The 'Argentina Generation' is back on its feet...Look forward to calling up the U-22 national team in March
The 'Argentina Generation' is back on its feet...Look forward to calling up the U-22 national team in March
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Will the "Argentina Generation" be able to continue its momentum to advance to the semifinals of the U-20 World Cup to the Asian Games gold medal.
The U-20 national team, led by coach Kim Eun-joong (current Suwon FC manager) in 2023, made a splash by reaching the semifinals of the U-20 World Cup in Argentina. Among the members at the time, Kim Ji-soo (Brentford), Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City), Lee Young-joon (Grathhofer), and Kim Joon-hong (DC United) succeeded in advancing overseas, while Park Seung-ho (Incheon United), Park Hyun-bin (Buchon FC), and Kang Sung-jin (FC Seoul) were reborn as key players in the K-League. The soccer community has high expectations that the "Argentina Generation" will lead Korean soccer in the future.
Their next goal is the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya. At the Asian Games, a U-23 tournament, South Korea won three consecutive tournaments from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. As a result, many people succeeded in advancing to Europe by receiving military service exemption, which led to the strengthening of the A team's competitiveness. The soccer community hopes that the Argentine generation will also win gold medals at the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games and contribute to the A team.
The U-22 national team will be convened in March this year to prepare for the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games. It will not only be a convocation training, but will also participate in international competitions.
After failing to advance to the 2024 Paris Olympics in April last year, the national team of this age group convened the U-21 team to participate in the "Morris Level International Friendship Competition" in June. Even that, it was not possible to build 100% of its power, including mixing college players, because it was easy for professional players to get elected. Although the appointment of an official head coach has been delayed in the aftermath of the postponement of the election for the president of the Korea Football Association, the call-up is significant in that it is the U-22 national team's first practical move in preparation for the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games.
Participation in international competitions is an opportunity to check the current skills of Argentina's generation. 토토사이트 We need to check all the resources that have grown over the past two years, stagnant resources, and resources that have shown impressive growth since then. We hope that Argentina's generation will be able to smile brightly at the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games.