Therien: The shivers you get are indescribable
TICKETS She’s been skiing in Chamonix, cliff jumping in Dubrovnik, ridden a gondola through Venice’s enchanting canals, done the L’Acropole Des Draveurs hike, gone sightseeing in the Niagra Falls, and trekked through the Agafay Desert. Sophie Therien, who’s been to over 30 countries on six continents, is a certified globetrotter. Her next adventure will take […]
Egypt at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
After missing the last edition of the FIFA World Cup™, Egypt have fought back to qualify for their fourth appearance at the tournament. The Pharaohs booked their place after a commanding qualifying campaign, emerging from their group unbeaten, having outclassed tough opponents thanks to a rock-solid defence and the contributions of their seasoned internationals. This […]
The FIFA U-17 World Cup in stats
98,943 A tournament-record 98,943 fans packed into the iconic Estadio Azteca Mexico City for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup™ final between Uruguay and Mexico. The home crowd left happy following a 2-0 win for El Tri, which secured the nation’s second title. 183 The most goals ever witnessed at an U-17 world finals was […]
Koeman’s defensive conundrum
With two matches to play, the Netherlands are sitting atop Group G of the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 26™ and edging closer to a second consecutive and 12th overall outing at the global finals. Since a 4-0 victory over Finland on 12 October, the Oranje’s confidence has grown – but so have […]
South Africa’s Witbooi out to cap dream 2025
Emile Witbooi has racked up an eye-catching list of achievements in 2025. Back in March, the South African starlet became the youngest player in the history of Cape Town City, making his senior debut aged 16 years, six months and two days. By doing so, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Surprise Ralani, […]
Hosts, Argentina and Portugal set to kick off Qatar 2025 in style
Eight intriguing contests are primed to unfold when the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ gets under way on Monday. Hosts Qatar will take on Italy in the day’s headline clash, while South American giants Argentina, UEFA U-17 European Championship winners Portugal and African champions Morocco are also in action. Group A 15:30 in Doha […]
Dutch, Mexico march on after late goals and penalty drama
The Netherlands will face Mexico in the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™ after the Dutch produced one of the most stunning comebacks in this tournament’s history to eliminate France. A penalty shootout was also required in the later kick-off as El Tri dug deep to edge out Italy, with goalkeeper […]
Dutch comeback queens reflect on mission incredible
“It’s unbelievable. I feel like I just aged 40 years,” Netherlands coach Olivier Amelink said in the wake of watching his team win a second shootout in a row at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™. It took them nine penalties to make it through to the semi-finals on their U-17 debut, and […]
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup top scorers
6 goals Yu Jong-hyang – Korea DPR Kim Won-sim – Korea DPR 5 goals Giulia Galli – Italy Noa Fukushima – Japan 4 goals Zhou Xinyi – China PR Nyanya Touray – USA Carlota Chacon – Spain 3 goals Lauren Malsom – USA Giovanna Waksman – Brazil Julia Amireh – Canada Claudia Martinez – Paraguay Melisa Kekic – Canada Daniela Feria-Estrada – Canada Queen Joseph – Nigeria […]
Every Player of the Match at Morocco 2025
Find out who was named Player of the Match for every game at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™. Get tickets for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025 Friday 17 October Group A: Morocco 0-3 Brazil – Giovanna Waksman (Brazil) Report: Brazil march past Morocco in opener Saturday 18 October Group A: Italy […]