North Korea Defeats Netherlands To Defend FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Title

Inaugural as well as defending FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup champion North Korea is now the record title holder after registering a fourth triumph in this year’s edition. They defeated debutants from the Netherlands quite comprehensively, recording the biggest margin of victory in any of the competition’s finals. This was the first time the Under-17 Women’s World Cup was held in back-to-back years after FIFA decided to make its lowest age group World Cup an annual affair, thus providing greater opportunities to aspiring footballers around the globe. This was also an expanded edition of the tournament with 24 teams going to Morocco, among whom were four first-time participants.