Women’s youth teams claim third World Cup in a year
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North Korea is basking in its dominance of women's youth football after a third World Cup win in just over a year, sporting success that is being used to justify the secretive state's political system.
A 3-0 win against the Netherlands in Morocco on Saturday saw the North Koreans lift a second successive Women's U-17 World Cup, and fourth in all, following their victory 12 months ago.
The back-to-back U-17 triumphs came after North Korea, which is largely closed off to the outside world, also won the Women's World Cup at under-20 level in September 2024.
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