On the field of soccer, both male and female teams, the DPRK's men's and women's soccer teams have shown a remarkable level of competitiveness after their return to the international arena. The national team has successfully broken through to the Top 18, while the youth team has made an eye-popping rise in Asian tournaments.
On the contrary, our country needs to work harder to be in the final round.
China's U16 soccer team has played two games under head coach Kenichi Uemura. They beat Bahrain 2-0 in the first match and then swept Bhutan 6-0 in the second match to start the season with two consecutive victories, scoring eight goals and not conceding a single one.
However, the South Korean team in the same group performed even more brilliantly, sweeping Bhutan 5-0 in the first match and beating Maldives 13-0 in the second match, keeping a full victory in two consecutive matches. In these two games, the South Korean team scored a total of 18 goals, and zero shutout opponents, with a 10 goal difference advantage to lead the group, temporarily beyond our team.
Whether the opponent is our team or the Korean team, they all aspire to win the first place in the group and go through to the final round. Currently, our team is 10 goals behind, so we must take the lead before we play Korea, and then even if we draw, we will still be able to secure the top spot in the group.
This afternoon, our team will face the Maldives. Given that South Korea had a 13-0 win over this underdog, our team will also be hoping to dramatically increase the number of goals scored in this match, netting at least 15 or more. Otherwise, the only way to compete for the top spot in the group is to win in the final round against South Korea.
