Despite having emerged champions in 2010, Korea Republic will only be making their fourth appearance in the tournament, having missed the previous edition.

The East Asian side, however, will enter the tournament optimistic of their chances after a third-place finish in the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024.

Casey Phair will their focal point and if the United States-based striker is fully fit - having endured a stop-start campaign in the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup - Korea Republic be confident of starting with three points.

Colombia, however, will not be pushovers as they will look to go one better after emerging runners-up in the 2022 edition.

It was the first time they had advanced to the knockout stage in five appearances and Nikol Rojas - who scored three goals as Colombia finished runners-up to Brazil in the South American U-17 Women’s Football Championship 2024 - will spearhead their challenge.

Venue: Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo

Kick-off: Wednesday, 19:00 (UTC-4)