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North Korea surprised football fans around the world by winning two World Cup titles in two months.
On the morning of November 4, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the North Korean team won the 2024 U17 Women's World Cup.
The Asian team defeated Spain - the world's leading power in women's football - in a penalty shootout with a score of 4-3 (after a 1-1 draw in regulation time and extra time).
This is the third time North Korea has won the U17 Women's World Cup. The previous two were in 2008 (in New Zealand) and 2016 (in Jordan).
North Korea is the most successful team in the history of the tournament (3 times champion, 1 time runner-up, 1 time fourth place).
North Korea entered the U17 Women's World Cup as Asian champions. They won the continental tournament with an impressive record: winning all 5 matches, scoring 24 goals and conceding none.
At the 2024 U17 Women's World Cup, North Korea won all of their group matches (11 goals, 1 loss). They defeated Mexico, Kenya and England to top the group.
The Asian representative continued to defeat Poland and the US in the quarterfinals and semi-finals, both with a score of 1-0.
Thus, in 2024, North Korean women's football will win the Asian championship twice in a row and the world championship twice at youth levels.
In September, North Korea won the U20 Women's World Cup. They won all seven matches, including two clean sheets.
Previously, in March, with the same squad, North Korea won the Asian U19 Women's Championship.
The achievements of the North Korean teams have surprised international media and fans. North Korean football representatives were absent from the international arena for 5 years and only returned at the end of 2023.
North Korea's men's football team has also done well. The team has qualified for the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with 2 points from the first 4 matches.
North Korea U17 topped the group, winning all 100% in the 2025 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers. Their U20 team also remained unbeaten, topping the group and conceding no goals in the AFC U20 Championship qualifiers.
TB (summary)