North Korea’s U-17 women’s football team completed the defense of the World Cup, and the Internet exclaimed: “It’s outrageous”

North Korea’s U-17 women’s football team defeated the Netherlands 3-0 in the final and completed its title defense. The Internet exclaimed: “It’s outrageously strong” and “The level gap is too big”! On November 8, local time, in the 2025 U-17 Women's World Cup final held in Morocco, the North Korean team faced the Netherlands and easily won with a score of 3-0, successfully defending the title and winning two consecutive championships in the event.

The North Korean U-17 women's football team reached the top of this World Cup with seven consecutive victories.

The North Korean U-17 women's football team took the lead with a header from Kim Won-sim (transliteration, Kim Won-Sim) in the 14th minute of the game. Four minutes later, they scored another victory through a quick counterattack. In the 42nd minute, their fierce frontcourt press caused the opponent's goalkeeper to make a mistake and scored the third goal.

Although they failed to expand the score in the second half, the North Korean U-17 women's football team continued to have the advantage with their abundant physical fitness and never let the dominance of the game fall into the hands of the Dutch team. The overwhelming performance of the North Korean U-17 women's football team in the final also shocked Japanese fans. The following comments appeared on the Internet:

· "Their running is too light!"

· "The level gap is too big."

· "The core strength is the same as that of adults w"

· "It feels like their fighting spirit is on a completely different level."

· "It's ridiculously strong. They are always the king in youth-level events."

· "The girls in North Korea are so skilled, but will they have the chance to become professional players in the future?"

· "The stamina (stamina) is too strong."

· "The speed and technology of this team are the strongest in history."

In this tournament, the North Korean U-17 women's football team defeated the Japanese team, known as the "de facto final opponent" 5-1 in the quarter-finals, and then defeated the Brazilian team 2-0 in the semi-finals. Now, they have defeated the Netherlands to defend their title. It is worth mentioning that the strength of North Korean women's football is not accidental, but a "national tradition" built over many years. The running ability and physical strength displayed by the youth echelon represented by U-17 are already among the top levels in the world. Behind this is a selection mechanism and thorough elite education starting from childhood. The "Pyongyang International Football School" established in 2013 recruits promising girls from all over the country and allows them to devote themselves to football training in a boarding environment. The state bears all costs, providing an equal and comprehensive nurturing environment for all gifted children. At the national team level, long-term training sessions lasting several months will be conducted to not only hone skills, but also temper mental will.

Former North Korean women's adult national team coach Kim Kwang-min said frankly in an interview with South Korean media in 2017: "The women's football team and the men's football team implement the same training plan. At first, the training was so hard that no one could keep up. However, if you do not exceed this limit, you will not be able to see the top of the world." This sentence expresses the essence of North Korean football.

With this victory, the North Korean U-17 women's football team won the World Cup for this age group for a record fourth time, showing its invincible strength in this age group.