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The 2024 U-17 Women’s Football World Cup begins this Wednesday in the Dominican Republic. The Brazilian team, led by Simone Jatobá, makes its debut this Thursday, the 17th, against Zambia. The team is in Group D, which in addition to having the Africans from first gamecompeting for a place in the knockout stages with Japan and Poland.
The tournament will be held in the Dominican Republic between October 16th and November 3rd. Brazil has never won the competition, which had its first edition in 2008 and North Korea and Spain are the biggest champions, each with two titles. South Korea, France and Japan each have an achievement.
Spanish force at the base
Spain is the current world champion at youth level, in addition to having won the adult title in 2023. With 1-0 against Colombia in 2022, the Spanish women are now looking for their third title. The first “mug” was in 2018, against the Mexicans, who ended up in second place.
Korean girls want tri
Another team looking for a third championship is North Korea. Champions in the debut edition in 2008, against the USA, they also won the title in 2016, against the Japanese. Against Brazil, the under-20 team won the World Cup in the category a month ago, so they were still champions afterwards.
Groups
Group A – Ecuador, Nigeria, New Zealand and Dominican Republic
Group B – Colombia, South Korea, Spain and the United States
Group C – North Korea, England, Mexico and Kenya
Group D – BRAZIL, Japan, Poland and Zambia
Dispute form
There are 16 teams competing in the World Cup and they are divided into four groups. The two best advance to the quarterfinals, with the best in group A facing the second best in group B, just as the best in B faces the second best in the first group in a single game, until the final, on November 3rd.
