The USA fell to China, 3-2, in the final Group E match at the 2026 Under-17 Women’s World Cup, setting up a date with Spain in the quarterfinals on Thursday. St. Louis phenom Maddie DiMaria scored her 11th goal of the tournament to break Michelle Akers’ women’s record for the most goals in a FIFA tournament.
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Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Maddie DiMaria, two games, 10 goals
The USA beat Kenya 6-1 for its second win at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Salé, Morocco. St. Louis phenom Maddie DiMaria had six goals against Samoa — the most at a FIFA women’s championship of any kind — and four in the first half against Kenya.
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U.S. Under-17 Women’s World Cup roster
Head coach Ciara Crinion named the 21 players who will represent the USA at the Under-17 Women’s World Cup Oct. 17-Nov. 7 in Morocco. Loradana Paletta, who plays in NYCFC’s boys academy, is the youngest at age 15. Back with the team is forward Carolina Reyna, who will become the third member of her family to play in a U-17 World Cup after older brother Gio (2019) and her father Claudio (1989 when it was still a U-16 tournament).
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U.S. U-17 women’s national team roster
U.S. U-17 women’s national team head coach Katie Schoepfer has chosen 24 players, all born in 2010, for a training camp Sept. 7-14 at U.S. Soccer’s new center in Fayetteville, Ga. The squad includes the daughters of former U.S. internationals Frankie Hejduk and Zak Ibsen.
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USYNT: U-17 women rout Canada on Maddie DiMaria hat trick
The USA finished three-game training camp ahead of Coach Ciara Crinion naming her roster for the 2026 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco with a 4-1 win over Canada. Maddie DiMaria of St. Louis Scott Gallagher scored a hat trick after UNC freshman Amari Manning, who played youth ball for New Jersey club PDA, opened the scoring. The USA also beat Chile, 1-0, and tied Mexico, 1-1. For complete lineups for all three games …
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YOUTH SOCCER: U.S. U-17 women will hold final camp before team picked for World Cup
Ciara Crinion will look at 24 players in Fayetteville before she names her roster for the 2026 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.
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Youth Soccer Roundup
The draws were held for the U-20 Women’s World Cup and U-17 Men’s and Women’s Cups to be played in 2026.
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USA qualifies for 2026 Under-17 Women’s World Cup
The USA defeated Puerto Rico, 4-0, to win its third consecutive match (32-0 aggregate) and take first place in its group at the Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers.
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U.S. under-17 women’s national team roster
The U.S. under-17 women’s national team is in Spain, where it will play two matches.
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‘Joy to beloved motherland’: North Korea soccer glory fuels propaganda
North Korea is basking in its dominance of women’s youth soccer after a third World Cup title in just over a year.