Korea national under-20 football team

The Korea national under-20 football team, also known as the Korean unified football team, was the national under-20 team of Korea, being a combined representative team representing both South Korea and North Korea. Their only participation in FIFA-sanctioned tournaments was at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Korea under-20
1991
AssociationDPR Korea Football Association
Korea Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAn Se-uk
Top scorerChoi Chol (2)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Argentina 0–1 Korea
(Lisbon, Portugal; 15 June 1991)
Last international
 Brazil 5–1 Korea
(Porto, Portugal; 22 June 1991)
Biggest win
 Argentina 0–1 Korea
(Lisbon, Portugal; 15 June 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 5–1 Korea
(Porto, Portugal; 22 June 1991)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1991)
Best resultQuarter finals (1991)

Background

1990 AFC Youth Championship winners South Korea and runner-ups North Korea qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship though the football associations of the two countries agreed to form a single team for the world championships which was held in Portugal. Nine players from each of the two countries formed the squad of the unified Korean team. The head coach was An Se-uk of North Korea and Nam Dae-sik of South Korea. The Korean Unification Flag, which composed of a blue image of the Korean Peninsula over a white background, was the symbol used by the team which competed under the name "Korea".[1]

1991 FIFA World Youth Championship

Squad
Further information: 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Matches
Group Stage

Korea began their FIFA World Youth Championship run by playing against favorites Argentina. The only goal of the match was a 30-yard strike goal made by North Korean footballer, Cho In-Chol in the 88th minute which secured Korea's only win in the group stage. The Korean team would have lost its group stage match against Ireland but North Korean footballer Choi Chol made an equalizer in the 89th minute. They conceded their last group stage match against hosts and eventual champions Portugal by a solitary goal.[1]

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Portugal 6330060+6Advanced to the quarter-finals
Korea 43111220
 Republic of Ireland 2302135−2
 Argentina 1301226−4
Argentina 0–1 Korea
Report In-Chol  88'
Attendance: 2,000
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Korea
McCarthy  58' Report Chol  89'
Attendance: 5,500
Portugal 1–0 Korea
Torres  42' Report
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Enrique Marín Gallo (Chile)
Knockout stage

The Korea team managed to advance to the knockout stage. However they lost to Brazil in the quarterfinal,[1] their worst defeat in their FIFA Youth World Championship campaign.

Quarterfinal
Brazil 5–1 Korea
Marquinhos  15'
Élber  41', 67'
Djair  47', 53'		 Report Chol  40'
Attendance: 25,000

See also
  • Korea Team

References
  1. "A tale of two countries". FIFA. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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