3-2！ The New Asian Light! Expected to become a world champion, the national football team has a long way to go!

The 1/8 final of the U2O World Cup has been completed not long ago, and in the final match, South Korea, representing Asia, defeated South American powerhouse Ecuador 3-2 to reach the last eight. The South Korean team, which performed well, also became the only team from Asia in the top 8, and they can also be called the "light of Asia" of this U20 World Cup!

In the last U20 World Cup, South Korea was definitely the biggest dark horse, and they made it all the way to the final. Although South Korea lost 3-1 to Ukraine in the final and only finished runner-up, they still set the best record of an Asian team in the U20 World Cup. Therefore, for this event, many Korean fans have high hopes, hoping that Taijihu can continue to work hard and achieve new breakthroughs!

In the group stage, the South Koreans came up to meet the favorites France. Relying on the strategy of defensive counterattack, the South Korean team beat France 2-1 in a passive situation, successfully achieving a good start and laying a good foundation for the group to qualify. Facing Honduras in the second round, South Korea conceded two goals in a row, through a crazy counterattack in the second half, to draw 2-2, and once again scored one point, locking a ticket to the round of 16 in advance. In the final round, facing African powerhouse Gambia, South Korea and their opponents exchanged white rolls for 90 minutes, and the two teams broke through and both advanced to the knockout rounds.

Ecuador had an easier way to qualify, and although they lost to the United States in the first round, Ecuador defeated Slovakia and Fiji in the second and third rounds to finish second in the group. Especially against Fiji, the fire-powered Ecuadorian won 9-0 to create the biggest point difference of the Under-20 World Cup. In fact, in the last tournament, South Korea and Ecuador played each other in the semifinals, and the match against South Korea narrowly defeated their opponents 1-0 and successfully advanced to the final. This rematch, for the Ecuadorian team, also added some sense of revenge.

Ecuador had more possession of the ball in this knockout match, with 69% possession throughout the game, but it was South Korea who scored first. In the 11th and 19th minutes, South Korea scored by Lee Yong-joon and Bae Jun-ho respectively to take an early 2-0 lead. In the 36th minute, Ecuador, struggling to catch up, took advantage of a penalty opportunity and was scored by Cuero to narrow the gap to one goal. Yi Bian fought again, in the 48th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick attack, South Korea's attacker Choi Seok-hyun rushed to break the net with a header before the opposing goalkeeper attacked, extending the score to 3-1! Not to be defeated, Ecuador did not score another goal until the 84th minute to make it 2-3. However, with little time left in the game, the South American powerhouse did not wait for their third goal, they could only accept the fate of losing, and were eliminated by the South Korean team for two consecutive matches!

The South Korean team, which performed well, also made many Chinese fans feel envious. In fact, in the U20 Asian Cup at the beginning of this year, the South Korean team played the Chinese team, which was the first to score and once saw the hope of winning, but after the opponent scored a goal and dragged the game into extra time, the physically exhausted Chinese team suffered a collapse, and finally lost 1-3 to South Korea, unfortunately stopping in the quarterfinals. If the Chinese team can win that game, then it will be the Chinese men's football team that will now stand on the stage of the U20 World Cup.

However, the goals of the Chinese men's football team are still in the eyes of fans. If it can continue to grow, then in the near future, the Chinese team will definitely have the ability to wrestle with Asia's first-class teams such as South Korea and Japan!