With all three of its group stage matches in the books, the USA are through to the quarterfinals of the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup following a 5-nil victory over Korea Republic.
In the other Group B match, Colombia took an early lead over Spain when Isabella Diaz collected a loose ball from a Spain player who slipped on a worn section of the pitch, dribbled toward goal and sent a low shot beyond goalkeeper Ziara Vega who could only partially deflect the ball with an outstretched hand. Spain would equalize in the second half from the penalty spot. Then, with about 30 minutes to go in regulation, Diaz slapped a Spain player on her upper chest and was sent off following a video support review. The match remain tied until about 15 seconds before the clock hit 90:00.
In Group A action, Nigeria, who like Spain, were already guaranteed to advance, struggled to score against the host, Dominican Republic. Of Nigeria’s 36 shots, just 3 were on target. Their breakthrough came just before the end of regulation when Shakirat Moshood’s long-range effort sailed beyond the reach of goalkeeper Jaylene Rondon.
Meanwhile, in Ecuador’s 4-nil victory over New Zealand, Caprice Chiuchiolo, who is a verbal commit for Grand Canyon University, notched a brace.
In the quarterfinals, the USA will face Nigeria for the second time in a row. In 2022, the USA fell on penalties to Nigeria, who ended up finishing third. The USA-Nigeria quarterfinal match will be on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Spain will play Ecuador on Sunday. That match will also kick off at 3:30 p.m. EDT
Match Highlights
USA 5, Korea Republic 0
USA goals: Mel Barcenas (1′, 47′), Kennedy Fuller (10′), Mary Long (68′), Maddie Padelski (87′)
Four of the USA goals were due to unfortunate errors by Korea Republic players:
- Barcenas (1′): A Korea Republic player whiffed on a pass. The ball rolled straight into the path of Barcenas.
- Barcenas (47′): The Korea Republic goalkeeper nonchalantly over-hit the ball as she was preparing to kick it long. Kimmi Ascanio challenged for the ball, then the goalkeeper kicked it straight into Ascanio, causing the ball to deflect over to Barcenas.
- Long (68′): A weak pass from a Korea Republic player was intercepted and passed to Long
- Padelski (87′): Padelski’s curling shot was partially stopped by the Korea Republic goalkeeper, but deflected over her head and across the goal line.
No USA players received any cards in the match. Going into the match, Kennedy Fuller and Jaiden Rodriguez each had one yellow card (PDF), which were both received in the Colombia match. Single yellow cards are cleared after the quarterfinals (Section 10.3 of the tournament regulations), so as long as Fuller and Rodriguez do not pick up a second yellow in the quarterfinal, then their yellow card counts will be reset to zero.
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Colombia 1, Spain 2
Colombia goal: Isabella Diaz (5′)
Spain goals: Amaya Garcia (58′ PK), Iris Ashley Santiago (90′)
Colombia red card: Isabella Diaz (63′)
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Nigeria 1, Dominican Republic 0
Nigeria goal: Shakirat Moshood (89′)
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Ecuador 4, New Zealand 0
Ecuador goals: Domenica Arboleda (41′), Caprice Chiuchiolo (43′, 49′), Dariana Moran (79′)
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Group Standings
Only the top two teams advanced from each group.
Group A
Standings:
- Nigeria: 9 points, +8 goal difference, 9 goals scored
- Ecuador: 6 points, +2 goal difference, 6 goals scored
- Dominican Republic: 1 point, -3 goal difference, 1 goal scored
- New Zealand: 1 point, -7 goal difference, 2 goal scored
Group B
Standings:
- Spain: 9 points, +8 goal difference, 10 goals scored
- USA: 6 points, +5 goal difference, 8 goals scored
- Colombia: 1 point, -3 goal difference, 2 goals scored
- Korea Republic: 1 point, -10 goal difference, 1 goal scored
Quarterfinals Schedule
For more details about how to stream these matches, see “Full Schedule with USA TV and Streaming Details for the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup”.
Saturday, October 26th
Nigeria vs. USA
- Kick-Off: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- TV: Universo and FOX Soccer Plus
- Streaming: Telemundo Deportes (NBC Sports / NBC.com)
Korea DPR vs. Poland
- Kick-Off: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- TV: FOX Soccer Plus
- Streaming: Telemundo Deportes (NBC Sports / NBC.com)
Sunday, October 27th
Spain vs. Ecuador
- Kick-Off: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- TV: FOX Sports 2
- Streaming: Telemundo Deportes (NBC Sports / NBC.com), FOX Sports
Japan vs. England
- Kick-Off: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- TV: FOX Soccer Plus
- Streaming: Telemundo Deportes (NBC Sports / NBC.com)
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