This Wednesday the teams of Spain and Brazil but they finally met each other for the quarterfinals of U-20 Women’s World Cupwhere they also advanced Colombia and USA. Spain, the defending champion, had to work hard to achieve this with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Canada, while Brazil needed 120 minutes to beat Cameroon (3-1).
Colombia, the hosts, also suffered as a stubborn South Korea stood their ground and only the magic of Linda Caicedo gave the locals a 1-0 win. The Colombian’s celebration was special because he did it with his family, who were in the stands and enjoyed the subtlety of the player who put the ball between the post and the Asian goalkeeper. And the United States also suffered to leave Mexico on the road, which they finally gave 2-3, in extra time, in Bogotá. In this round of 16 rounds, 13 goals were scored for an average of 3.25 scores.
Spain now awaits its quarterfinal opponent, which will emerge from the winner of the match between Japan and Nigeria this Thursday.
In Cali, a superb goal by Linda Caicedo in the 64th minute qualified the Colombian team to the quarterfinals with a tight 1-0 win over South Korea. The balance is tilted towards Colombia thanks to the fact that they have more ambition and that allows those led by Carlos Paniagua to climb another step in the tournament.
South Korea threatened with dangerous shots from Soo-Jeong Park, they controlled the ball and in the second half they took control of the game. And, when things looked worse for the Colombians, the announcement came from Gabriela Rodríguez with a shot that deflected over the crossbar and a minute later the excellent goal from the Real Madrid player referred to in style, which got rid of the Colombians, gave them a tough victory. and sent them directly to the quarterfinals of the competition.
Las Cafeteras now await their quarterfinal opponent who will emerge from the winner of the match between France and the Netherlands this Thursday.
In Bogotá, a Dudinha double in extra time saved the Brazilian team against Cameroon on its longest night of the World Cup, where it won 3-1 in the round of 16 and is now a rival between North Korea and Austria is waiting. The match was marked by strong play and the Africans surprised their rivals, who now had a lot of difficulty in creating chances and could not find their best football.
Against all odds, the Africans went ahead with a double shot from Eto. The first was sent back by the upright but with the second he was able to beat Rillary’s goal. Recovering from the initial scare, the Brazilians quickly leveled with Priscila converting a penalty for a foul committed against her teammate Natália Vendito into a goal.
The Brazilians found little hope at half-time as they were unable to string together a goal-scoring game and even their rivals, so a 30-minute extension was necessary. That is Brazil’s salvation. In the first game of extra time he scored with a header. It was the desired 2-1 and the end came on a counterattack where Dudinha closed the account.
In the second game in Bogotá, which also went into overtime, forward Jordynn Dudley, of the Florida State Seminoles, allowed the United States to beat Mexico 2-3 and move on to the quarterfinals. The account for Americans was opened by Pietra Tordin, raised by Allyson Sentnor and closed by Jordynn Dudley. Montserrat Saldivar and Valerie Vargas scored for the Mexicans.
In the next stage, the rival of the Americans will be the winner of the match between Germany and Argentina.
Source: La Verdad
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