The result means Korea Republic will go into Saturday's tie two points adrift of Spain, who impressed in their 3-1 defeat of the United States on Matchday One.

With only the top two teams to advance to the knockout stage, defeating Spain will be a boost for Korea Republic in their bid to win the title for a second time, having emerged champions in 2010.

Kim Eun-jung will urge her charges to reproduce the form which enable them to clinch their seat to the global tournament, with the head coach having masterminded a third place finish at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024.

Phair, who netted both goals in Korea Republic's 2-1 win over China PR in the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 playoff, is confident the East Asian side can advance to the knockout stage.

"To get points in a tournament like this is really proud for me, but I think we still got really good chances. I think it's only up from here, and that we have two more games," said the17-year-old, who plays her club football in the United States with Angel City FC.

Spain will be a massive challenge as the European side look to make it a hat-trick of titles after emerging champions in 2018 and 2022.

Both sides have won once in their previous meetings with Korea Republic edging Spain 2-1 in 2010, while the European side cruised to a 4-0 victory in 2018.  

Venue: Estadio Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo

Kick-off: Saturday, 16:00 (UTC-4)