Six Countries Qualify for U-17 Women’s World Cup Quarter-Finals as Nigeria Advance

According to a report by Daily Post on Thursday, October 29, 2026, six countries have secured places in the quarter-final stage of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, with Nigeria and China becoming the latest teams to progress.

The qualified nations are Nigeria, China, Brazil, Venezuela, North Korea and Ghana, following their performances in the Round of 16. Nigeria’s Flamingos booked their place in the last eight with a 2-1 victory over Mexico on Thursday. The Nigerian side produced a strong performance to overcome their opponents and continue their campaign at the tournament.

Oluebube Umejiaku opened the scoring five minutes before half-time with a finish from inside the penalty area, registering her third goal of the competition. The Flamingos maintained their attacking pressure after the break, and Mary Dunstan doubled their advantage in the 71st minute with a powerful strike.

Mexico attempted to fight back and reduced the deficit through Emily Delgado deep into stoppage time. However, Nigeria held on to secure the victory and confirm their progression to the quarter-finals.

China also advanced on Thursday after overcoming France in a penalty shoot-out. The encounter ended goalless after regulation time, leaving the two teams to battle for qualification from the spot.

China eventually prevailed in the shoot-out to join the other five confirmed quarter-finalists. Their victory ensured that France missed out on a place in the last eight despite keeping the contest level throughout normal time.

Brazil, Venezuela, North Korea and Ghana had also secured qualification before the latest matches, bringing the number of confirmed quarter-finalists to six. The remaining Round of 16 fixtures are expected to determine the final two teams to complete the quarter-final line-up.

Spain will face the United States of America in one of the remaining matches, while Japan will take on Kenya. Both encounters are scheduled to take place later on Thursday. The outcomes of those fixtures will establish the complete list of teams progressing to the next stage of the competition.

With two Round of 16 matches still to be played, attention will turn to Spain, the United States, Japan and Kenya as they compete for the final available places in the quarter-finals.