DPR Korea will start as the obvious favourites, having defeated Japan in their most recent meeting in the final of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026™ final.

It was a one-sided win, with Ji Yun Nam's side cruising to an emphatic 5-1 win in May.

Head coach Ji is confident there will only be one outcome on Wednesday, victory for his side with either Brazil or Nigeria their opponents in Saturday's final.

DPR Korea showed how clinical they can be in the 3-0 quarter-final win against the United States, with Ji applauding their overall performance.

"All of our players played exactly the way we hoped against the US. Now we focus on beating Japan to achieve our ultimate goal of winning the World Cup.”

Japan, however, ended a run of four consecutive quarter-final exits by defeating Ghana 1-0 and head coach Sadayoshi Shirai proud of the determination shown by his players.

Shirai is now eyeing revenge, with DPR Korea having ended Japan's dreams in the 2025 edition as well as this year's AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, with the head coach already having a plan.

“We lost to them in the Asian Cup, so I think we'll need to keep the ball better while pushing forward towards goal if we're going to beat them.”

Japan v DPR Korea
Venue: Mohammed VI Football Complex (Rabat)
Kick-off: Wednesday, 15:00 (UTC+0)