China thrashes Norway in U-17 Women's World Cup opener

RABAT, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- China kicked off its campaign at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with a 5-0 victory over Norway in Group C here on Saturday, thanks to braces from Zhou Xinyi and Fang Zhenzhu.

Facing Norway, runners-up at this year's UEFA U-17 Women's Championship, China dominated from the start as Chen Ruilin opened the scoring with a direct free kick in the 15th minute.

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