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Nigeria U17 vs North Korea U17: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, Friday, 23 October 2026: Nigeria U17 vs North Korea U17. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Nigeria U17 vs North Korea U17: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup
Round
Group B
Date
Friday, 23 October 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
15:00
Venue
Mohammed VI Football Academy, Sale

Match overview

On Friday, 23 October 2026, Nigeria U17 welcome North Korea U17 for a FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup fixture set to start at 15:00 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Group B" in FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup.

The match is scheduled to be played at Mohammed VI Football Academy in Sale. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Nigeria U17 in 3rd place (3 points from 2 matches) and North Korea U17 in 1st place (6 points from 2 matches). North Korea U17 hold a 3 points advantage over Nigeria U17 in the standings.

Nigeria U17 have scored 3 goals and conceded 2 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1. North Korea U17 are top of the table. North Korea U17 have scored 12 goals and conceded 1 goal in the league, a goal difference of +11.

Where the teams stand
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1North Korea U172200121+116
2Poland U17210137-43
3Nigeria U17210132+13
4Puerto Rico U17200208-80

Recent form

Nigeria U17: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-L-W), scoring 7 goals and conceding 7 goals.

North Korea U17: 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-W-W-W), scoring 22 goals and conceding 2 goals. North Korea U17 have won 5 matches in a row.

North Korea U17 arrive in better form, taking 15 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Nigeria U17.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Nigeria U1720 OctPuerto Rico U17H2-0W
Nigeria U1717 OctPoland U17A1-2L
Nigeria U1728 OctItaly U17A0-4L
Nigeria U1725 OctSamoa U17A4-0W
Nigeria U1722 OctFrance U17H0-1L
North Korea U1720 OctPoland U17H6-1W
North Korea U1717 OctPuerto Rico U17H6-0W
North Korea U178 NovNetherlands U17H3-0W
North Korea U175 NovBrazil U17A2-0W
North Korea U171 NovJapan U17H5-1W

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Nigeria U17 averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while North Korea U17 averaged 4.4 scored and 0.4 conceded.

North Korea U17 have the sharper recent attack, averaging 4.4 goals per game over their last 5 matches. North Korea U17 have been harder to score against, conceding 0.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.

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