North Korea Wins Women's U-17 World Cup Title 2025

The North Korean Women's U-17 National Team players celebrated their success in winning the 2025 Women's U-17 World Cup after defeating the Dutch Women's U-17 National Team 3-0 in the final at the Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco, Saturday (8/11/2025). (FIFA.com)

JAKARTA - North Korea's U-17 women's national team has succeeded in making history by winning the 2025 Women's U-17 World Cup. In the final which was held at the Rabat Olympic Stadium, Morocco, Saturday (local time), North Korea appeared dominant and defeated the Netherlands with a landslide score of 3-0.

North Korea's three winning goals were each scored by Kim Won-sim, Pak Rye-yong, and Ri Ui-Gyong, as reported by FIFA.

This achievement is North Korea's fourth title at the Women's U-17 World Cup, after they also won 2008, 2016, and 2024 editions in the Dominican Republic.

Since the initial whistle sounded, the defending champion immediately took the initiative to attack. Mr. Rye-yong had opened up opportunities first, but his efforts had not met the target.

The Netherlands had given resistance through Liv Pennock's kick, but his efforts still failed to penetrate North Korea's goal.

North Korea's first goal came in the 14th minute through Kim Won-sim's header after receiving a mature pass from Mr. Rye-yong. Four minutes later, it was Mr. Rye-yong's turn to double the advantage through a hard kick from Ri Ui-Gyong's bait.

Towards the end of the first half, precisely in the 42nd minute, Ri Ui-Gyong added to the suffering of the Dutch after taking advantage of goalkeeper Maren Groothoff's mistake, as well as closing the first half with a score of 3-0.

In the second half, North Korea continued to appear dominant and was able to control the course of the match. The Dutch tried several times to create chances, but North Korea's defense remained strong until the game ended. The 3-0 score lasted until the long whistle, ensuring North Korea came out as world champion.