South Korea U20 vs Paraguay U20, 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Ham Sun-Woo.
- 4': Foul by Fabrizio Baruja (Paraguay U20).
- 4': Kim Tae-won (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Corner, Korea Republic U20. Conceded by Lucas Quintana.
- 9': Corner, Korea Republic U20. Conceded by César Miño.
- 9': César Miño (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Kim Hyeon-Oh (Korea Republic U20).
- 12': Enso González (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ham Sun-Woo (Korea Republic U20).
- 12': Ham Sun-Woo (Korea Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Enso González (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Kim Tae-won (Korea Republic U20).
- 16': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Villalba (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hong Seong-Min (Korea Republic U20). Assisted by Lucas Quintana.
- 17': Foul by Líder Cáceres (Paraguay U20).
- 17': Kim Hyun-Min (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Líder Cáceres (Paraguay U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Bae Hyun-Seo (Korea Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Corner, Korea Republic U20. Conceded by David Fernández.
- 20': Choi Byung-Wook (Korea Republic U20) is shown the yellow card.
- 20': Rodrigo Villalba (Paraguay U20) is shown the yellow card.
- 22': Offside, Paraguay U20. David Fernández is caught offside.
- 24': César Miño (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Lee Kun-Hee (Korea Republic U20).
- 25': Choi Byung-Wook (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Lucas Guiñazú (Paraguay U20).
- 25': Lucas Guiñazú (Paraguay U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Enso González (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Son Seung-Min (Korea Republic U20).
- 28': Attempt blocked. David Fernández (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandro Maidana.
- 28': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Shin Min-Ha.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enso González.
- 29': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Kim Tae-won.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Lucas Quintana (Paraguay U20) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enso González with a cross.
- 30': Attempt missed. César Miño (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 42': David Fernández (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Chung Ma-Ho (Korea Republic U20).
- 42': Foul by Kim Hyeon-Oh (Korea Republic U20).
- 42': Lucas Quintana (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Enso González (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45': Foul by Enso González (Paraguay U20).
- 45': Kim Hyeon-Oh (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Enso González (Paraguay U20).
- 45'+3': Enso González (Paraguay U20) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Korea Republic U20 0, Paraguay U20 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic U20 0, Paraguay U20 0.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic U20. Kim Myeong-Jun replaces Kim Hyeon-Oh.
- 45': Substitution, Paraguay U20. Osmar Giménez replaces Lucas Guiñazú.
- 46': Foul by David Fernández (Paraguay U20).
- 46': Ham Sun-Woo (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Chung Ma-Ho (Korea Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Facundo Insfrán (Paraguay U20).
- 48': Corner, Korea Republic U20. Conceded by Facundo Insfrán.
- 49': Attempt saved. Son Seung-Min (Korea Republic U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Facundo Insfrán (Paraguay U20).
- 50': Offside, Paraguay U20. César Miño is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Kim Myeong-Jun (Korea Republic U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Facundo Insfrán (Paraguay U20). Assisted by Bae Hyun-Seo with a cross.
- 56': David Fernández (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Son Seung-Min (Korea Republic U20).
- 57': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Son Seung-Min.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Lucas Quintana (Paraguay U20) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Villalba with a cross.
- 58': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Chung Ma-Ho.
- 62': Foul by Líder Cáceres (Paraguay U20).
- 62': Kim Hyun-Min (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Korea Republic U20. Baek Ga-On replaces Choi Byung-Wook.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Ham Sun-Woo (Korea Republic U20) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Seung-Min with a cross.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Kim Myeong-Jun (Korea Republic U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': César Miño (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Lee Kun-Hee (Korea Republic U20).
- 66': Lee Kun-Hee (Korea Republic U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury César Miño (Paraguay U20).
- 67': Substitution, Korea Republic U20. Gong Si-Hyeon replaces Hong Seong-Min.
- 67': Substitution, Korea Republic U20. Choi Seung-Gu replaces Kim Hyun-Min.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Axel Balbuena with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 69': Attempt saved. Kim Tae-won (Korea Republic U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Facundo Insfrán (Paraguay U20). Assisted by Kim Myeong-Jun.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Kim Tae-won (Korea Republic U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kim Myeong-Jun.
- 70': Attempt missed. Kim Tae-won (Korea Republic U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bae Hyun-Seo.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury César Miño (Paraguay U20).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Paraguay U20. Tobías Morinigo replaces César Miño because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Paraguay U20. Gabriel Aguayo replaces Rodrigo Villalba.
- 73': Substitution, Paraguay U20. Tiago Caballero replaces David Fernández.
- 73': Facundo Insfrán (Paraguay U20) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Foul by Gabriel Aguayo (Paraguay U20).
- 74': Ham Sun-Woo (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gong Si-Hyeon (Korea Republic U20). Assisted by Tobías Morinigo.
- 81': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Gong Si-Hyeon.
- 82': Attempt missed. Tobías Morinigo (Paraguay U20) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Aguayo following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Korea Republic U20. Ko Jong-Hyun replaces Lee Kun-Hee because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Paraguay U20. Giovanni Gómez replaces Fabrizio Baruja.
- 89': Delay in match (Korea Republic U20).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kim Tae-won (Korea Republic U20).
- 90'+3': Baek Ga-On (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Osmar Giménez (Paraguay U20).
- 90'+3': Osmar Giménez (Paraguay U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Bae Hyun-Seo (Korea Republic U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gabriel Aguayo (Paraguay U20).
- 90'+4': Gabriel Aguayo (Paraguay U20) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Corner, Paraguay U20. Conceded by Bae Hyun-Seo.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Axel Balbuena (Paraguay U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tobías Morinigo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Korea Republic U20 0, Paraguay U20 0.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic U20 0, Paraguay U20 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Location: Valparaiso, Chile
Attendance: 1,982
FIFA U-20 World Cup Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ukraine U20 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
2 | Paraguay U20 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | South Korea U20 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Panama U20 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
South Korea U20 (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Hong Seong-Min (GK) |
20 | Shin Min-Ha |
4 | Ham Sun-Woo ![]() |
2 | Bae Hyun-Seo ![]() |
15 | Lee Kun-Hee ![]() |
10 | Kim Tae-won |
6 | Son Seung-Min |
7 | Chung Ma-Ho |
16 | Kim Hyeon-Oh |
17 | Kim Hyun-Min |
18 | Choi Byung-Wook ![]() |
Paraguay U20 (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Facundo Lirussi (GK) ![]() |
3 | Axel Balbuena |
5 | Lucas Quintana |
4 | Alexandro Maidana |
2 | Líder Cáceres ![]() |
10 | Enso González ![]() |
6 | Fabrizio Baruja |
18 | Lucas Guiñazú ![]() |
19 | David Fernández |
11 | Cesar Mino |
17 | Rodrigo Villalba ![]() |
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