North Korea's women have won back-to-back U-17 World Cup titles after defeating the Netherlands 3-0 in Morocco. It was the fourth time that the country has won the competition. With the country's U-20 team winning their third  World Cup  in 2024, North Korea's women have cemented their status as the dominant force in women's youth football. But what is it that makes a state that, according to the United Nations, "does not have any parallel in the contemporary world " so good at youth football? "