In the first round of the Women's U17 World Cup, China defeated Mexico 2:1 and got off to a good start to the tournament. According to the schedule, China's second opponent is Colombia, and the opponent's strength is far from being comparable to the last runner-up Mexico, and we have a good chance of winning. If China successfully wins Colombia and wins two consecutive group stages, it will basically lock in the qualification. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese women's football team has participated in the U17 World Cup many times, but has never broken through from the group stage, and now that it can qualify from the group, then it is the first time to make history, when CCTV CCTV5+ will broadcast the showdown between the two sides live at 19 pm on October 15.
Since April this year, the women's U17 team has not rested, has been playing in the women's first division, and has scheduled a number of warm-up games during the off-season. In the last 10 matches, the women's U17 team has a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, and the overall performance is relatively good. At the end of September, the women's U17s played a warm-up match with Sweden, which they lost 1:3. However, this is expected, the Swedish women's football team is the world's top comprehensive strength team, coupled with the introduction of the European men's football league system in recent years, the development speed is extremely fast, the youth training talent is numerous, we are indeed difficult to match.
In the first match of this World Cup, the women's U17 team scored with a penalty and a one-handed chance, and was later pulled back by Mexico, but the girls were very tenacious and held the score and successfully got off to a good start. The women's U17 team has attracted widespread attention from the outside world, thanks to the Chinese women's football team winning the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, more and more domestic support and help for this sport, the youth training system has finally been further developed, and more girls are willing to step into the green field, which means that there are successors in the Chinese women's football team, and their performance at this stage is also worthy of the expectations of the outside world.
However, the women's U17 has basically been training with domestic clubs for half a year, while the Colombia U17 has been playing national team competitions, including many strong European and American opponents, with very strong experience and morale. In the South American Women's U17 Championship in March, Colombia won all three games in the group stage with 1-0, 2-0 and 3-0 wins over Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile. However, in the first round of knockouts, Colombia U17 faced the mighty Brazil Under-17 and were eliminated by one goal, but the team's overall performance was excellent and widely recognized.
Moreover, Colombia U17 have a record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches, having just drawn with Mexico's U17 and losing to Spain in the first round of this tournament. If Colombia U17s are aiming to qualify, they must win in the second round, and they will definitely fight with the Chinese women's U17s. Considering that the overall strength of the Chinese women's football team is not completely dominant, coupled with the opponent's recent good form, this game will be much more difficult than expected. Of course, if the Chinese women's football team can win this difficult victory, this is undoubtedly exciting, these U17 girls are the future of the Chinese women's football team, if they win, it is the best gift to Shui Qingxia!