Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1:00 p.m. CT, streaming on ViX Premium with live minute-by-minute coverage from RÉCORD.
- Mexico advanced by defeating Paraguay 1–0 on a Berenice Ibarra first-half goal, with a 79th-minute VAR handball review not penalized.
- This is Mexico’s first U-17 Women’s World Cup quarterfinal in seven years, after exits in 2014 and 2016 and a 2018 advance on penalties.
- Italy enters on four straight wins, including a rout of Nigeria, and is regarded as one of the tournament’s top attacks with 14 goals.
- Coach Miguel Gamero stressed reclaiming control and vigilance against Italy’s direct play, while Bárbara del Real and Fernanda Monroy cited concentration, communication and mental strength.