The Chinese and Spanish national teams secured their places in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Morocco 2026, following their victories today, Thursday, against Samoa (7-0) and Australia (3-1), respectively, at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé, in the second round of matches in Groups E and F.
In Group E, Fang Zhenzhu opened the scoring for China from a penalty kick (6th minute), before Xu Yue added two more goals (25th and 29th minutes), while Zheng Wendi scored a brace (39th and 57th minutes, the latter from the penalty spot).
The Chinese team continued their goal fest with goals from Liu Yushi (69th minute) and Yang Lan (76th minute), ending the match with a resounding 7-0 victory.
This victory allowed the Chinese national team to raise its points tally to six, temporarily taking the lead in Group E and securing its qualification for the Round of 16. The United States finished second with three points, while Kenya and Samoa occupied the third and fourth positions, respectively, with no points.
In Group F, Ángela Gálvez scored twice for Spain (10th and 66th minutes, the latter a penalty), while Elena Vizuete added another in the 16th minute. Freda Carabéris scored the lone goal for Australia in the 68th minute.
With this win, the Spanish players secured their place in the Round of 16 and topped Group F with six points, ahead of Chile and Australia, who each have one point. Mexico finished last with no points.
The second round of matches in Groups E and F continues this evening, Thursday, with two matches: the United States vs. Kenya and Chile vs. Mexico.
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