The Koreans have been drawn to face Germany, Morocco and Colombia in the group phase.
The Koreans are appearing at the finals, which kick off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20, for the fourth time and have only progressed beyond the group phase on one occasion, when they reached the last 16 in Canada in 2015.
"In major tournaments, you're bound to see surprise teams. No one expected Morocco to reach the semi-finals at last year's World Cup in Qatar," Ji said, according to Yonhap News."There will be 32 teams in the tournament, and it will be a tough challenge. But we'll try to make sure our hard work over the past four years will pay off."
They put the finishing touches to their pre-tournament training camp with a 2-1 win over fellow finalists Haiti in Seoul on Saturday, with Jang Sel-gi scoring a late winner.
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