The semi-final pairings of the U-17 World Cup feminine that is disputed in Morocco. Three of the four qualified teams have had to resort to penalty shootouts to advance to the penultimate round of the tournament.
Thus, on Wednesday, November 5, the two semi-finals will be played in the Rabat Olympic Stadium: Brazil-North Korea (4:30 p.m. Spanish peninsular time) and Netherlands-Mexico (20:00 hpe). The grand final will be held on Saturday, November 8 (8:00 p.m.), and before (4:30 p.m.) the match for third and fourth place will be played.
This Sunday, November 2, Netherlands won on penalties (6-7) after finishing 2-2 in their match against the french teamexecutioner of Spain in the round of 16, also thanks to shots from eleven meters in a duel that ended in a goalless draw. Mexicofor its part, also knocked down the team of Italy (5-4) after finishing their confrontation with 0-0 on the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, the Brazil-Canada quarterfinals, also had to be resolved from the fatal point (5-4) in favor of the ‘canarinha’, after the duel between both teams ended without goals.
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North Korea, three-time world champion and current winner, defeated on Saturday Japan (5-1) in their quarterfinal match of the U-17 World Cup and comes even closer to repeating the title. It should be noted that the North Koreans had already recorded another win (6-1) in the round of 16 against the host Morocco.
