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U-20 WWC 2024: Quarterfinals Highlights – The USA, Korea DPR, Japan, and Netherlands Advance

Full knockout bracket for the 2024 FIFA U-20 WWC

On Sunday, September 15th, the quarterfinals stage of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup began with a rather pedestrian 1-nil victory for Korea DPR over Brazil and ended with the USA stunning Germany by scoring two goals in less than 90 seconds(!) during the last minutes of second-half added time and then besting Germany 3:1 in the penalty shootout.

The middle two matches of the day both went to extra time. In the earlier match, the Netherlands came back twice against host Colombia and then won the penalty shootout 3-nil. And, in the later match, Japan needed a stoppage time goal from Hiromi Yoneda to eliminate the defending champions, Spain.

Thus, on Wednesday, the USA will face Korea DPR in the first semifinal (5:30 p.m. EDT) while Japan will take on the Netherlands in the later semifinal (9:00 p.m. EDT). Both matches will be shown live on FOX Sports 2 and will stream live by Telemundo Deportes (including on NBC.com).

U-20 WWC 2024: Quarterfinals Schedule — USA-Germany Kick-Off Time Changed to 9:00 p.m. EDT

On Sunday, September 15th, the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup resumes with all four quarterfinal matches, but with a twist!

Due to a change in schedule that was only announced on Thursday, the USA’s quarterfinal match against Germany will now kick off at 9:00 p.m. EDT, which is two hours later than originally planned. The USA-Germany match will be shown live on FOX Sports 2 and can also be streamed via NBC.com (direct link) and the NBC Sports app.

One other match will also be bumped to a later start time: Netherlands-Colombia will now start at 5:30 p.m. EDT.

U-20 WWC 2024: Round of Sixteen, Day One – Highlights

The first-ever Round of Sixteen at a FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup has not lacked for drama. Two matches went into extra time, including the USA’s drama-filled 3:2 victory over their southern neighbors, Mexico. Brazil also needed a full 120 minutes to defeat Cameroon, though the game-winning goal came less than 20 seconds into the first period of added time. Also, Spain needed a comeback victory over Canada, while host Colombia defeated Cameroon on just a single Linda Caicedo goal. And that was just the first day of Round of Sixteen matches.

Here are the video highlights for Wednesday’s matches, with a brief recap of the USA-Mexico match, plus the schedule for Thursday.

U-20 WWC 2024: Match Day 3B – Highlights and Group Standings

On Saturday, September 7th, three more teams secured their spots in the Round of Sixteen at the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Among those teams were the USA, who had a dominant 7-nil victory over Paraguay.

Also, Korea Republic upset Germany 1-nil to earn a slot as one of the best third-place teams, and Nigeria defeated Venezuela 4-nil, which gave the African side a second-place finish in Group D, behind Germany, who had already locked up a spot in the knockout phase.

In Group C, Spain, who were already guaranteed advancement, finished its group stage at maximum points, thanks to its 2-nil victory over Morocco. Meanwhile, the USA claimed second place over Paraguay, who are still mathematically alive as one of third-place teams, but will need favorable results on Sunday.

With the USA’s second place finish in Group C, they will face its Concacaf rival, Mexico, who are the second place team from Group A, on Wednesday, September 11th, at 9:00 p.m. EDT. That match will be shown live on FOX Sports 2.

Here are the match highlights and goals summaries for the day’s four matches, plus the final standings for Group C and Group D, along with the ranking of third-place teams

U-20 WWC 2024: Final Group Match Day Advancement Scenarios

The third match day of the group stage at the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia gets underway on Friday, September 6th.

With the expansion to 24 teams and the addition of a Round of Sixteen, four of the third-place teams from the groups will also advance to the knockout stage, instead of just the top two teams from each group.

This post summarizes what teams have already qualified for the Round of Sixteen, which teams can advance automatically advance as one of the top two teams, and where teams could finish depending on the results of the final set of group matches.

U-20 WWC 2024: Match Day 2B – Highlights and Group Standings

On Wednesday, September 4th, Group C and Group D played their second group stage matches of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup.

In Group C, both the USA and Spain won their respective matches 2-nil. The USA’s victory over Morocco gives it a crucial goal difference advantage over Paraguay, who loss to Spain. The USA are now in a good position to advance as the second-place team in the group. Meanwhile, Spain, who are on 6 points, has secured advancement to the Round of Sixteen.

Over in Group D, Germany also secured advancement, thanks in part to its 3:1 win over Nigeria. The other match, between Korea Republic and Venezuela ended in a scoreless draw.

Here are the match highlights and goals summaries for the day’s four matches, plus the standings for Group C and Group D, along with some brief discussion of advancement scenarios.

U-20 WWC 2024: Match Day 1B – Highlights and Group Standings

On Sunday, September 1st, eight more teams began their campaigns at the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, including the USA and defending champions Spain, who faced off against each other.

Here are the match highlights and goals summaries for the day’s four matches, plus the standings for Group C and Group D.

U-20 WWC 2024: Official Squad Lists Released + Summary Stats and Notables

Earlier this week, FIFA released the official squad lists for this year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup, which is hosted by Colombia and kicks off on August 31st.

Here is a Google Sheets version of the squad lists, which is converted from the original PDF file (FIFA.com). (Update, 30-Aug-2024: Brazil, Colombia, and Japan have each replaced a player. See the “Notes” page of the spreadsheet for more details.)

Of the 24 teams in this year’s tournament, the United States Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team is the 4th oldest, based on median age, and the 2nd tallest team, based on median height. Only the Netherlands has a higher median height.

Out of 504 total players, 71 are based in the United States, with 47 currently playing for NCAA Division I teams. In all, 14 teams have at least one USA-based player.

Eleven of the US-based players are full professionals who compete in the NWSL: In addition to the 8 USA players, the other NWSL pros are forward Amanda Allen of the Orlando Pride, forward Milly Clegg of Racing Louisville, and midfielder Manaka Matsukubo of the North Carolina Courage, who play for Canada, New Zealand, and Japan, respectively.

For the complete tables of comparative age and height statistics, keep reading…