On Monday, September 2nd, the final eight teams of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, including Concacaf side Costa Rica, played their first matches of the tournament.
Here are the match highlights and goals summaries for the day’s four matches, plus the standings for Group E and Group F.
Match Highlights
Korea DPR 6, Argentina 2
Korea DPR goals: Pak Mi Ryong (6′), Jon Ryong Jong (10′), own goal (45’+2), Hyang Sin (47′), Choe Il Son (75′), Choe Kang Ryon (90’+2)
Argentina goals: Kishi Nunez (45’+5, 82′)
Additional Links: FIFA Match Page, FIFA Highlights
Ghana 1, Austria 2
Ghana goal: Stella Nyamekye (90’+1)
Austria goals: Hannah Fankhauser (12′), Nicole Ojukwu (71′ PK)
Additional Links: FIFA Match Page, FIFA Highlights
Japan 7, New Zealand 0
Japan goals: Maya Hijikata (16′, 38′), Chinari Sasai (38′, 90’+1), Aemu Oyama (45′), Shinomi Koyama (60′), Miku Hayama (75′)
Additional Links: FIFA Match Page, FIFA Highlights
Costa Rica 0, Netherlands 2
Netherlands goals: Veerele Buurman (24′), Eva Oude Elberink (76′)
Additional Links: FIFA Match Page, FIFA Highlights
Group Standings
The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of Sixteen, along with the four best third-place teams.
Group E
- Japan: 3 points, +7 goal difference, 7 goals scored
- Austria: 3 points, +1 goal difference, 2 goals scored
- Ghana: 0 points, -1 goal difference, 1 goal scored
- New Zealand: 0 points, -7 goal difference, no goals scored
Group F
- Korea DPR: 3 points, +4 goal difference, 6 goals scored
- Netherlands: 3 points, +2 goal difference, 2 goals scored
- Costa Rica: 0 points, -2 goal difference, no goals scored
- Argentina: 0 points, -4 goal difference, 2 goals scored
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