▲ South Korea lost to Mexico in quarterfinals.

The game between the two teams was 0-0 in the first half. In the 14th minute, Choi Min-seo's powerful left-footed shot also hit the crossbar. But in the 77th minute, Ali Avila's header was the winning goal and Mexico took the victory. South Korea's center back, Hong Sung-wook was replaced by Bang Woo-jin in the 36th minute, because of injury. It was the first appearance of Bang Woo-jin in this tournament. This disrupted the operation of the defense line. Also, South Korea failed to seize some chances of goal.

▲ Kim Jung-soo, the head coach praised the players.

Head coach Kim Jung-soo, who led the young Taegeuk Warriors to the quarterfinals, thanked the players. He said in the interview, "We played well, but we didn't win. The game went by as the opponent was analyzed and prepared. However, it is regrettable that we failed to deal with the injury properly. The fact that we missed a few crucial chances is also why we lost the game."

▲ Kim emphasized further challenge after U-17 World Cup.

Although frustrated on the threshold of the quarterfinals, the football shown by the young players showed plenty of promise. Kim said, "We failed to show everything we've prepared. The play was stabilizing as we played more and more, and I'm sad that the challenge was over here"

Kim took the team from the age of 15. For three years, Kim succeeds to make an active team. This generation was criticized before the World Cup because of a lack of star players. However, they succeed to make a good result. Kim added, "I'm glad that I've created an opportunity to gain good experience and further develop through this tournament," Lastly, Kim stressed out the importance of effort and challenge.