The U17 Women s Football World Cup won the championship, Marca: North Korean women s football training combines academics and sports

On November 11, the Spanish media "Marca" wrote an article analyzing the success of the North Korean women's football team. They won the U17 Women's World Cup not long ago with a complete victory. The North Korean women's football players also won the gold and silver ball awards and the gold and silver boot awards.

Pyongyang has an elite youth development center that combines academic education with high-intensity physical training. It includes both general secondary education and professional football training.

The success of the women's football team also has significance beyond sports. A professor at the University of Edinburgh said: "International sports events are one of the few ways for them to showcase to the world, so in their view, such a major success is an important opportunity to wave the national flag on the international stage. Although the outside world always regards North Korea as an underdeveloped country, having these women's football players come here is equivalent to changing their lives, just like winning the lottery."

Some people question whether these players can land in the European League. The professor said: "I think it is not completely impossible, but it is extremely difficult, mainly due to the economic sanctions against North Korea." Currently, all members of the North Korean adult women's football team play for domestic teams.