The dramatic run of the United States Under-20 Women’s Youth National team in the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup will not continue to the final, as they have been forced to take a detour to the third-place match, as a result of their 1-nil loss against Korea DPR on Wednesday.
In the other semifinal, Japan defeated the Netherlands 2-nil, with both goals scored by Japan’s lone NWSL player, Manaka Matsukubo of the North Carolina Courage.
Japan, who will return to the final for the third straight U-20 WWC, face Korea DPR on Sunday, September 22nd, while the USA will play the Netherlands in the third-place match on Saturday, September 21st. Both matches will kick-off at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
USA 0, Korea DPR 1
Korea DPR goal: Choe Il Son (22′)
Additional Links: FIFA match page, FIFA Highlights
Japan 2, Netherlands 0
Japan goals: Manaka Matsukubo (55′, 83′)
Additional Links: FIFA match page, FIFA Highlights
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