'Punishment shootout 5-3 win' South Korea's U-15 soccer ranks 5th in value in away matches in Europe

'Punishment shootout 5-3 win' South Korea's U-15 soccer ranks 5th in value in away matches in Europe

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The men's under-15 (U-15) national soccer team ranked fifth in the 2025 Torneo U-15 international friendly tournament held in three European countries. The Korean national team won the 5th and 6th place match in Udine, Italy, 5-3 on penalties after a 0-0 regular draw with Austria.
The tournament was held in three countries, Italy, Slovenia and Austria, and a total of 12 countries, including Korea, Italy, Wales, the Czech Republic and Saudi Arabia, participated. Three teams were divided into four groups for the group stage, with the top team in each group playing in the semi-finals and the rest of the teams playing in the ranking matches, with all the teams playing four games.

South Korea advanced to the 5th to 8th place in the group stage, trailing Slovenia in a 2-2 draw and North Macedonia 1-0 in the group stage. Afterwards, they defeated Wales 5-2 to advance to the 5th and 6th place match, and finally confirmed the 5th place after a penalty shootout against Austria. 먹튀검증

During this tournament, the national team was led by former leaders Cho Se-kwon, Son Seung-joon and Jung Yoo-seok of the Korea Football Association (KFA).