Nigeria joined Germany on Saturday in the list of teams qualified for the round of 16 of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Group D, while South Korea entered the fight to advance as one of the best third-placed teams and become one of Colombia’s possible rivals.
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In Techo, the South Koreans achieved a vital victory to stay in the competition, defeating Germany 1-0 in Techo, with a goal from Park Seo-Jong, in the 22nd minute. The attacker outpaced the two opposing centre-backs to score alone.
Despite the defeat, the Germans qualified in first place in the group, with six points and a better goal difference than Nigeria, who beat Venezuela 4-0 at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali.
This is how Nigeria defeated Venezuela in Cali
Nigeria’s first goal came in the 22nd minute when Chiamaka Okwuchukwu broke down the right and then passed the ball back for Amina Bello to finish unmarked.
Okwuchukwu herself appeared to extend the lead with a header in the 29th minute.
The match was already a rout before the break, when Flourish Sabastine won the ball in the middle of the Venezuelan centre-backs and volleyed home in the 45+5 minute.
At the end of the match, at 90+3, Joy Igwokbe caught the Venezuelan goalkeeper too far ahead and beat her with a shot from more than 30 meters.
South Korea is left with four points and zero in goal difference, waiting to see what happens in the other groups to see if it can qualify. It could be a rival of Colombia, which will face the third-placed team from groups C, D or E.
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