Quotes: Korea Republic-Spain - FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
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Yoon Dukyeo, Korea Republic Coach
Today is a stepping stone for Korean women's football. Our goal was to advance to the second round, and I am very pleased that we've reached this goal, as our players have gone through many difficulties to follow through with our objective. We are pleased to take on the challenge of France (in the next round), they are a very strong opponent, and leaders in the football world. We know that, and our team thinks we still have a lot to learn - but we will do our best on the pitch.
Ignacio Quereda, Spain coach
It was a game of two halves, in which we dominated the first half and didn't stick with our possession game in the second. On one side, I'm very thankful to the commitment of our players, their performance and how they played the three games. I'm also a little disappointed with the result from a sporting point of view, and I believe that our players committed more than enough to get a result and advance. We are moving in the right direction in terms of concepts and philosophies, and younger players are pushing up into the team. We would have liked to move onto the next phase, but we are stronger than ever and the team has benefited from this experience.