Famous Ukrainian journalist Roberto Morales has prepared a forecast for the group stage match of the U-20 World Cup 2025 South Korea U-20 — Ukraine U-20.
«The South Korean youth national team has had its successes at the World Championships. For the first time, it surprised back in 1983 when it finished fourth. It took the same place at the previous youth Mundial in 2023, which was held in Argentina.
Before that, there was the final in 2019, the same one where the Koreans lost to Ukraine in the final. At that time, the main star was the current PSG player Lee Kang-in. His teammates Um Won-sang, Oh Se-hun, and Kim Joo-sung later performed well in adult football. The main thing is that back then, the Koreans demonstrated technical, rather than just organized and diligent football.
The current team is considered significantly humbler in talent compared to 2023 and 2019. However, it has prepared seriously for the tournament.
We know enough about Dmytro Mykhailenko’s team and very little at the same time. The selection of players was made from those released by their clubs. This is already a nuance. We see those who play in Ukraine, but we can only imagine the form of Hennadiy Synchuk, Danylo Krevsun, Bohdan Budko, and Oleksandr Pishchur very vaguely.
The bet is on Ukraine winning with a handicap (0),» Morales said.