Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Montevideo: In a year which has already delivered Japanese glory at the AFC Women's Asian Cup, Asian Games gold and a world title at U-20 level, all eyes now turn to the nation's youngest women's national team and their challenge for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018.
Champions in 2014, and runners-up two years ago in Jordan, Japan have a proud history in the competition, losing only two matches in five previous appearances and reaching at least the quarter-finals in every attempt.
They may have qualified as the third placed team in last year's AFC U-16 Women's Championship, but there is ample reason to believe the Little Nadeshiko can once again be among the contenders in Uruguay.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: DPR Korea, Korea Republic and Japan have revealed their FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads ahead of the competition's kick-off in Uruguay next Tuesday.
The three sides - who qualified as the highest finishers at last year's AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand - will look to extend an Asian stranglehold on the competition.
Four of the five previous editions of the competition have been won by Asian teams, and all three Asian qualifiers for Uruguay 2018 are former champions.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asian referees Casey Reibelt from Australia and Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita have been selected for the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018.
Also selected were assistant referees Makoto Bozono (Japan), Lee Seul Gi (Korea Republic), Naomi Teshirogi (Japan) and Truong Thi Le Trinh (Vietnam).
Asia will be represented by 2016 champions DPR Korea, runners-up Japan and Korea Republic in the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 which is on November 13 to December 3.
Referees: Casey Reibelt (Australia), Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan); Assistant Referees: Makoto Bozono (Japan), Lee Seul Gi (Korea Republic), Naomi Teshirogi (Japan), Truong Thi Le Trinh (Vietnam)
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Zurich: Asia’s three successful FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018 qualifiers have discovered their path to potential glory at the tournament’s official draw ceremony.
AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 winners DPR Korea will be joined at the global finals by Korea Republic and Japan, who finished second and third respectively in Thailand last September to qualify.
All three nations have previously been champions of the competition, with Asian sides lifting the trophy in four of the five editions since the inaugural staging in 2008.