U-17 Women s Football World Cup: China 0-3 Brazil missed the quarterfinals, the opponent s goalkeeper made many mistakes

The 2025 U-17 Women's Football World Cup started a showdown in the top 16 last night and this morning. The four teams with the best results in the past three Asian Minor Championships played together. China was lucky to qualify. In the group stage, North Korea won all 3 games, Japan won 2 and drew 1, China advanced to the top 16 with 2 wins and 1 loss, and South Korea finished at the bottom of the group with 1 draw and 2 losses. Three Asian teams begin their knockout rounds.

The Chinese women's football team has performed poorly in the past few U-17 World Cups. It failed to qualify for the last one. In 2022, it had 1 win, 2 losses, scored 2 goals, and conceded 4 goals, and was eliminated at the bottom of the group. This year's warm-up matches performed well, with 4-1 Cameroon, 5-1 Morocco, and 5-0 New Zealand, which gave people hope. In the main match, the 5-0 victory over Norway in the first game was exciting. The 2-5 loss to the United States in the second game was a bit bitter. In the third round, they defeated Ecuador 4-0 and advanced to the top 16 with second place in the group. They advanced to the knockout rounds of this event for the first time in history. Of course, this is also related to the expansion of the World Cup.

In this game, China is facing a competition with the Brazilian women's football team. Brazil won second place in Group A in the group stage. It won the host Morocco 3-0 in the first game, drew 1-1 with Costa Rica in the second game, and lost 3-4 to Italy in the final game. It is a powerful South American team.

In the first half, the two teams exchanged offense and defense, but China threatened to shoot many times to no avail. Only 3 minutes into the game, the Brazilian midfielder made a long pass. After receiving the ball from the right, he broke through to the bottom line of the penalty area and volleyed into the net from a small angle. The goalkeeper reacted a beat slower [0-1]. Then Yu Tianzhen missed the opportunity with a single shot, Zhou Xinyi cut in and the opponent's goalkeeper miraculously blocked the shot. Zhou Xinyi used the speed to run out of the opportunity and then turned around and shot low to no avail. In stoppage time, China knocked down the opponent from behind and was sentenced to a penalty kick. Brazil took the penalty and kicked it away. China 0-1 Brazil at halftime, and both sides were injured.

In the second half, China changed two players in a row. In the 53rd minute, Brazil shot from the penalty area and hit the dead center, creating a world wave and expanding the score [0-2]. In the 58th minute, the opponent quickly counterattacked with a cross from the backcourt. After a scramble in the midfield, he drove straight into the penalty area and shot low through the crotch and into the net [0-3]. In the final stage, Xu Yue's header in the small penalty area was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.

After the game, China 0-3 Brazil, missing the quarterfinals. In the four games, the Chinese team's goals and assists list is as follows: Zhou Xinyi 4 goals and 1 assist, Chen Ruilin 2 goals and 1 assist, Zeng Yijie 2 goals and 1 assist, Fang Zhenzhu 2 goals, Song Yu 1 goal, and He Yuanqi 1 assist.

The match between the United States and the Netherlands is ongoing. Later, North Korea will face Morocco, Italy will face Nigeria, Spain will face France in the evening, Mexico will face Paraguay, Canada will face Zambia, and Japan will face Colombia. The quarter-finals will be held from the night of November 1st to the early morning of the 3rd, the semi-finals will be held from the late night of November 5th to the early morning of the 6th, the third-place match will be held on the night of November 8th, and the championship battle will be at three o'clock in the morning on November 9th.

In addition, the three U-17 Women’s Football Asian Cups from 2026 to 2028 will be held in Suzhou.