Momoka Sano struck the winner as Akira Ijiri’s side clinched a record-extending seventh title, while defending champions DPR Korea were left to wonder how they lost a match they had largely controlled.
A slow-to start DPR Korea found their rhythm in the 12th minute when So Ryu Gyong’s strike from the edge of the area, pushed out by a diving Uruha Iwasaki, fell to Kang Ryu Mi, whose cut-back to Choe Rim Jong ended with the forward stabbing just wide of the right post from close range. .....
FT | 🇯🇵 Japan 1️⃣-0️⃣ DPR Korea 🇰🇵
— AFC Women’s Football (@TheAWCL) April 18, 2026
Japan clinch a record-extending 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙝 title! #U20WAC | #JPNvPRK pic.twitter.com/J6CqEeLtbq
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