FIFA World Cup Women"s U-17 Ends Saturday

On Saturday at 20:00 in Baku at the Republican stadium named after Tofig Bakhramov, the final match of the World Cup among girls aged under 17 (U-17) will be held between North Korea and France.

The finale will be preceded by the match for third place between Germany and Ghana. After the final match of the championship closing ceremony, a performance by world pop star Shakira is expected.

By organizing this championship, Azerbaijan has contributed to the development of women's football, Elnur Mammadov, Director of Infrastructure and IT of the Organizing Committee, said at today's press conference. "During the championship, we used all the resources and opportunities. Now we have a lot of experience and the potential for hosting such sporting events in the future," said Mammadov.

FIFA spokeswoman Anastasia Tsiklas expressed satisfaction with the organization of the championship. "An excellent infrastructure has been created. All the organizing work was performed at a high level. Unfortunately, the Azerbaijani team was eliminated early in the competition. However, taking part in this championship, your team has gained experience. Now we can say that there is a women's football team in Azerbaijan," said Tsiklas.

The Azerbaijani team lost all three matches in its group to the teams of Colombia - 0:4, Nigeria - 0:11, and Canada 0:1. -26C06-