The reclusive nation's players have now won this event as well as the Under-20 Women's World Cup thrice each. Read more at ...

North Korea boasts a "dynamic pipeline of future stars", Asia's football chief said Monday, after they won a second Women's ...

Talent, discipline and a desire to please leader Kim Jong-un have helped propel North Korea’s youth footballers to two ...

Hundreds of people line the streets of North Korea's capital Pyongyang to welcome home the under-17 women's football team ...

North Korea's leaders turned to women's youth football, where the gap is more manageable. It's also why success at this level hasn't benefited the senior team over the years. This strategy is not ...

North Korea have won a record third Women's World Cup at under-17 level following a penalty shoot-out victory over two-time defending champions Spain in Santo Domingo.

North Korea's men have been to the World Cup ... said Kim had lent his "interest and support" to women's football. Heo put the teams' successes down to "their powerful physical conditioning ...

North Korea boasts a "dynamic pipeline of future stars", Asia's football chief said Monday ... "They're a very intense team," Spain midfielder Irune Dorado told the official FIFA website.

North Korea’s victory at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Sunday was just one of many successes the reclusive country has seen in women’s football on the international stage.