Women"s national soccer team forward Choi Yoo-ri (Birmingham City) has been injured and dropped from the team.

"Choi Yoo-ri has been replaced by Jung Seol-bin (Incheon Hyundai Steel) as she undergoes rehabilitation for a hamstring tear," the Korea Football Association said on Wednesday.

The women"s soccer team, led by head coach Colleen Bell, will compete in the second round of qualifying for the Asia-Pacific region for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A total of 12 teams will compete in three groups of four teams. The top three teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, with the best-placed team from each group joining the final four.

The two teams that make it to the final will earn a ticket to the Paris Olympics. South Korea has never been to an Olympic Games.

South Korea is in Group B and will open against Thailand on Sept. 26 before facing North Korea on Sept. 29. On the first of next month, they will face China. These are formidable opponents.

The team has been training at the Paju NFC since Nov. 16. On the afternoon of the 23rd, they departed for China via Incheon International Airport.

Choi Yuri is the main striker for the national team. She also played at the 2023 FIFA Women"s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand last July. After playing for Hyundai Steel, Choi moved to Birmingham in England through the summer transfer market and has been playing overseas ever since.

 

Her replacement, Hyundai Steel forward Jung Seol-bin, has scored 10 goals in 20 league games this season. He ranks second in the WK League in goals scored.

 

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