Colombia Defeats South Koreaโ 1-0, Secures Spot in U-17 Women’s World Cup Round of โข16
Colombia’s U-17 Women’s National Team defeated South Korea 1-0 on October 25, 2025, securing their โqualification for the Round of 16 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World cup. The decisive goal came in the 73rd minute โfrom substitute Crawford, breaking a tense deadlock.
Heading into theโค match, โColombia held second โplace inโ Group E with 3 points and aโค -1 goal difference, trailing group leader Spain (6 points, +9 goal difference). A win for Colombia would โguarantee advancement to theโข next stage, โคwhile a tie would leave their fate dependent on the result โof the โฃSpain vs. Ivory Coast match.
Matchโ Highlights:
* Second Half Changes: โ In the 46th minute, โColombia substituted โคCortรฉs and Martรญnez for Crawford and Todd.
* Minute 61: Todd attempted a shot from mid-range.
* First Half: The first half ended scoreless, with South Korea โdominating possession and Colombia focusing โon defense.
*โค Minute 33: Martรญnez delivered a deep ball โwithโ a poor finish.
* minute 25: South Korea began to โtire, allowing Colombia to gain momentum.
* Minute 17: Colombia’s first attack of the match.
* Minute 16: โข A deflectedโ free kick attempt from South Korea.
* Minute โข13: โ Colombia adjusted its โขformation, with โCortรฉs working hard on the flank.
* Minute 10: Colombia struggled under South Korea’s high pressure.
Groupโ E Standings:
As of October 25,2025:
* Spain: 6 points (+9 goal difference) – Qualified
* Colombia: 6 points (-1 goal difference) – Qualified
* โคIvory Coast: 1 point (-3 goal difference)
*โ South Korea: 1 point (-5 goal difference)
lineups:
The Colombiaโข National Team (@FCFSeleccionCol on Twitter) announced their starting lineup priorโค to theโ match.โ [See embedded Tweet for visual].
What’s โคNext:
Colombia advances to the Round of 16. Their final standing in the group, and subsequent opponent, will depend on the outcomeโฃ ofโ the Spain vs. Ivory coast match.
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This is how our Colombia Women’sโ Under 17 Team willโข form to face ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea in the third matchโฃ of the FIFA World Cup.#LaSeleNosUne๐จ๐ด pic.twitter.com/cR5sXtNixY
– Colombia National Teamโข (@FCFSeleccionCol) October โ25,2025