South Korea U-19 soccer beats Lebanon to win all four Asian Cup qualifiers

South Korea U-19 soccer beats Lebanon to win all four Asian Cup qualifiers

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The South Korea Under-19 Men's National Football Team concluded their qualification campaign for the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Asian Cup with a four-match unbeaten run.

The U-19s, led by head coach Lee Chang-won, defeated Lebanon 2-1 in their fourth Group C match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers on Monday (Sept. 29) at the Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium in Kuwait.

The victory was South Korea's fourth straight in Group C, following wins over Kuwait (3-0), the Northern Mariana Islands (10-0) and the United Arab Emirates (3-1).

South Korea will qualify for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China next February as the group's top seed.

The 16-team tournament is a qualifying competition for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 메이저사이트 with the first through fourth-place finishers earning a spot at the U-20 World Cup.

South Korea took the lead against Lebanon in the 15th minute when Hong Seok-hyun (Hannam University) scored the game's first goal.

Lee Chang-woo (Vogo) scored the game-winner in the 23rd minute.

After conceding a goal just before the end of the match, South Korea won the match 2-1.