U17 Indonesia will face U17 North Korea in the quarter-finals of the 2025 U17 Asian Cup. Indonesia continued as the first team in Group C, winning all 3 matches, including the match against U17 Korea.
The team from the archipelago rotated its squad quite a lot in the final match of the group stage and had a longer break than U17 North Korea. These factors give coach Nova Arianto and his team a slight advantage.
On the other side, U17 North Korea is the second team in Group D with 5 points after 3 matches. In terms of scoring efficiency, North Korea performed quite well with 6 goals. Lee Kang-rim and Pak Kwang-song are prominent names in the attack, each with 2 goals.
Sharing at the pre-match press conference, coach Oh Tae-song said:
"Since we have achieved our main goal of qualifying for the U17 World Cup, the team's spirit is very good. However, there is still a long way to go and we have to focus on each match".
At the 2025 U17 Asian Championship, the format of the knockout qualifiers will not have extra time. If they draw after 90 minutes of play, the two teams will enter a penalty shootout. Teams will have to prepare the best plan to prepare for this scenario.
According to coach Nova Arianto, U17 Indonesia has been practicing a lot in recent days for a lucky 11m shot. With impressive players on the attack line, the match between U17 Indonesia and U17 North Korea promises many exciting and chasing developments.
Expected lineup
Indonesia U17: Dafa Setiawarman; Putu Ekayana, Putu Panji, Mathew Senior; Fabio Azka, Evandra Florasta, Algazani Dwi, Daniel Alfrido; Fadly Alberto, Mierza Firjatullah, Zahaby Gholy.
U17 North Korea: Jong Hyon-ju; Kang Myong-bong, Choe Song-hun, Choe Chung-hyok, Ri Kang-song; Kim Tae-guk, Ri Ro-gwon, An Jin-sok, Kim Se-ung; Ri Kang-rin, Kim Yu-jin.
