hat-trick powering them to a 6-1 win against Qatar.
Afghanistan 0-4 Korea Republic
#AFCU17 - Group B | Afghanistan 0 - 4 Korea Republic
Another awesome show of attacking power saw Korea Republic register an emphatic 4-0 win, which booked their place in the quarter-finals with a match to spare.
Korea Republic 0-2 IR Iran
#AFCU17 - Group B | Korea Republic 0 - 2 Islamic Republic of Iran
A heavily rotated starting 11 found Islamic Republic of Iran too hot to handle as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to finish second in Group B.
Quarter-finals
Thailand 1-4 Korea Republic
Thailand 1-4 Korea Republic
#AFCU17 - QF | Thailand 1 - 4 Korea Republic
The best started and there was no stopping Korea Republic as they cruised to a 4-1 win over hosts Thailand.
Semi-finals
Korea Republic 1-0 Uzbekistan
Korea Republic 1-0 Uzbekistan
#AFCU17 - SF | Korea Republic 1 - 0 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan proved to be tough opponents but a moment of class from Back In-woo proved to be the difference as they moved within one match of winning the title.
