The youngest player in this year's FIFA Women's World Cup was born in the United States, but she's not playing with Megan Rapinoe and the rest of the USWNT — she's playing for South Korea.
when she subbed in during South Korea’s Tuesday, July 25, game against Colombia in the 78th minute. At 16 years and 26 days old, Phair broke the record previously held by the late Ifeanyi Chiejine, who was 16 years and 34 days when she played for Nigeria in 1999.said he was not “experimenting” by selecting Phair for the team.
after the match. “I am honored to make both my senior team and World Cup debut, and wanted to thank everyone that has supported me to this point — this is just the beginning.”Phair was born in South Korea to an American father and a South Korean mother. Her family moved to the United States when she was still an infant. They now live in Warren Township, New Jersey.
Lorena Bedoya Durango of Colombia fights for the ball with Casey Phair of South Korea during the FIFA Women’s World Cup match between Colombia and South KoreaPhair is a striker for the South Korea national women’s team. In addition to being the youngest person ever to play in a Women’s World Cup, she is also the first multiracial player named to the South Korea women’s team.
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