2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
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The 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Arabic: كأس العالم للسيدات تحت 17 سنة المغرب 2025; French: Coupe du Monde Féminine U-17 de la FIFA Maroc 2025) was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Morocco from 17 October to 8 November 2025. This was the first FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to be held in Africa and the second Arab country to host it after Jordan in 2016. It was also the first edition to feature 24 teams. This was the first of five consecutive FIFA U-17 Women's World Cups to be held in Morocco, set to be played annually until 2029.[1]
| كأس العالم للسيدات تحت 17 سنة المغرب 2025 Coupe du Monde Féminine U-17 de la FIFA Maroc 2025 | |
|---|---|
Dreams in the Making | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 17 October – 8 November |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 2[+] (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Korea (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 175 (3.37 per match) |
| Attendance | 72,762 (1,399 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yu Jong-hyang (8 goals) |
| Best player | Yu Jong-hyang |
| Best goalkeeper | Valentina Murrieta |
| Fair play award |  Spain |
← 2024 2026 → | |
North Korea were the defending champions, having won a record third title in 2024. They successfully retained the title, beating first-time finalists the Netherlands.
Host selection
Morocco was announced as the 2025–2029 Women's U-17 World Cups host country following the FIFA Council meeting on 14 March 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.[1]
Calendar change
Expansion
On 14 March 2024, FIFA decided to expand the tournament to 24 teams.[1] The slot allocation was as follows:
Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Morocco, who qualified automatically as the host nation, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. Due to the expansion, the slot allocation was officially confirmed on 15 May 2024.[2]
Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Norway and Samoa made their debut at this tournament, with the Samoans participating in their first ever FIFA competition.
Costa Rica and Italy returned after a 11 year absence, they both came back after last qualified in 2014. Paraguay and Cameroon qualified for the first time since 2016 and 2018 respectively. Canada, China, France and hosts Morocco returned to the World Cup after one tournament drought.
Dominican Republic, England, Kenya and Poland failed to qualify after taking part in 2024.
| Qualifying tournament | Team | Qualification date | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | ||||
| Nominated teams by AFC[a] |  China |
13 September 2024 | 4th | 2012 | 2022 | 1 | Group stage (2012, 2014, 2022) |
 Japan |
9th | 2008 | 2024 | 9 | Champions (2014) | ||
| North Korea |
8th | 2008 | 2024 | 2 | Champions (2008, 2016, 2024) | ||
 South Korea |
5th | 2008 | 2024 | 2 | Champions (2010) | ||
| Host nation |  Morocco |
14 March 2024 | 2nd | 2022 | 1 | Group stage (2022) | |
| 2025 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification |  Cameroon |
25 April 2025 | 3rd | 2016 | 2018 | 1 | Group stage (2016, 2018) |
 Ivory Coast |
1st | Debut | |||||
 Nigeria |
8th | 2008 | 2024 | 3 | Third place (2022) | ||
 Zambia |
26 April 2025 | 3rd | 2014 | 2024 | 2 | Group stage (2014, 2024) | |
| 2025 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification | Mexico |
5 April 2025 | 8th | 2010 | 2024 | 8 | Runners-up (2018) |
 United States |
7th | 2008 | 2024 | 5 | Runners-up (2008) | ||
 Canada |
6 April 2025 | 8th | 2008 | 2022 | 1 | Fourth place (2018) | |
 Costa Rica |
3rd | 2008 | 2014 | 1 | Group stage (2008, 2014) | ||
| 2025 South American U-17 Women's Championship |  Colombia |
18 May 2025 | 7th | 2008 | 2024 | 4 | Runners-up (2022) |
| Brazil |
21 May 2025 | 8th | 2008 | 2024 | 5 | Quarter-finals (2010, 2012, 2022) | |
 Ecuador |
2nd | 2024 | 2 | Quarter-finals (2024) | |||
 Paraguay |
4th | 2008 | 2016 | 1 | Group stage (2008, 2014, 2016) | ||
| 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |  New Zealand |
18 September 2024 | 9th | 2008 | 2024 | 9 | Third place (2018) |
 Samoa |
1st | Debut | |||||
| 2025 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship | Netherlands |
7 May 2025 | 1st | Debut | |||
 Norway |
10 May 2025 | 1st | Debut | ||||
 France |
11 May 2025 | 4th | 2008 | 2022 | 1 | Champions (2012) | |
 Italy |
2nd | 2014 | 1 | Third place (2014) | |||
| Spain |
14 May 2025 | 7th | 2010 | 2024 | 6 | Champions (2018, 2022) | |
- Notes
- Teams were nominated by AFC based on results of the last three editions of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup; Thailand 2017, Thailand 2019 and Indonesia 2024.[3]
Venues
The match schedule and venues were announced on 1 June 2025.[4] The Rabat metropolitan area hosted all matches.
Originally, the new Prince Héritier Moulay el-Hassan Sports Complex and the Al Barid Stadium had been officially selected to host the tournament, however the tournament was then held in two venues.
The official stadium name listed by FIFA during the tournament is shown below.[4]
| Rabat | Salé |
|---|---|
| Rabat Olympic Stadium[a] | Mohammed VI Football Academy (3 pitches) |
| Capacity: 21,000 | |
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- Notes
- Official name used: Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium.
Draw
The official draw took place on 4 June 2025 in Rabat. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. The teams were allocated based on their performances in the five previous U-17 Women's World Cups (with more recent tournaments weighted more heavily, using a points-based ranking system as outlined by FIFA). The host team, Morocco, was automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation were drawn so as not to meet each other in the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Squads
Players born between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Match officials
A total of 18 referees and 36 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament on 31 July 2025.[5] Originally, Katarzyna Wasiak was selected for the tournament, and latter replaced by her compatriot Meghan Mullen.
| Confederation | Referees | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC |  Lara Lee Veronika Bernatskaia |
Emma Kocbek Ramina Tsoi Heba Saadieh Suwida Wongkraisorn |
| CAF |  Josephine Wanjiru Yacine Samassa |
 Fidès Bangurambona Yara Abdelfattah Alice Umutesi Tabara Mbodji |
| CONCACAF |  Vimarest Díaz Lizzet García Janeishka Caban Alyssa Pennington |
Santa Medina Mayra Mora Jéssica Morales Aranza Quero Katherine Prescod Melissa Nicholas Meghan Mullen Kali Smith |
| CONMEBOL | Charly Straub Paula Fernández Verónica Guazhambo Milagros Arruela |
Fernanda Gomes Antunes Anne Gomes de Sá Nataly Arteaga Mayra Sánchez Joselyn Romero Viviana Segura Mariana Aquino Vera Yupanqui |
| OFC |  Torika Delai |
Allys Clipsham Natalia Lumukana |
| UEFA |  Hristiyana Guteva Silvia Gasperotti Ewa Augustyn Alina Peșu Olatz Rivera |
 Ivona Pejić Emily Carney Heini Hyvönen Camille Soriano Nikolett Bizderi Giulia Tempestilli Irina Pozdejeva Eliana Fernández Linda Schmid Svitlana Grushko |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place on 3 June 2025.
All times are local, MST (UTC+1).[4]
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[6]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Morocco (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Italy | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Brazil |
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Paniagua  32' |
Report | Iseppe 83' |
| Costa Rica | 1–3 | Morocco |
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| Moya 90+5' |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2–0 | Mexico |
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| Cameroon | 3–4 | Netherlands |
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| North Korea | 2–1 | Cameroon |
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| Kim Won-sim 75', 90+8' |
Report | Tiwa 45+2' |
| Netherlands | 0–1 | Mexico |
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| Report | Reyes 87' |
| Netherlands | 0–5 | North Korea |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | China |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Norway |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| United States | 5–2 | China |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1[a] | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1[a] |
- Fair play points: South Korea –1, Ivory Coast –13.
| South Korea | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Jang Ye-yun 83' (pen.) |
Report | Ouedraogo 2' |
| Spain | 5–0 | South Korea |
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| Ivory Coast | 0–3 | Colombia |
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| Report |
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| Ivory Coast | 0–3 | Spain |
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| Report |
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| Colombia | 1–0 | South Korea |
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| Crawford 73' |
Report |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Zambia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Japan | 3–0 | New Zealand |
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| Paraguay | 4–1 | New Zealand |
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Report | Pugh 30' |
| New Zealand | 0–4 | Zambia |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.
| Tie-breaking criteria for third-placed teams |
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The ranking of third-placed teams was determined as follows:[6]
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Zambia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | D | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | A | Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | B | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | C | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time is played and a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winners.[6]
- Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:
| Third-placed teams qualify from groups |
1A vs |
1B vs |
1C vs |
1D vs | ||||||
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| A | B | C | D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B | |||
| A | B | C | E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
| A | B | C | F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
| A | B | D | E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
| A | B | D | F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
| A | B | E | F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
| A | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E | |||
| A | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F | |||
| A | C | E | F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
| A | D | E | F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
| B | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E | |||
| B | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
| B | C | E | F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F | |||
| B | D | E | F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
| C | D | E | F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E | |||
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 28 October – Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 November – Rabat | ||||||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 29 October – Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 5 November – Rabat | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 October – Rabat[a] | ||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 November – Rabat | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October – Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 November – Rabat | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October – Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2 November – Rabat | ||||||||||||||
| France (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||
| 28 October – Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (p) | 2 (7) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
| 5 November – Rabat | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (p) | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October – Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | Third place match | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November – Rabat | 8 November – Rabat | |||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico (p) | 0 (5) | Brazil | 1 (1) | |||||||||||
| 28 October – Salé[a] | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 (4) | Mexico (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| North Korea | 6–1 | Morocco |
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|
Report | Ferkous 89' |
Quarter-finals
| North Korea | 5–1 | Japan |
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Report | Nakamura 8' |
Semi-finals
| Brazil | 0–2 | North Korea |
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| Report | Yu Jong-hyang 44' (pen.), 52' |
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Mexico |
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| Touzani 69' |
Report |
Third place match
Final
| North Korea | 3–0 | Netherlands |
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Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:[7]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Jong-hyang |
Kim Won-sim |
Rosalie Renfurm |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Yu Jong-hyang |
Kim Won-sim |
Giulia Galli |
| 8 goals | 7 goals | 5 goals, 1 assist 445 minutes played |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Valentina Murrieta | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Spain | ||
Goalscorers
There were 175 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
Kim Won-sim
5 goals
Giulia Galli
Noa Fukushima
4 goals
Zhou Xinyi
Carlota Chacón
Nyanya Touray
3 goals
Gi Iseppe- Giovanna Waksman
Julia Amireh- Daniela Feria-Estrada
- Melisa Kekić
Queen Joseph
Claudia Martínez- Ri Ui-gyong
- Lauren Malsom
2 goals
- Evelin
- Kaylane
Lys Tiwa- Fang Zhenzhu
- Zeng Yijie
London Crawford
Thaïs Gallais- Anna Copelli
- Rachele Giudici
- Caterina Venturelli
- Konoha Nakamura
Citlalli Reyes
Mayssa Baha
Rochelity Dap- Liv Pennock
- Ri Kyong-im
- Claudia Barrios
- Silvia Cristóbal
- Anna Quer
- Micayla Johnson
Victoria Mbali
1 goal
- Allyne
- Divine Ntsongo
- Yolande Zoua
- Mya Angus
- Olivia Chisholm
- Gabriela Istocki
- Lacey Kindel
- Marika Martineau
- Amy Medley
- Chloe Taylor
- Chen Ruilin
- Song Yu
- Ana Sofía Clavijo
- Ella Martínez
Naima Moya- Lucía Paniagua
Maite Zambrano- Rachael Adedini
- Maïssa Fathallah
- Luna Laboucarié
- Camille Marmillot
- Eléna Moreira da Rocha
- Léa Morissaint
- Benedetta Bedini
- Giulia Robino
- Sofia Verrini
N'Sira Ouedraogo- Yuna Aoki
- Ua Ono
- Niko Shikida
- Honoka Sunaga
- Berenice Ibarra
- Dounia El Mesmoudi
- Maissane Ferkous
- Aymee Altena
- Ranneke Derks
- Lina Touzani
- Tess van der Vliet
Katie Pugh- Shakirat Moshood
- Azeezat Oduntan
- Pak Rye-yong
- Ri Hyo-yang
- Ri Jin-a
- Alison Bareiro
- Kiara Florentín
Jayde Eldredge- Makea Leonard
Jang Ye-yun- Iraia Fernández
- Julia Torres
- Meila Brewer
- Maddie DiMaria
- Ellie Kocher
- KK Ream
- Mak Whitham
- Mercy Chipasula
- Masela Sekeseke
1 own goal
- Evelin (against Mexico)
- Fabiana Alfaro (against Morocco)
- Maite Zambrano (against China)
- Océane Moreau-Tranchant (against Canada)
- Imène Diyen (against North Korea)
- Maren Groothoff (against North Korea)
- Harriet Muller (against Zambia)
Ebba Niss (against Ecuador)- Mia Afoa (against Canada)
- Nana Malanda (against Paraguay)
- Mary Nyangu (against Paraguay)
Marketing
Emblem
The official emblem was revealed on 3 June 2025.[8]