On March 10th, the Chinese soccer world made waves. With an outstanding performance of 1 win and 1 draw, the Chinese National Youth Football Team managed to overpower the Saudi Arabia team and advance to the quarter-finals as the second place in the group, where they will face the powerful South Korean National Youth Football Team directly. The news spread quickly and the Korean media couldn't help but point out that since the final of the 2004 Asian Youth Championship, the Korean National Youth Football Team has a record of 7 wins and 1 draw against China, which is undoubtedly a huge psychological pressure on the Chinese National Youth Football Team.
As you know, China's men's national teams at all levels have not been performing well in the World Championships. As a result, there are high hopes for the National Youth Team to beat South Korea and then advance to the 2023 World Youth Championships in Indonesia. Although the National Youth Football Team has already reached the quarter-finals, there is still a long way to go between them and the World Junior Championships. Looking back at the previous three group matches, the National Youth Football Team performed reasonably well, but there is still a significant gap between them and their opponents like Kyrgyzstan.
A report from Seoul News notes that the South Korean National Youth Football Team (KNYF) holds a commanding lead in the all-time series against the Chinese National Youth Football Team (CNYF). In 18 meetings, the Chinese National Youth Football Team has won only 3 games, and since 2004, the Korean National Youth Football Team has remained undefeated. This report certainly bodes poorly for the Chinese National Youth Football Team, which seems to have little hope of advancing to the World Junior Championships, and fans have been voicing their displeasure as a result.
A fan said, "Continuing the high press and defensive counterattack tactics against Saudi Arabia, we may have a chance of survival. Although eliminating South Korea is unlikely, it's worth looking forward to!" Other fans thought, "Nothing is set in stone, even if the technology is not as good as our opponents, we should show our fighting spirit, strengthen our defense, and try to win through the penalty shootout!"
Of course, there are also fans worried: "National Youth can group out of the line has not been easy, to win the South Korean team is almost impossible task. Strength gap there, and this national youth compared with Chen Tao, Zhou Haibin, Zhao Xuri and other players still have a long way to go. Can Efirdin become a starter in the Chinese Super League?" "Come on! Historical records are meant to be broken. Expect China U20 to bravely show their swords and break South Korea's undefeated gold!"
