2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

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Squad announced for the first qualifying round announced
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It's a tough group, facing Spain, Austria, and Denmark

uefa.com Women's Under 17 (https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/)
2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Women's_Under-17_Championship)
2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Qualification (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Women's_Under-17_Championship_qualification)
2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Qualification Round 1 Group A6 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Women's_Under-17_Championship_qualification#Group_A6)
2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Qualification Round 2 Group B5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UEFA_Women's_Under-17_Championship_qualification#Group_B5_2)

[tetsujin1979]

First game against Spain kicked off at ten, currently 0-0
YouTube link in the tweet below
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[tetsujin1979]

Lost 4-1 to Spain, and then 4-0 to Austria in the second game
Need to beat Denmark in the final game on Wednesday to avoid relegation to League B in the second round

[tetsujin1979]

Lost the final game 3-2, and will be playing in League B in the second qualifying round next year
https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/match/2040879--republic-of-ireland-vs-denmark/

[tetsujin1979]

Won the opening game of Round 2 2-1 against Lithuania
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The game is still available at the link in the tweet, with the goals at 0;53:20 and 1:52:00
Second game in the group is against the Faroes on Wednesday, a win would see us top the group and playing in League A in the first round of qualifiers for the 2026 tournament

[tetsujin1979]

The second game of the group, against the faroe islands, was one of the craziest games of football I've watched, at at any level.
Needing a win to go back to league A, Ireland duly scored three times in the opening 20 minutes against the faroes, before they scored one, only for Ireland to score against to restore the three goal cushion. The faroes scored again before half time, making it 4-2 at the break, before two early goals from the opposition in the second half levelled the tie.
Finally, a brace from Ireland secured the win and qualification back to league A for next year's competition.
The game is available on the link below, and it's worth watching just for the variety of the goals - tap ins, long range finishes, set pieces, etc
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