By Reinaldo Oliveros
06 Sep 2024, 15:38 PM EDT
United States and Paraguay, both three points behind Spain who with a perfect record are already in the round of 16 of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, will decide the second place in Group C this Saturday at the Techo stadium in Bogotá.
The North American players and the Albirrojas left the city of Cali, where they played their first two matches, and in which both lost to Spain and beat Morocco. And this Saturday they will decide whether to move to the club of the 16 best at the altitude of Bogotá.
The United States, three-time champions of the tournament, are ahead of Paraguay on goal difference and will secure a spot in the second round in the event of a tie.
A draw will be enough for Paraguay to qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.
As a background, The United States and Paraguay have faced each other once, with the Stars and Stripes team winning 6-0 in the group stage of the 2018 competition.
Spain and Morocco, for their part, will play in Cali the other match of the group in which the Iberians They will seek to close this first phase with a full nine points and confirm their good form in the World Cup against a rival that is bottom without any points and that will need a miracle to have a chance of reaching the knockout phase.
Venezuela plays everything against Nigeria
Venezuela and Nigeria will play this Saturday at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali qualification for the round of 16 of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia on the last day of Group D, in which Germany will host South Korea at the Techo stadium in Bogotá.
The Europeans lead the group with six points, followed by African women with three. Asian and South American women occupy the last place with just one unit.
The Vinotinto, led by Italian Pamela Conti, comes from a 0-0 draw with South Korea, a match in which they showed a better face than against the Germans and in which they earned their first historic point in the tournament.
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