Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.starnewskorea.com The U-23 Asian Cup ended with Japan defeating China 4–0 in the final. The Korean national soccer team finished in fourth place after losing to Vietnam in the third-place match. Korea was dominant in terms of the number of players compared to Vietnam, but they struggled to score goals. It was the first time the Korean national team had lost to Vietnam at the U-23 level. After the game, Korea’s goalkeeper Hwang Jae-yun posted an apo

Jan 25, 2026 Junhwi Lee biz.chosun.com Even in China, there's a chilly sentiment surrounding their own U-23 national team. So it's a bit unsettling to see signs that China may be looking down on Korea when it comes to football. China’s U-23 squad played to a 0-0 draw with Thailand in their final Group D match of the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held on January 14 (Korea time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With one win and two draws, they finished second in the group and, for the first