South Korea will take on the host country Colombia in their first knockout match of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. South Korea had grabbed a ticket to the round of 16 by beating Germany 1-0 in their final Group D match on Saturday (local time). With the top two teams from six groups and four-best third-place teams reaching the knockouts, South Korea finished with the third-best record among No. 3 seeds with four points from one win, one draw and one loss. South Korean players and coaches celebrate their 1-0 win over Germany in their Group D match at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup at Estadio El Techo in Bogota, Colombia, on Sept. 7, 2024, in this photo provided by the Korea Football Association. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) South Korean players and coaches celebrate their 1-0 win over Germany in their Group D match at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup at Estadio El Techo in Bogota, Colombia, on Sept. 7, 2024, in this photo provided by the Korea Football Association. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) Colombi a, who won Group A with three straight wins, ended up as South Korea's opponent in the round of 16 following results from remaining group matches on Sunday. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali. It will be 10 a.m. Thursday in South Korean time. This is South Korea's first knockout appearance at the U-20 Women's World Cup since 2014, when only 16 teams competed and the knockout phase started with the quarterfinals. South Korea began this year's tournament with a 1-0 loss to Nigeria and then played Venezuela to a goalless draw. South Korea then upset the favored Germany 1-0 on a first-half goal by Park Soo-jeong. In defeating Australia, Cameroon and Mexico in succession, Colombia scored four goals and did not concede any. Colombia finished their group play on Friday and will have had one more day of rest than the South Koreans before the round of 16. Source: Yonhap News Agency