Overseas groups such as Ji So-yeon and Pair boarded… Veteran midfielder Cho So-hyun also returns.
The Korean women’s national soccer team, led by Coach Colin Bell, will play an evaluation match against the Czech Republic and Portugal in its first official schedule in 2024.
According to the Korea Football Association on the 14th, the national team will face the Czech Republic in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 25th and the Portugal national team in Estoril on the 28th.
The Czech Republic is ranked 28th in the FIFA world rankings, and Portugal is 21st.
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The match against the Czech Republic kicks off at 3 a.m. on the 25th, and the match against Portugal kicks off at 3:15 a.m. on the 28th.
The national team plans to leave the country on the 18th and refine its organizational skills locally before playing an evaluation match.
As this evaluation match is held during the women’s soccer A-match period (match between national teams) designated by FIFA, all overseas players can participate.
Existing key players, including Ji So-yeon, who transferred to Seattle Reign in the United States on the 25th of last month, Kim Hye-ri, and Lee Min-ah (Incheon Hyundai Steel) were named to the away list.
Garam Cheon (Hwacheon KSPO) and Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City), who are considered the future of Korean women’s soccer, also boarded.
Coach Bell also called in defender Lee Eun-young, who was selected by Changnyeong WFC as the first overall pick in the women’s professional soccer WK League rookie draft at the end of last year.
Veteran midfielder Cho So-hyun (Birmingham City), who was unable to join the national team in the second half of last year due to injury, also returned this time.
There will be no major competitions in which the women’s national team will participate in 2024.
However, from a long-term perspective, Coach Bell plans to manage the team in preparation for the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.