Soccer News: South Korean midfielder Ji So-yun says she wants to score what will likely be her third and final Women’s World Cup.
Ji So-yun wants to extend his all-time goalscoring record and lead the team to success in the tournament.
The 32-year-old, who joined Suwon FC in 2022 after eight years at Chelsea, has scored 66 international goals since his debut in 2006 but only one World Cup goal, a penalty against Costa Rica in a game group in 2015.
South Korea will kick off the 2023 Women’s World Cup against Colombia on July 25 before taking on Morocco and former champions Germany at the July 20-August 20 tournament in Australia and South Korea. New Zealand.
“I’ve been with more than half of the girls here for more than 10 years, and this could be the last World Cup for our generation,” Ji said as quoted by Yonhap News Agency on Monday (03/ 07).
“I want to enjoy it as much as possible and try to take the team as far as possible. I’ve only scored penalties in the World Cup and I want to score a goal from open ground… I’m really going to try to score in the World Cup This.
“Everyone here is very motivated and the coach is happy with what he is seeing. I think we are very ready physically.”
South Korea would be at their third consecutive World Cup and fourth overall, but only managed to qualify for the round of 16 once when they reached the last 16 in 2015 in Canada.
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