Controlling the ball 77%, South Korea was still showered with shots by Burkina Faso

In the final match of the U17 World Cup group stage, the Korean team faced Burkina Faso. Coach Byun Sung-hwan's team was considered much stronger than the representative from Africa. The Korean U17 team showed dominance when they had possession of the ball up to 77%, more than 3 times more than their opponents. However, they only had 6 shots, of which 2 were on target.

In the opposite direction, U17 Burkina Faso shot 18 times and hit the target 9 times. As a result, U17 Korea lost 1-2 and was eliminated.

Previously, the U17 Korean team also lost 0-1 to France and 1-3 to the US. Statistics show that the Korean team controlled the ball better than the two opponents but still lost.

Korean media was very disappointed with the home team's performance. Xsportsnews commented: " Byun Sung-hwan confidently played attacking football against the world's top young players. However, they could not score as expected, while the defense was unstable and unlucky ."

Footballist wrote: " The South Korean U17s have seen some improvement. They have been praised for not giving up their attacking style of play regardless of the opposition. They played like this against the French U17s, who are considered the best team in their age group. However, their finishing was disappointing, and their defence failed to maintain distance when the team attacked ."

Before the match with U17 Burkina Faso, U17 Korea still has a chance to continue. They must win big as well as wait for favorable conditions in other groups to win a place through one of the four third-placed teams with the best records.

However, the U17 Korean team was eliminated when they could not meet the required conditions. The last time they were eliminated from the group stage was the 2007 U17 World Cup. In subsequent participations, this team always reached the round of 16 or the quarterfinals.

Hoai Duong

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