Group B: Meet the teams

Japan How they qualified: AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finalists Previous participations: 10 Best U-17 World Cup result: Quarter-finalists (1993, 2011) Coach: Nozomi Hiroyama Yoshida starred at the U-17 Asian Cup, scoring three goals in four games, including a decisive brace against UAE to secure Japan’s U-17 World Cup spot. In April 2025, the forward made […]

Spain, Japan and Canada aim for second victories

After impressive victories in their first matches, Spain, Japan and Canada are among the teams from Groups D, E and F that will be out to keep the ball rolling at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™. Fixtures Wednesday 22 October Spain v Korea Republic Samoa v Canada Japan v Zambia Nigeria v […]

Netherlands edge a thriller as China PR win big

Group A Italy 3-0 Costa Rica Italy goals: Galli (42, 72), Copelli (61) Giulia Galli and Anna Copelli ran riot as Italy claimed a comfortable win over Costa Rica in their Group A opener. Viviana Schiavi’s side made their first-half pressure count shortly before the break, as Copelli dinked an inviting ball into the middle […]

Corinthians advance to FIFA Women’s Champions Cup

Corinthians have qualified for the final phase of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™ after defeating Deportivo Cali 5-3 in a penalty shootout following a 0-0 draw in the final of the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores Femenina. It was a cagey affair throughout, with both goalkeepers emerging as the stars of the show. Luisa Agudelo of Deportivo […]

Canada, Japan and Spain cruise on goal-laden day

Group D France goals: Marmillot (2), Gallais (19 & 33), Moreira Da Rocha (90+2) Samoa goals: Eldredge (37), Leonard (51) Player of the Match: Grace Ae (Samoa) Samoa delivered an outstanding performance on their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™ debut, but a stirring fightback was insufficient to deny France maximum points. Two glorious Ludivine Bardet […]

Hosts aim to bounce back, while USA take on China test

Groups A to C are set for their second round of games at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™: The host nation will play Italy, while Brazil, the Netherlands, USA and defending champions Korea DPR are also among the teams in action. Fixtures Tuesday 21 October Korea DPR v Cameroon Costa Rica v […]

Saenz: Panama are so excited to play Brazil

World Cup draws always provoke interesting reactions. For some, being lumped into a group of heavyweights can lead to moaning and groaning. Then you have the other end of the spectrum. That is where Panama reside. Upon discovering that the mighty Brazil, along with fellow contenders Italy and IR Iran, were drawn into their FIFA […]

Who is the U-17 Women’s World Cup top scorer?

2 goals Giulia Galli – Italy Zhou Xinyi – China PR Julia Amireh – Canada Fang Zhenzhu – China PR Carlota Chacon – Spain Thais Gallais – France 1 goal 32 players Previous Golden Boot winners 2008: Dzsenifer Marozsan – Germany (6 goals) 2010: Yeo Min-ji – Korea Republic (8 goals) 2012: Ri Un-sim – Korea DPR (8 goals) 2014: Deyna […]

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 […]

Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown

Argentina 0-2 Morocco Morocco goals: Zabiri (12 & 29) Yassir Zabiri dazzled as Morocco stunned Argentina in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ final. It made Mohamed Ouahbi’s team only the second Africans to conquer the competition after Ghana, whom Andre Ayew helped to glory in 2009. Argentina were the overwhelming favourites. They had […]