<p>Teenage forward Casey Phair made history at the Women’s World Cup by becoming the youngest player to appear in a game at the tournament when she entered the pitch late in South Korea’s loss to Colombia Tuesday.</p>
<p>At 16 years and 26 days, Phair broke the previous record of 16 years and 34 days by Ifeanyi Chiejine when she debuted for Nigeria at the 1999 World Cup.</p>
<p>Phair, who grew up in the United States but was born in Korea, entered the game in the 78th minute. She had 13 touches in the 2-0 loss.</p>
<p>”If there’s one thing that we want the world to know, it’s how passionate she is about competing and about the Korean national team — and how committed she is to helping the team win,” her father Shane said in an interview with <em><a href=”https://theathletic.com/4713390/2023/07/24/casey-phair-south-korea-star/” data-type=”URL” data-id=”https://theathletic.com/4713390/2023/07/24/casey-phair-south-korea-star/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Athletic</a></em> before the tournament. “At the end of the day, she is focused on winning. That’s the mentality. She’s always been like that.”</p>
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