The most exciting aspect of the Women’s World Cup 2024 – Colombia vs South Korea is watching teams and players who you might not expect to see spring up. on your screens with unique skills and interesting tales.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that most of the readers here aren’t very familiar with Colombia or South Korea. They all have one thing in common: their best World Cup performances came in 2015, when South Korea stunned Spain and Colombia stunned France. Another thing they have in common is that those are their only World Cup victories.
Colombia vs South Korea: Interesting Facts
The athletes to watch are 14 years apart…
Ji So-yun, 32, of South Korea, is a longstanding Chelsea player who Suzanne Wrack once described as “arguably the best foreign player in WSL history.”
Colombia’s representative is 18-year-old forward Linda Caicedo, who has seen more in her 18 years than most individuals do in a lifetime. Her accolades include Copa America Best Player honours, and she was named one of The Guardian’s top 100 players in the world even before joining Real Madrid. She has also overcome cancer.
Consider this… Germany will almost certainly win this group, while Morocco may finish last. The victor of this match has a solid chance of finishing second in Group H in the round of 16.
According to Fifa, if 16-year-old US high school student Casey Phair and 38-year-old goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi both play, they will create a record for the largest age gap between two Women’s World Cup teammates. Formiga and Meg from Brazil currently hold the world record.
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- South Korea takes Route 1 to Choe, and Perez comes out of the box unconvincingly to play it out with her feet. South Korea keeps possession, as Choe’s shot is deflected for a corner.
Ji So-Yun takes the corner, and Perez has to punch it out for another corner. - Unfortunately, this sequence finishes with a crash of skulls, and Caribali is knocked out.
We can hardly hear the referee’s whistle, but Colombia’s foul was so apparent that we didn’t really need it. - South Korea goes direct once more, and Choe has a CHANCE. Her 15-yard shot is driven powerfully, but it is just in front of Perez.
- We’ll receive an interruption immediately since Vanegas got her foot all the way up to Son’s head. Ouch. It was an easy decision to show yellow, and Ji has a free kick just outside the box.
- Ji gets her kick over the wall, but Perez easily claims it.
- A Colombian foray ends in an unnecessary foul. South Korea advances quickly once more, but the Colombian midfield regains possession.
- Colombia finally has prolonged control in the South Korean half, winning a corner kick. Usme, the seasoned one, watches it with bated breath. It’s an in-swinger that swings too far and lands on top of the net.
- The momentum has clearly swung to the yellow team, and… is that a handball? YES! Rebecca Welch indicates the location.
- The buildup began with Ramirez’s surge, which resulted in a free kick that was played forward but was not decisively cleared.
- GOAL! Colombia defeats South Korea 1-0 (Usme 30 penalty).
Image source: The Guardian - She is Colombia’s all-time leading scorer, and she can now add to that total. Welch takes a while to calm down both teams, but Usme is unfazed, sending Yoon the wrong way and simply dumping the ball into clear space.
- GOAL! Colombia defeats South Korea 2-0 (Caicedo 39).
- The young sensation’s first World Cup goal is, unfortunately, a howler from Sweden’s custodian Yoon. Caicedo makes a short left-handed sprint and shoots high. Yoon reaches for it with both hands, but the ball squirts through and bounces beyond the line. South Korea has suffered a disaster, and the fans are celebrating.
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