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| Korea DPR FIFA U20 Womens World Cup Champions Papua New Guinea 2016 Picture by Post Courier Photographer Mark Talia |
By FIDELIS SUKINA
Korea DPR has all the reason to celebrate their win in the final match of the FIFA U20 women’s World Cup.
The FIFA U20 World Cup womens title win is their second FIFA World Cup title this year after their U17 girls beat Japan on penalty shootouts to claim the U17 FIFA World Cup title in October 2016 in Jordan.
It has been a successful year for Korea DPR in youth football and a proud Coach Hwang Yongbong with the help of a translator couldn’t hold back the excitement of the girls’ achievement at the press conference after their big win.
“Needless to say I am proud of the girls this is the second time this year we have won a world title, and this is thanks to our President Kim Jong-un and his recruitment and training program,” Yongbong said.
He said that the win may be a good feeling for now but there is always room for improvement as the team moves forward into the future.
“I am very happy with the tournament the result but we won’t stop here, we have other goals to achieve as well in the future, but we are sure to be greeted with a huge welcome when we get back to our country,”
Yongbong said they were always weary of their opponents and always had a close eye on their opposition, with coach Yongbong personally watching the semifinal match between France and Japan to see the player’s tactics.
“Yes we knew the France team tactics and their physical condition; they played a grueling match with Japan in the semi finals and as I expected the game took a lot of energy out of them,”
Yongbong said it was really hard to single out the best players in his team, because of they all contributed really well in the tournament.
“I cannot really say who the best players are, because they are all good players, we like to thank the host nation for its hospitality and the Local Organizing Committee as well, the hotel staff for our stay in Papua New Guinea,”
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