Nov. 17 @ noon ET on FS2 & Universo is where to catch it. As they continue in their journey to capture the Cup, these young women will be facing the winners of the 2016 U-17 tourney held in Jordan. A 3-0 win over Caameroon opened the games for the US, as Korea dropped one to Germany 4-1. Each and every one of the US group stage games are live on Fox 2 and streamed on the Fox Sports App, Spanish language will be handled on Telemundo platforms.
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- Korea is 1 of 4 nations to already face the US in this event.
- 2008 had these 2 go at eachother for the title, the US held the early lead but lost 2-1 in overtime.
- Korea is the top team in this event taking it in 2008 & '16, 2nd in '12 & 4th in '10.
- Asian teams took 4 of the 5 titles and 5 of 8 finalists overall are from there.
- US is 3-1-3 facing AFC tams this cycle an 1-2-2 all time in this tourney.
- Sung Gwon Song has players from 3 birth years on his Korean side.
- Pak Hye Gong was the capt. in Jordan, playing every minute as had Ri Kum Hyuang.
- all 21 play in the doomestic league of Korea with a dozen from 1 team, Naegohyang, one of the biggest brands in Korea.