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 […]
Group H: Meet the teams
Brazil How they qualified: South American U-17 Championship winners Previous participations: 18 Best U-17 World Cup result: Winners (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) Coach: Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Patetuci Dell came up clutch for Brazil in the South American U-17 Championship. He scored the winner in the semi-final against Chile and converted his team’s crucial last penalty in […]
Group G: Meet the teams
Germany How they qualified: Reached UEFA U-17 European Championship final tournament Previous participations: 11 Best U-17 World Cup result: Winners (2023) Coach: Marc Meister Staff has been prolific for Germany at U-17 level, netting 13 times in 17 appearances for the national team. A natural-born goalscorer, he broke several records in local youth leagues. Last […]
A tribute to Pele
The names Dondinho and Celeste named their first son Edson after Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history. His family nicknamed him ‘Dico’, but he received the moniker ‘Pele’ in school due to his mispronunciation of Brazilian goalkeeper, Bile. Dondinho was a lower-league footballer. “To this day I’m very proud that my father […]
Ismoilov: We want to write history for Uzbekistan
Two years ago, Uzbekistan provided one of the stories of the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ when they embarked on a superb run to the quarter-finals in Indonesia. They overcame one of the tournament favourites, England, in stunning fashion in the Round of 16, before being edged out by eventual runners-up France in the last eight. […]
Almeida: Paraguay can always win with Martinez
“I am lucky to work with this generation, because there is a girl who… I don’t know how far this girl can go,” Paraguay coach Luiz Almeida told FIFA after the country’s 4-1 victory over New Zealand at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™. The player he’s speaking about is, of course, Claudia […]
Group stage concludes in final push for knockouts
On the final day of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™ group stage, Canada and France face off for first place in Group D, while several other teams still have hope to secure a place in the round of 16. Permutations: Who needs what to go through to the round of 16? Fixtures […]
Permutations: Who needs what to reach the round of 16?
The group stage of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™ is well underway and the knockout stage is starting to take shape: Korea DPR, USA and Italy are the first teams to have qualified for the round of 16. With the tournament now featuring 24 teams (up from 16), for the first time […]
Dell: Wearing the Brazil shirt is a huge privilege
Wendeson Wanderley Santos de Melo – better known as Dell – wears the mantle of comparison with a maturity that belies his age. Dubbed the Hinterland Haaland, or the Haaland of the Sertão, in reference to his backcountry roots in north-eastern Brazil, the teenage sensation is unfazed by being measured against one of the most formidable goalscorers the game has […]
Tiago Nunes: We don’t fear any opponent
There is no getting away from the fact that Brazilian clubs have dominated South American football in recent years. The last time the winners of the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores came from anywhere other than Brazil was 2018. Since then, the trophy has only been lifted by Flamengo (twice), Palmeiras (twice), Fluminense and Botafogo. Palmeiras and […]