9-0: Brazil panicked

The Brazil women’s under-20 team He has no regard for the loyalty of football Fiji this Saturday, on the opening day of world of the category, which was difficult but left comfort for the Colombian hosts, and left little taste for the Mexicans and Canadians, because they had to resign themselves to sign a draw.

Canarinha may have played a 27-minute game today, the time it took to score five goals against Bula Girls, but even if their foot was taken off the accelerator in the second half they had plenty of resources to produce a massive 9-0 in Medellin. The exhibition equaled the best result of the Brazilians in the history of the tournament, which celebrates its eleventh edition this year, as in 2016 they once again dealt another blow to another representative of Oceania, Papua New Guinea.

A few hours before, in the same stadium of Atanasio Girardot, the action in group B left a pyrotechnic 3-3 between France and Canada, which was a penalty for the North Americans, who were ahead 0-2, and a reward for steadfastness. of the Blues. After the first date, Brazil leads with 3 points, France and Canada follow with 1, and Fiji closes with 0.

Colombia overcomes nerves and delivers

The story in Group A looks unparalleled for the Mexican team, who at the end of the first half led Cameroon 0-2, but ended in disappointment by allowing a spirited reaction from the Indomitable Lions, who came to Colombia to play in the first World Cup. sub-20 of its history.

In a Nemesio Camacho El Campín stadium packed with 25,000 spectators, the Colombian team had to row against the current until the 58th minute, when they found the ‘Open Sesame’ to beat a rocky Australia 2-0.

Colombia added 3 points, two more than Cameroon and Mexico, while Australia closed with empty saddlebags. The Mexican team took only 3 minutes to break Cameroon’s resistance in the debut of both teams in the eleventh edition of the U-20 Women’s Soccer World Cup hosted by Colombia for the first time.

Atlas forward Marcia García left her mark by scoring the first goal of the tournament and also showed her candidacy to be the top scorer. Canadian striker Nyah Margaret Rose and Brazilian midfielder Lara Dantas also scored quickly, scoring in the 4th minute.

Just twenty days before turning 18, the left-footed Monserrat Saldívar gave himself a very special gift in his career: the first goal with the Mexican team at the World Cup in Colombia. Her goal was no fluke, as it extended the Tri Feminina’s lead over Cameroon to two in the Group A opener.

Saldívar’s rise has been just as rapid. And early development. His debut as a professional took place when he was only 14 years old in the ranks of América, on August 16, 2021. Since then, no one has taken his position from him and after three years he has shown that here he. to stay in the national team.

Twenty five goals and four scorers

The opening day started in full force with groups A and B, whose headquarters are Bogotá and Medellín, respectively. A 9-0 win by Brazil against Fiji, a hard-fought victory by Colombia (2-0) and two draws 3-3 and 2-2 marked the first round, leaving a total of twenty-five goals in four games for a high average of 6.2.

With two doubles, four players stand out as scorers. These are Brazilians Vitória Amaral and Natalia Vendito, Cameroon captain Naomi Leslie Ndjoah Eto and French forward Dona Marie Scannapieco.

The time has come for Spain, Venezuela and Paraguay

This Sunday, the city of Cali will be the theater of events for group C, where Spain, the current champion, will face the United States, and Paraguay will face Morocco in the second hour. In Bogotá, group D will be activated, first with the match between Germany and Venezuela, and then Nigeria against South Korea.