Women's soccer player Kim Hye-ri says, "The Olympics that Korea has never been to...the biggest goal"
Colin Belho, convening training in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics Asia 2nd qualifier in Paju starting on the 16th, three-game series against Thailand on the 26th, North Korea on the 29th, and China on November 1st... Final Preliminary Goal
“There is not a single Korean female soccer player who has competed in the Olympics.
My biggest goal in soccer is to compete in the Olympics before I retire." 카지노사이트킹
Women's national soccer team captain Kim Hye-ri (Incheon Hyundai Steel) said this ahead of the convocation training for the 2024 Paris Olympics Asian second qualifying round, which began at the Paju National Team Training Center (NFC) on the morning of the 16th.
The Korean women's soccer team, led by coach Colin Bell, The group stage of the Asian 2nd qualifying round for the Paris Olympics will be held in Xiamen, China from the 26th to the 1st of next month.
A total of 12 teams will be divided into 3 groups of 4 teams, with the three first-place teams in each group and the second-place team in each group.
A total of four teams, including the team with the best middle school record, advance to the final preliminary round and compete for the two tickets allocated to Asia.
Belho, in Group B of the group stage, will start with the first match against Thailand on the 26th, then face North Korea on the 29th and China on November 1st.
Hye-ri Kim said that reaching the Olympic finals is the biggest goal in her soccer career.
Since women's soccer first began as an official sport at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Korea has never advanced to the Olympic finals.
If Belho passes the second qualifying round and the final qualifying round, it will be like writing a new history in Korean soccer.
Kim Hye-ri said, "Personally, I participated in the World Cup three times and the Asian Games four times, but there is no player who has played in the Olympics.
I hope I can participate in the Olympics once and then retire."
Kim Hye-ri, who will face North Korea again in the group stage of the second qualifying round of the Olympics after losing 1-4 in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, said, "I watched that game (where we lost) repeatedly.
“I think the unfortunate referee decision was part of the game,” he said.
“If we had done well, I don’t think there would have been any damage from that decision.”
“Rather than making excuses or blaming, I will prepare harder and win the upcoming game against North Korea,” he said.
He also explained the situation in which he and North Korean players vigorously clashed their palms together before the game and engaged in a “fight of spirit.”
Kim Hye-ri said. “(North Korean players) hit hard with an intensity that I have never felt before in an A match.
“I think I gave her strength because I thought I couldn’t just suffer,” she said, adding, “She had a bit of a fight of nerves and energy even before she entered the stadium.”
He added, "I am not intimidated or burdened by North Korea.
Rather, I gained confidence that I can do it through the last North Korea war," and added, "I will not be afraid of criticism and will not give up and will continue to challenge myself toward my goal." revealed.
He felt responsible for the crisis theory about women's soccer, which has not produced any significant results from the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Kim Hye-ri said, “The so-called golden generation players are getting older, and in that respect, as seniors, I have a great sense of responsibility.”
She reflected, “If we shrink and give up in bad situations, our juniors will have nothing to learn from us.”
She continued, "We must show confidence and continue to challenge ourselves so that our juniors can lead the national team in the future," and "Rather than showing themselves down, we will renew the atmosphere by finding vitality and infusing energy to achieve good results."
“I will make it,” he pledged.
Regarding the situation in which Coach Bell has been leading the women's soccer team for four years but is not producing outstanding results, she said, "I don't mind external criticism of Coach Bell.
Internally, I have a lot of trust in the coach," instead of criticizing him. He asked for support.