The U17 World Cup was an upset! The U.S. Women’s Football Team lost 7-8 to the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, and all four teams in China’s group were eliminated

In the 1/8 finals of the U17 Women's World Cup that ended in the early morning of October 29, the last third-place team, the United States, was eliminated with a penalty shootout with a total score of 7-8. As a result, all four teams in Group C of the Chinese women's football team were eliminated after the 1/8 finals.

As a strong team in this World Cup, the United States team won all 3 games in Group C and defeated the Chinese team 5-2 to win the first place in the group. The Dutch team is a fourth-tier team. After ranking behind North Korea and Mexico in Group B, it was very thrilling to qualify as the third best of the four groups.

In this 1/8 finals, the US team is naturally the favorite. However, only 3 minutes into the game, the Dutch women's football team took the lead in breaking the deadlock with an assist from Touzani to Pennock. Changing sides and fighting again, in the 57th minute, the US women's football team finally equalized the score. Sydney Schmidt assisted Mikayla Johnson to score, and the score became 1-1.

After that, neither side made any achievements within the regular time. In the subsequent penalty shootout, both sides scored in the first six rounds. In the suffocating seventh round, the American team's Sadler missed a point, while the Dutch team's Van der Vliet hit a hit. In the end, the Dutch team eliminated the American team with a total score of 8-7 and advanced to the top 8.

The Dutch women's football team will wait for the winner between Spain and France to compete for a top four spot.