Morgan: Tea-sipping celebration one of my favourite moments
Alex Morgan is going back to where it all began. On 6 October, 2010, the USA icon scored the first of an incredible 123 international goals after coming off the bench in a friendly against China PR at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, to salvage a 1-1 draw. It was a classy finish from the precocious 21-year-old — who […]
Fierro: We were a family that won the World Cup
On 10 July 2011, two deafening roars reverberated around the cavernous Estadio Azteca as the young players who captured Mexico’s second FIFA U-17 World Cup™ title were elevated to hero status. In front of almost 100,000 spectators, Raul Gutierrez’s team secured their seventh consecutive victory at the tournament – and the most decisive one of […]
Group E: Meet the teams
England How they qualified: Reached UEFA U-17 European Championship final tournament Previous participations: 5 Best U-17 World Cup result: Winners (2017) Coach: Neil Ryan Born in Venezuela, Rodriguez moved to England aged ten and his precocious footballing talent soon began to show. A fast, skilful and clinical striker, he eventually joined Southampton’s academy before moving […]
Group F: Meet the teams
Mexico How they qualified: Concacaf U-17 World Cup qualifying group winners Previous participations: 15 Best U-17 World Cup result: Winners (2005, 2011) Coach: Carlos Carino The son of Mexico international Aldo De Nigris, Aldo Patricio is hungry to emulate his father and make his mark for his national team. With four goals in U-17 World […]
Group stage wraps up for hosts, defending champions
The last round of group stage games at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™ is about to start. Hosts Morocco have a big task ahead against a highly motivated Costa Rica side which just picked up their first-ever point at this level, while several knockout stage spots are still up for grabs in […]
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup top scorers
4 goals Giulia Galli – Italy Carlota Chacon – Spain 3 goals Lauren Malsom – USA Zhou Xinyi – China PR Claudia Martinez – Paraguay Julia Amireh – Canada Nyanya Touray – USA Kim Won-sim – Korea DPR 2 goals Anna Quer – Spain Lys Fraiche Tiwa – Cameroon Fang Zhenzhu – China PR Noa Fukushima – Japan Thais Gallais – France Silvia Cristobal – […]
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 […]
The thrill of becoming a World Cup goalscorer
It’s a feeling only a select few footballers in the world truly know — the indescribable rush of scoring a goal at a World Cup. Whether it’s the fans watching from the stands or players on the same pitch, those who witness a scorer’s pure explosion of joy can only try to imagine the storm […]
Group D: Meet the teams
Argentina How they qualified: South American U-17 Championship sixth place Previous participations: 15 Best U-17 World Cup result: Third (1991, 1995, 2003) Coach: Diego Placente De Martis, who made his debut for the Lanus first team in August, was the top scorer in the South American U-17 Championship. A predatory and clinical striker, de Martis […]
Ortiz: Playing for Flamengo is something else
In the early 2000s, in Porto Alegre, Luis Fernando Ortiz – one of the best futsal players in Brazil at the time – would enjoy spending weekends with his family. With his son, Leo, he would sit and watch tapes of his matches and tell him stories from his futsal career. “I caught more of […]