DPRK women football players took first place in the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup held in Morocco and won their fourth World Cup.
The DPRK team overwhelmingly beat all its rivals in the group league, the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals and advanced to the finals. The finals between the DPRK team and the Dutch team, known as a powerful team of Europe, took place on November 8 (local time).
The DPRK players took the initiative from the beginning.
No. 15 Kim Won Sim scored the first goal in the 14th minute.
No. 11 Pak Rye Yong and No. 7 Ri Ui Gyong succeeded in scoring goals in the 18th and 42nd minutes respectively.
After all, the DPRK team defeated the Dutch team 3-0 to lift the World Cup.
At the awarding ceremony, the trophy and gold medals were awarded to the DPRK women footballers who won the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and the Golden Ball award, the best player prize, and Adidas Golden Boot, the top scorer prize, to Yu Jong Hyang, and the Silver Ball award and Adidas Silver Boot to Kim Won Sim.
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