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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The East Asian side, who booked their ticket to the global showpiece after a semi-final finish at the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026™, have Ecuador, France and Ghana for company in Group C.
Factfile
Previous appearances: 7
Best finish: Third (2010)
2024 result: R16
How they qualified: AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026™ semi-finalists
Group C fixtures - Sept 6: v France; Sept 9: v Ghana; Sept 12: v Ecuador
Fun fact: Korea Republic will be making a third consecutive appearance at the Finals
While Korea Republic will be in action on the global stage for the third consecutive edition, the recent squads have not been able to match the Class of 2010 who finished third.
Head coach Park Youn-jeong, however, believes the lessons learnt from their semi-final finish at the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026™ will help Korea Republic not only advance from the group stage but also mount a strong challenge.
Speaking after Thailand 2026, Park said she was pleased with how the players had developed and no effort would be spared in rectifying the mistakes identified during the continental showpiece.
Korea Republic will have to hit the ground running as all three of their opponents will be equally determined to shine.
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France, runners-up in 2016, will be aiming for their first title while Ghana, who will be making their eighth consecutive appearance, will aim to finally reach the knockout stages. Ecuador will be looking to shake up the pecking order on their global debut.
Leading Korea Republic's challenge will be Jin Hye-rin and Park Ju-ha but head coach Park will be counting on a collective effort from her players to steer her nation to a first ever title.
