DPRK team advances to round of 16 in 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea belonging to the Group E beat the Portuguese team 2:0 and the Costa Rican team 4:0 and played the last match with the Colombian team on the 13th (local time).
While pressing hard upon the opponent team with fierce attacks, Choe Rim Jong, No.11 of the DPRK team scored the first goal in the 11th minute and Choe Yon A, No. 10 succeeded in scoring goals in succession in the 81st minute (penalty kick) and in the 85th minute (penalty kick), beating the opponent team 3:0.
As a result, the DPRK team got 9 points in total, came first in its group and advanced to the round of 16.