2-0 Brazil, 5-1 Japan! After advancing to the U17 World Cup finals for the second consecutive year, the North Korean women’s football team has secured its title defense.

While many traditional strong teams are still struggling with the replacement of old and new players and the gap in youth training, North Korean football has risen strongly in world youth competitions. In the ongoing U17 World Cup, both men's and women's football teams have shown dominance beyond expectations: the women's football team has advanced to the finals for the second consecutive year, and the men's football team has also beaten Germany to top the group. This relatively mysterious football force from East Asia is telling the world with victory after victory: the quality of North Korea's youth training is definitely worth re-recognizing.

The North Korean women’s football team is so strong! Reached the U17 World Cup finals for two consecutive years, and once again kept a clean sheet in the semifinals. In the last two U17 Women's World Cups, North Korean girls dropped a "blockbuster" in world football. Last year, they fought back as dark horses, defeated six players in five stages, and finally won the championship trophy. And now, just a year later, the North Korean women's football team has returned to the final stage again, with an even higher gold content. Looking at their scores from the group stage to the current final, you will know how terrible this team is.

Won all 3 games in the group stage, scoring 9 goals and conceding only 1 goal, sweeping all opponents!

Defeat Mexico 2-0: Facing Latin American teams with exquisite skills and good ball control, the North Korean women's football team completely suppressed their opponents in high-pressure pressing and quick transitions, a clean victory.

2-1 defeated Cameroon: The African team with strong physical confrontation and high impact was also helpless in front of the North Korean girl.

5-0 bloodbath in the Netherlands: Facing the powerful European teams, the North Korean team's speed and execution completely stunned their opponents.

If the group stage is just an appetizer to show strength, then the knockout round is the beginning of the North Korean women's football team's shocking world football: 1/8 finals: 6-1 Morocco, this is a crushing strength, almost losing suspense from the beginning. Quarter-finals: 5-1 Japan. This is the pinnacle dialogue at the Asian level. The Japanese U17 women's football team is recognized as the best in the world in terms of technology and youth training system, but this time it was completely suppressed by North Korea. In the semi-finals, they defeated the Brazilian team 2-0, and once again advanced to the finals with a clean sheet. They have entered the U17 World Cup finals for two consecutive years, which is enough to be proud of the world-class youth training system.

It is worth mentioning that the North Korean women’s football team’s final opponent was the Netherlands, which was swept 5-0 in the group stage. The opponent must be holding back the energy for revenge, but judging from the current state of the North Korean women's football team, as long as they perform normally, defending the title is almost only a matter of time.

In addition, the North Korean men’s football team also performed quite well. In the U17 World Cup, the North Korean men’s football team had 1 win, 1 draw and 4 points, beating the German team and temporarily ranking first in the group. The U17 Men's Football World Cup was held in Qatar, and the North Korean team was divided into a death group: Germany, Colombia, and El Salvador. First game 5-0 El Salvador: full firepower, devastating. Second game 1-1 Germany: Confronted with the first goal but still managed to equalize in the 81st minute.

The second game against Germany is the real gold-rich battle. Germany has always been the benchmark for youth training in the world. The U17 level is particularly good at strength and high-pressure pressing. Although the North Korean team fell behind, they never lost their rhythm and continued to create threats through intensive pressing and quick counterattacks. Finally, the key equalizer was completed in the 81st minute, tying the European giants 1-1. Being able to go head-to-head with Germany and still score points, this game completely proved that the North Korean U17 men's football team is by no means a flash in the pan.