The striker was born in the United States and was called up by the country at youth level, but has now made her debut for South Korea. READ MORE:
The striker was born in the United States and was called up by the country at youth level, but has now made her debut for South Korea.
Phair, born to an American father and Korean mother, is the first player of mixed descent to make the senior South Korean women’s football squad.South Korea’s English coach Colin Bell called Phair the future after his side started their World Cup with a toothless defeat where they mustered only five shots all game.
Bell, who said on the eve of the match that he wanted to “safeguard” Phair from too much “hype”, hinted that he could give the teenager more time in their next match against debutants Morocco.
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