The Spanish team faces an early final in the quarterfinals of U20 World Cup which is celebrated in Colombia. The one in Sonia Bermudez They will face their ‘black beast’, a Japan who already took the title from them in the 2018 final in France, although La Rojita later managed to get revenge in the final 2022 World Cup in Costa Rica by winning 3 -1 with great joy. Salma Paralluelo.
Both teams are currently big favorites for the title, having dominated the competition in recent editions.
Spain came away with a complete victory after winning its three group stage games, against the United States, Paraguay and Morocco, and after defeating Canada 2-1 in the round of 16. The Japanese also did their best in the group stage. to finish off the leaders and beat Nigeria in the previous round 2-1. The winner will face the winner of the match between the Netherlands and Colombia.
“We had a very complex team, that wanted to have the ball like we did. “It was very dynamic and had a lot of quality,” he explained yesterday. Bermudez.
La Roja suffered more than expected against Canada in the round of 16 to come back and win 2-1. Sonia Bermúdez’s team was superior throughout the match, but the lack of effectiveness took a serious toll on them until the reaction was achieved thanks to goals from Jone Amézaga in the 65th minute and Silvia Lloris in the 80th minutes.
The team noticed and prepared well. He left the city of Cali to live in Medellín, where he is preparing the final stage towards his second title in the category. The current champions are looking to maintain their hegemony.
The Japanese have fueled the tournament with their scoring ability: they have 15 goals in their first four games, while the Spanish have scored seven.
To advance in the competition they had to compete against New Zealand, Ghana and Austria in the group stage, where they achieved a perfect score. Later, in the round of 16, they did not have an easy time against Nigeria, but they unlocked the match with goals from Miyu Matsunaga and Maya Hijikata, However, Olushola Shobowale managed to beat goalkeeper Akane Okuma.
Possible lineups:
Spain: Eunate Astralaga; Judit Pujols, Sandra Villafañe, Silvia Lloris, Aicha Camara; Sara Ortega, Olaya Enrique, Lucia Corrales, Maite Zubieta, Julia Bartel and Jone Amezaga.
Japan: Akane Okuma; Uno Shiragaki, Raika Okamura, Nana Kashimura, Rio Sasaki; Aemu Oyama (d.76, Suzu Amano), Shiomi Koyama, Manaka Matsubuko; Miyu Matsunaga, Maya Hijikata and Rihona Ujihara.
Referee: To determine.
Stadium: Atanasio Girardot in Medellín.
Time: 01:00 on Monday
Source: La Verdad
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