The Chongqing Daping Middle School soccer team from China grabbed the world championship on April 12 when it beat Germany 8-6 after a penalty shootout in the final of the 2009 World Middle-school Student Soccer Tournament in Turkey.

The Chongqing Daping Middle School soccer team that China chose to represent the country in the championship knocked out Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, and Italy in the qualifier, and beat France 3-0 in the semifinal, reaching the final with 28 goals and no losses.

The student athletes maintained excellent defense in the final shootout with the German side, and their cool composure finally brought them a well deserved victory.

(Source: Chongqing Daily / Translated by womenofchina.cn)