In the last domestic evaluation match against ‘virtual Colombia’ Haiti, the women’s soccer team is interested in building a ‘golden midfield’.
The women’s soccer team, led by coach Colin Bell, will play an evaluation game against Haiti at 5:00 p.m. on the 8th at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
This match is a launching ceremony ahead of the World Cup and a mock test in preparation for the first opponent in the group stage of the tournament, Colombia.
Korea will face off against Colombia on the 25th, Morocco on the 30th, and Germany on the 3rd of next month.
The results of the first game are very important for Korea, which is challenging to the round of 16 for the first time in eight years since the 2015 Canadian tournament.
While Germany is classified as the strongest team in terms of objective strength, the number of cases can be minimized only by catching Colombia, which is expected to compete with Korea for second place in the group.
Belho, who selected the final 23 players for the World Cup on the 5th, plans to check the ‘high-intensity training’ he has honed so far in the game against Haiti.
As much time has been devoted to physical training ahead of the World Cup, it is expected that it will be a stage to see how well the front pressure based on activity will work against Haiti.
The gaze is directed to the midfield, which is considered Belho’s greatest strength.
On a big stage like the World Cup, the back needs to be well supported so that both offense and defense can work well.
Korea’s midfield consists of players with both experience and skill.
Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC), who played 144 A-matches, will be joined by Europeans Cho So-hyun (Tottenham) and Lee Geum-min (Brighton).
All three players honed their skills for a long time in Europe. Cho So-hyun and Lee Geum-min are active in the English Women’s Super League, and Ji So-yeon played for Chelsea Women (England) from 2014 and returned to the domestic stage last year.
The number of appearances in the A match alone of the three players is a whopping 368 matches. It is regarded as the strongest midfield combination in women’s football history.
However, recently there have not been many matches where the three of us have teamed up.
Ji So-yeon was unable to play due to injury in the two domestic evaluation matches against Zambia held in April, and Cho So-hyun was not on the national team in the Arnold Clark Cup previously played in England.토토사이트 순위
Before the first game against Colombia, Korea had only two games left before the match against Haiti and the closed evaluation match against the Netherlands, ranked 9th in FIFA rankings, scheduled for Australia on the 16th.
As there is little time to test the golden midfield, which leads to Ji So-yeon, Cho So-hyun, and Lee Geum-min, the three of them can sortie and match their breath from the match against Haiti.
However, coach Bell announced at a press conference the day before, “The match against Haiti is in the preparation stage. We will see our best performance in the match against Colombia.”
If we change some positions, we cannot rule out the possibility of a different combination in the game against Haiti.
