The Chinese U17 women s football team unfortunately stopped at 16 points and gained a lot from the powerful opponent.

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In the 1/8 finals of the 2025 U17 Women's World Cup, the Chinese team lost to the Brazilian team 0 to 3 and was eliminated. Throughout the game, the Chinese team created many good opportunities, but unfortunately failed to gain any. In this competition, the Chinese team achieved its goal of qualifying from the group, and also showed its own characteristics when fighting against strong opponents, which is a full harvest.

In this knockout match with the Brazilian team, the girls of the Chinese U17 women's football team were a little nervous and were a little slow to enter the state. In the first 3 minutes, taking advantage of the Chinese team's unsteady footing, Brazil's Keirane took the lead with a sudden shot from a small angle in the penalty area.

After conceding the goal, the Chinese team launched a fierce attack, but missed opportunities one after another. In the 8th minute, Yu Tianzhen's single shot was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper due to an excessive angle. Three minutes later, Zhou Xinyi's shot was blocked by the crossbar. Then Zhou Xinyi's powerful shot in the penalty area was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Chen Yuying suffered a head injury and was replaced by Zhang Kecan, which disrupted the Chinese team's defense deployment. In the stoppage time of the first half, Zhang Kecan committed a foul and the opponent's Campillo knocked the ball away. The Chinese team, eager to equalize the score in the second half, pressed hard and gave the opponent more opportunities. In the 6 minutes from 52nd to 57th, the team conceded two more goals and was eventually eliminated 0-3.

From the statistics and process of the whole game, the gap between the two sides is not as big as the score. Although the Chinese team fell behind 5 to 11 in the number of shots, they had 4 shots on target, which was only 3 fewer than their opponents. And these four shots on target almost resulted in goals, but the opponent's goalkeeper Morganti was too brave in this game.

In the group stage of this U17 Women's Football World Cup, the Chinese team defeated the strong enemy Norway 5-0 in the first game. In the second game, they lost to the last third-place team United States 2-5 despite scoring first. In the final game, they won the Ecuador team 4-0 and qualified for second place in the group. This is also the first time that the Chinese team has reached the knockout stage of the U17 Women's World Cup, creating new history.

Although they failed to make it through the knockout stage, the performance of the Chinese girls was impressive enough. The team led by Wang Hongliang emphasizes rapid passing and transition. With sufficient preparation, the team does not suffer from stage fright. Regardless of whether they face any opponent, whether they are ahead or behind, they play vigorously and without confusion.

At the same time, the Chinese U17 women's football team performed well in this competition. Zhou Xinyi, who wears the No. 10 jersey, scored in 3 group matches and contributed 4 goals and 1 assist. She is also the biggest threat to the Chinese team against the Brazilian team and is called "Little Sun Wen" by fans. In addition, captain Song Yu, Zeng Yijie, Yu Tianzhen and others have also left a deep impression on the outside world, and they are likely to start studying abroad in the future.

As a third-tier team, the Chinese U17 women’s football team has achieved its goal of qualifying for the group this time. The loss to the Brazilian team allowed the Chinese girls to see the gap and hope. The Chinese women's football team of this age group has demonstrated its own characteristics when competing with powerful opponents in world football.

(Text/Changle)