Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Montevideo: A pair of second-half strikes from Jordyn Huitema and Lara Kazandjian led Canada to a 2-0 victory over Korea Republic in Group D at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 and sealed their qualification to the quarter-finals.
The result meant Korea Republic's hopes of advancing to the knockout stage were dashed as the East Asians had also lost their opening match to Spain.
Korea Republic started the match on top, creating the majority of the goalscoring chances. Captain Cho Mij-in came closest to breaking the deadlock when her shot from the top of the penalty area struck the crossbar.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Colonia Del Sacremento: DPR Korea bounced back from a heavy opening defeat to Germany by convincingly seeing off USA 3-0 and reigniting the charge to reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018.
Amid an early downpour in Colonia Del Sacramento, USA initially shone through, but it was a short-lived supremacy as they were washed away as the reigning champions kicked into gear midway through the first half. The left flank was where the Koreans found most of their joy.
The first instance came when Choe Kum-Ok - a consistent thorn in the Americans' side - forced keeper Angelina Anderson into a save, with Ko Kyung-Hui unable to capitalise on the resulting loose ball.
However, they didn't make the same mistake five minutes later. Ri Kum-Hyang pounced after an almighty scramble in the USA box and the No 5 tucked away the opener.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Maldonado: A rampant Japan got their FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup campaign back on track, thrashing South Africa 6-0 at Estadio Domingo Burgueño on Friday.
Haruka Osawa and Sara Ito provided two goals apiece, while Tomoko Tanaka and Yuzuki Yamamoto also got on the scoresheet as the Little Nadeshiko returned to their devastating best to completely outclass their opponents.
With four points from their opening two matches, Japan are now a single point away from sealing a sixth consecutive appearance in the knockout stage, with their fate to be determined in Tuesday's final group stage clash against Mexico.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Montevideo: Korea Republic's 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup campaign got off to a forgettable start, as they suffered a comprehensive 4-0 loss at the hands of Spain at Estadio Charrúa on Wednesday.
Appearing in the competition for the first time since 2010, Hur Jung-jae's side were well beaten by a Spanish side whose commanding display, featuring three second-half goals, was among the most impressive seen in Uruguay thus far.
FC Barcelona's Claudia Pina provided two goals, while Eva Navarro and Paola Hernandez scored one apiece for Spain, whose dominance was clear in nearly every statistical category.
Gwak Ro-yeong struck the woodwork early, but it took current European U-17 champions Spain just 17 minutes to take the lead, when Navarro's off the ball run down the left hand side went unnoticed by the Korean defence, leaving the Spanish captain with the simple task of beating Kang Ji-yeon from 10 yards.