In the FIFA 17 Coins amplitude of 12 days, Korea DPR acquire arise a affiliated way at the FIFA U-17 Womens Apple Cup 2008. As they acclimate for their semi-final arrangement with England, it is harder to acquire this is the aloft ancillary that struggled to advantage their own adjoin Ghana in their aperture match.
Despite demography the beforehand at the QEII Amphitheater in Christchurch, they were anon alleged back, and were blind on by the end. "That was a bound game," accepted drillmaster Ri Un Ham at the time to FIFA. "We allegation to accomplish beforehand all over the esplanade if we intend to win our next matches."
And beforehand they a lot of in actuality have. Costa Rica were belted out 2-1 afore a 1-1 draw adjoin Germany anchored the Koreans access to the knockout stages. There, the Asian champions stepped up accession accessory altogetherby acquisition Denmark 4-0.
Following their quarter-final success, drillmaster Ri paid approval to his convalescent side. "It wasnt easy, but I had aggressiveness in my players. They acquire been animate actual hard, and harder babble reaps rewards."
The players in actuality deserve their allotment of the acclamation for the complete win, but Ri too for his authentic planning. "I knew that the Danish goalkeeper isnt tall. Thats why I said to my players to shoot about from distance, and to do so with confidence." It is no coincidence, then, that three of the Koreans goals came from shots from alfresco the apology area.
They are beneath amazing than Germany or Japan, but we mustnt belittle them, or anticipate they will be an easier antagonist than Japan would acquire been.Ri Un Ham on semi-final opponents, England.
England should be forewarned. Drillmaster Ri has done his arrangement on his semi-final opponents. "England are a solid, concrete team," he says.