The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on the 2nd that the men’s U-17 soccer team led by head coach Byeon Seong-hwan will participate in the 4-nation friendly tournament in Croatia. The tournament will be held in Porec, Croatia, from February 8 to 14.

메이저놀이터 The U-17 national team, which trained twice in Busan from the 13th of last month, is scheduled to depart on the 3rd. The U-17 national team will have their first game against Croatia on the 8th, Turkey on the 11th, and the Danish 17-year-old national team on the 14th.

The U-17 national team prepares for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup finals to be held in Thailand in June. If you finish in the top 4 in this competition, you can participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in Peru in November.

South Korea reached the quarterfinals at the U-17 World Cup held in Brazil in 2019 with Jeong Sang-bin and Um Ji-seong playing an active role. The U-17 World Cup is held every two years, but the 2021 tournament was canceled due to the spread of Corona 19.

Croatia 4 countries U-17 friendly tournament participating players list (24 players)

GK: Yoon Ki-wook (FC Seoul U-18), Woo Gyu-gyu (Daejeon Hana Citizen U-18), Kim Yu-rae (Busan I-Park U-18)
DF: Kwak Seong-hun , Koh Jong-hyeon (Suwon Samsung U-18), Kang Min-woo (Ulsan Hyundai U-18), Lee Jae-hyung (FC Mohyeon), Yoo Min-jun (Seongnam FC U-18), Lee Chang-woo (Seoul Boingo), Seo Jeong-hyeok (Jeonbuk Hyundai U-18) )
MF: Im Hyeon-seop, Kim Seong-joo (Suwon Samsung U-18), Cha Je-hoon (Seoul Middle School), Yeom Do-hyeon (Hwaseong-si U-18), Kim Seong-joo (Suwon Samsung U-18), Yoon Do-young (Daejeon Hana Citizen U-18), Jin Tae-ho, Choi Kang-min (Jeonbuk Hyundai U-18), Baek In-woo (Yongin Soccer Center Deokyoung), Kim Hyun-min (Seoul Yeongdeungpo Technical High School), Kang Ju-hyeok (FC Seoul U-18), Yang Min-hyeok (Gangwon FC U-18), Sang-min Lee (Nuevo Boadilla, Spain)