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South Korea became the only Asian team to be eliminated from the group stage of the 2025 U-17 Women s World Cup. Korean media were deeply disappointed.

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The group matches of the 2025 U-17 Women's World Cup held in Morocco have all ended. Three Asian teams, Japan, China, and North Korea, successfully advanced to the top 16, while the South Korean team was eliminated at the bottom of the group with a record of 1 draw and 2 losses. It became the only Asian team to fail in the group stage of this tournament, triggering disappointment from the domestic media.

The Korean U-17 Women's Team left the World Cup without winning a single game.

The U-17 Women's World Cup group stage held in Morocco has been settled, and all top 16 teams have been formed. Among them, the Japanese team performed well, qualifying first in the group with 2 wins and 1 draw, and will face Colombia in the round of 16. Among other Asian teams, China and North Korea also successfully broke through the group stage. This is the fourth time the Chinese women's football team has participated in this event and achieved a breakthrough in the group stage for the first time. The draw shows that North Korea will face the host Morocco in the first round of the knockout round. According to the schedule, the Chinese team will face the Brazilian team in the 1/8 finals. The game is scheduled to be held at 11:30 pm on October 28.

Among the Asian legions, only the Korean team has a poor record. They have 1 draw and 2 losses and 1 point, ranking third in Group E and missing the knockout rounds. The South Korean team struggled in this tournament, scoring only 1 goal in 3 group matches, conceding 7 goals, and failing to win a single victory.

Japanese media reported on the 28th local time that this result attracted the attention of Asian media. The Chinese media "NetEase Sports" reported: "The South Korean team only scored 1 point in the group stage and ranked third, becoming the only Asian team to be eliminated."

South Korean local media were even more disappointed. South Korea's SPOTV NEWS" reported with the title "0 wins and elimination, failed to reach the top 16, the wall of the world is towering", and commented: "Although (the South Korean team) avoided the embarrassment of a total defeat, its performance of only accumulating 1 point was far from enough to get a ticket to the top 16." The media further analyzed that: "Through this event, the Korean team once again felt the high wall of the world stage. In physical confrontation and set-piece attacks Defense and other aspects clearly exposed the limitations of their abilities. "At the same time, it was pointed out: "The Korean women's football team has been steadily showing its presence in the Youth World Cup at all levels, but this time it became the only team among the Asian representatives that failed to win. "

Japanese media believed that in contrast to the achievements of other Asian teams, the Korean team's "premature ending" added a bit of regret and loneliness.

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