The U-23 Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, will play the second Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup against China at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 10 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time).

South Korea will compete with the UAE, China and Japan for the quarterfinals in Group B of the "Group of Death." 스포츠토토핫

Earlier, South Korea won 1-0 with Lee Young-joon (Gimcheon)\'s golden winning goal in the first leg against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

On the other hand, China recorded a 0-1 defeat against Japan, which was outnumbered by one person.

If South Korea defeats China, it will record two wins and win early tickets to the quarterfinals given to the top two teams in the group.

Hwang Sun-hong must pass the group stage. This is the first task. The latest event will also be held as part of the Asian qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The top three teams with the final scores will win a direct ticket to Paris. The fourth place finisher is to play in a playoff against the African country\'s Guineas.

South Korea\'s goal is to win neatly.

According to the AFC\'s official website on Monday, Coach Hwang Seon-hong, who is set to face the match against China, warned that "China has trained repeatedly for more than a month. It has made progress," and emphasized that "my tactical plan varies from opponent to opponent. I will analyze carefully and prepare for the match as there is no easy opponent in this competition."

Attention is focusing on whether Hwang Sun-hong, who showed somewhat monotonous attack tactics against the UAE, will show various routes against China.

Hwang Sun-hong is struggling amid unfavorable factors in his refusal to recruit players from overseas. Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic), Bae Joon-ho (Stock City), and Kim Ji-soo (Brentford) are playing without key players. Jung Sang-bin (Minnesota) has joined the team.

Meanwhile, Korea is showing an overall advantage against China. The Korean U-23 team has met China 17 times so far, with 11 wins, three draws and two losses. The most recent showdown was with China, which won 2-0 at the Hangzhou Asian Games in October.