North Korea defeated the Netherlands 3-0 within the remaining of the Underneath-17 Ladies’s World Cup to win its second straight championship and a report fourth general.
The match occurred Saturday on the Olympic Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, the place the North Koreans scored all three objectives within the first half to safe the victory over the Netherlands, which was making its debut within the match.
North Korea has now received the match 4 occasions — in 2008, 2016, 2024 and 2025 — a report excessive.
This 12 months marked the primary time the U-17 girls’s match was held yearly. FIFA modified the format final 12 months from a biennial occasion to an annual one to offer extra alternatives for younger gamers.
North Korean gamers additionally dominated the person awards. Yu Jong-hyang obtained each the Golden Ball because the match’s finest participant and the Golden Boot as the highest scorer with eight objectives. Kim Received-sim earned the Silver Ball and Silver Boot after scoring seven.
North Korea turned the second nation to win each match en path to the title, following Japan’s undefeated run in 2014.
