North Korea’s under-20 women’s soccer team reached the final of the FIFA World Cup with a hard-fought win over the U.S. on Wednesday, showcasing the country’s ability to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the strongest teams in the world at the youth level.

The DPRK women edged the encounter in Colombia by a score of 1-0, continuing their dominance in a tournament that has seen the team outscore every other participating nation.

After an end-to-end start that saw both teams come close to scoring, forward Choe Il Son notched her fifth goal of the tournament in the 22nd minute to set up