North Korea s U17 women s football team won a record championship, winning the World Junior Championship trophy for the fourth time

In the early morning of November 9, the 2025 U17 Women’s Football World Cup came to an end in Morocco. The North Korean U17 women's football team easily defeated the Netherlands 3-0 in the final, successfully defending the title and winning the event for the fourth time, setting a new record in the history of the Women's World Junior Championship.

Throughout the game, the North Korean team showed overwhelming strength. In just 14 minutes, they took the lead: the Dutch defense was in chaos under a precise pass from the opponent. Kim Won-sim seized the opportunity and scored with a header, opening the scoring for the North Korean team.

After that, the North Korean team continued to exert pressure with high-intensity frontcourt pressing, making it difficult for the Dutch team to organize an effective attack. In the 18th minute, the Netherlands made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt, and the North Korean team quickly counterattacked and scored another victory. Before the end of the first half, the Dutch defense made another mistake and conceded the third goal under the continued pressure of the North Korean team. At halftime, the score was 3-0.

After changing sides, the North Korean team firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, played steadily, maintained its lead until the end, and concluded the tournament with a complete victory.

In this U17 Women's World Cup, the North Korean team won all seven games, defeating powerful opponents such as Brazil, Japan, and the host Morocco, demonstrating unparalleled dominance. This is their second consecutive championship and the fourth time in team history that they have won the U17 Women's World Cup, becoming the team with the most championships in the history of the event. Previously, Spain ranked second with two championships (2018, 2022).

It is worth mentioning that in all the World Junior Championship finals that the North Korean U17 women's football team has participated in, their winning rate is as high as 80%. The only defeat was in the 2012 final against France. After a 1-1 draw, North Korea lost 6-7 in a penalty shootout. Now, they have once again proved their dominance in the world of youth women's football with a new championship trophy.