Colombia v South Korea: Women’s World Cup 2023 - live
1m ago 22.22 EDT 21 mins: The Colombian midfield is starting to string passes together. And as I say that, they get an offside call 40 yards from the South Korean goal.
2m ago 22.21 EDT 19 mins: Caicedo draws a little bit of contact and earns a free kick just inside the South Korean half. Players from both sides form a neat line 25 yards from goal, but the setup work goes for naught. Some brightly dressed Colombian fans get a bit of air time. When they realize they’re on camera, they break into a dance. If you had a time machine and could get tickets for any of the first 16 games of this Cup, you’d pick this one.
4m ago 22.19 EDT 18 mins: Colombia finally gets an extended possession in the South Korean half, and they win a corner kick. The experienced Usme stands over it with eager anticipation. It’s an in-swinger that swings a bit much, landing on top of the net.
7m ago 22.17 EDT 16 mins: South Korea still is getting the better of play, but at last, we see Caicedo in space with the ball. Her pass forward is off target.
8m ago 22.15 EDT 14 mins: A Colombian foray ends with a needless foul. South Korea again wastes little time getting forward, but the Colombian midfield regains possession.
9m ago 22.14 EDT Peter Oh adds nicknames: “Rimbappé is on the bench? Well I suppose Colin Bell can afford to do that since he’s got Ji Messi on the pitch to create and Chottuso to enforce. And the threats don’t stop there. I see the potential for Hye-Ri Kane (Kim Hye-Ri) and Limeker (Lim Seon-Joo) to bang in some English-style goals. … Technical note: Limeker doesn’t actually work when you say it, because the surname Lim is pronounced “eem” in Korean. But on paper I am willing the joke to work.” Joe Pearson informs me that he’s retired. Then have a good caffeinated beverage and stay up, because this is fun one so far.
12m ago 22.12 EDT 11 mins: Ji gets her kick over the wall, but Perez claims it easily.
12m ago 22.11 EDT 9 mins: My goodness, this game is fast. Frenetic possession at each end. We’ll get an interruption now because Vanegas got her foot all the way up to the head of the onrushing Son. Ouch. Easy call to show yellow, and Ji has a free kick just outside the box.
14m ago 22.09 EDT 7 mins: We can barely hear the referee’s whistle, but that was such an obvious foul by Colombia that we didn’t really need it. South Korea goes direct again, and it’s a CHANCE for Choe. Her 15-yard shot is driven hard but is right there for Perez to claim.
16m ago 22.07 EDT Joe Pearson checks in from Indianapolis: “Writing from Indiana, where I have the rare opportunity to watch one of these antipodean World Cup matches live. Usually I just get up in the morning and cue up the DVR. Can’t promise I’ll stay to the end, but I’m with you at the start!” Stay up late. Call in sick. I’ll write you a note. I’m sorry to report that Caribali is still down.
18m ago 22.05 EDT 4 mins: It’s the veteran Ji So-Yun taking the corner, and Perez has to punch it out for another corner. This sequence ends, unfortunately, with a clash of heads, and Caribali is down.
19m ago 22.04 EDT 3 mins: South Korea goes Route 1 to Choe, and Perez unconvincingly comes out of the box to play it out with her feet. South Korea maintains possession, and Choe gets a shot deflected for a corner.
21m ago 22.03 EDT 2 mins: After some games with dreary rain and subdued crowds, this is a treat. It’s sunny and loud.
28m ago 21.56 EDT South Korea lineup GK: Yoon Young-Guel (Häcken) D: Kim Hye-Ri (Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels), Jang Sel-Gi (IHS Red Angels), Shim Seo-Yeon (Suwon FC), Choo Hyo-Joo (Suwon FC) M: Ji So-Yun (Suwon FC), Cho So-Hyun (most recently at Tottenham), Lim Seon-Joo (IHS Red Angels) F: Choe Yu-Ri (IHS Red Angels), Lee Geum-Min (Brighton), Son Hwa-Yeon (IHS Red Angels) Our scouting report says this: “Many players have popular nicknames according to their position or playing styles. The most well known is “Ji Messi” for Ji So-yun, while Cho So-hyun has been nicknamed “Chottuso” after former Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso and Kang Chae-rim has been called “Rimbappé” after Kylian Mbappé.” Rimbappé is on the bench. Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part 32: South Korea Read more
37m ago 21.47 EDT Colombia lineup GK: Catalina Perez (Avai FC) D: Manuela Vanegas (Real Sociedad), Jorelyn Carabali (Atletico Mineiro), Daniela Arias (America de Cali), Carolina Arias (Junior de Barranquilla) M: Daniela Montoya (Atletico Nacional), Lorena Bedoya Durango (Real Brasilia), Catalina Usme (America de Cali) F: Leicy Santos (Atletico Madrid), Mayra Ramirez (Levante), Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid) Santos is shown in ESPN’s graphic as a left forward, but The Guardian’s player guide lists her as a “classic No 10.” Usme is Colombia’s all-time leading scorer with 38 goals. Our scouting report says the team plays a tiki-taka style in a 5-2-2-1 or a 4-2-3-1. Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part 29: Colombia Read more
1h ago 21.16 EDT One more note on age, from Fifa’s site: If 16-year-old US high school student Casey Phair and 38-year-old goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi both take the field, they will set the record for the biggest age gap between two Women’s World Cup teammates. The current record is held by Brazil’s Formiga and Meg.
1h ago 21.01 EDT Preamble One of the fun things about any World Cup is seeing teams and players that might not necessarily be in your typical viewing pop up on your screens with unique skills and compelling stories. I’ll go out on a limb here (not literally, given the giant branch that fell in my neighbor’s yard last week) and say most readers here aren’t too familiar with Colombia and South Korea. They have one thing in common – their biggest World Cup achievements were in 2015, when South Korea upset Spain and Colombia shocked France. Another thing in common – those are their only World Cup wins. The players to watch are separated by 14 years … For South Korea, that’s 32-year-old Ji So-yun, a longtime Chelsea player once mentioned by Suzanne Wrack as “arguably the best foreign player in WSL history.” For Colombia, that’s 18-year-old forward Linda Caicedo, who has lived more in those 18 years than most people do in a lifetime. Her awards include Best Player honors in the Copa America, and she cracked into The Guardian’s top 100 players in the world even before her move to Real Madrid. She’s also a cancer survivor. Now consider this … Germany will probably win this group, and Morocco may finish last. The winner of this match has a very good chance of taking the second Group H spot in the round of 16.
Source: The Guardian
