On October 20th Beijing time, the U17 Women’s World Cup is fiercely contested. After three match days, the first round of games has concluded. Let’s review the latest standings: China, Brazil, Japan, North Korea, Spain, and Canada all hold first place in their groups, while the USA, Italy, the Netherlands, France, South Korea, and Paraguay sit in second place!
In Group C’s opening matches, both games were one-sided. China’s women’s team unleashed their full firepower, with two players scoring braces to help China crush the European U19 runner-up Norway 5-0. Meanwhile, powerhouse USA scored three early goals against Ecuador to secure an easy victory. China currently leads the standings ahead of the USA!
In Group A’s first round, host Morocco faced South American powerhouse Brazil and was dominated throughout, conceding three goals in a 0-3 loss. Italy’s women’s team played Costa Rica, with two players combining to create three goals in a 3-0 shutout. Since both teams won 3-0, Brazil holds a slight edge over Italy to top the group, with Italy in second place!
In Group B’s opening matches, the mysterious North Korean team faced Mexico, relying on one player who scored twice in the first half to secure a 2-0 clean sheet. The Netherlands and Cameroon played an intense goal-fest: the Netherlands led by two, Cameroon fought back to 3-3, but the Dutch scored again in the 77th minute to take a 4-3 win, avoiding an upset. North Korea currently leads the group ahead of the Netherlands!
In Group F’s first round, Japan’s women’s team dominated New Zealand, despite missing a penalty, winning comfortably 3-0. Zambia faced Paraguay, scoring first but surprisingly gifting two own goals, losing 1-2 in a heartbreaking defeat. Japan tops this group for now!
In Group E’s opening matches, North Korea started poorly against Ivory Coast, conceding an early goal. However, Korea calmly sought chances and earned a last-minute penalty to equalize 1-1. Spain dominated Colombia with overwhelming firepower, winning 4-0 effortlessly. Spain leads the group ahead of Korea!
In Group D’s first round, France took an early lead with three goals against Samoa but saw Samoa fight back with a player scoring twice to narrow the gap to 2-3. France finally sealed the win with a 92nd-minute goal, finishing 4-2. Canada played Nigeria, drawing 1-1 in the first half, then scoring three goals in 13 minutes after the 73rd minute to crush Nigeria 4-1. Canada currently leads the group ahead of France!
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