North Korea won the FIFA U-17 Women's Football World Cup. The scheduled 90 minutes of the final match of the tournament ended in a 1-1 tie early Monday morning. North Korea later beat Spain 4-3 in the tiebreaker. The team won the Under-17 World Cup for the third time.
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42 days ago, North Korea's girls beat Japan to win the U-20 World Cup title . It was also the U-20 women's third title. North Korea is now the most successful team in the tournament along with Germany and USA.
North Korean goalkeeper Park Joo Gong performed brilliantly throughout the match in the final at the Felix Sanchez Stadium. Spain's girls have been denied three times. Also blocked a shot in the tiebreaker. Spain's other shot went wide of the goal.
The first half of the two teams ended in a goalless draw. Spain took the lead in the second half. In the 61st minute, Celia Rodriguez's cool finish gave the Spanish girls the lead. After 5 minutes, North Korea equalized. They equalized with Il Chong John's goal in the 66th minute. Since there were no more goals, the game went to a tiebreaker. There, North Korea defeated Spain to win the title.