The Colombian women’s team youth returns to the country this Monday around noon after reaching the quarterfinals of the Costa Rica Youth World Cupafter falling to Brazil 1-0 on Saturday, in the quarterfinals.
The team could not fulfill its dream of reaching the final, but it left good feelings with this international participation, reaching the quarterfinals, which showed that it had climbed a new step in the evolution of the Women’s Footballwhich on this occasion achieved feats such as having defeated Germany in a historic event.
However, the defeat against Brazil was a heavy blow for the team, especially since there was a feeling that this was the moment to finally be able to beat the Brazilians, who could only win by one goal in any case. “Colombia entered the field very passively, we let a lot of Brazil come to us and as a result of that came that foul inside the area, because we were watching Brazil play. In the second half they took risks, changes were made… The team was brave, they went out looking for the game, but unfortunately we didn’t find the goal”, said the DT Carlos Paniagua.
Colombia bids farewell to the Women’s World Cup after overcoming group B as first, in which they not only beat the Germans, but also tied with Mexico and New Zealand. His game, despite some punctual failures in the defensive zone and the non-completion of goal opportunities, excited the country and managed to excite with a more impressive presentation in the tournament.
“It’s sad to leave the World Cup, we had a dream to continue advancing, but that’s football, and we faced a great rival. It is now, to talk to the girls and tell them that we represent the country well, ”said the DT.
However, the team received thousands of congratulations for what they did, the effort, the courage and the bravery to take on these games. On the other hand, the player Linda Caycedowith two goals, took all the praise for the performance he showed.
Linda, 17, came to the World Cup after being the best player in the Copa América with the senior team and aroused great worldwide enthusiasm for her performances with the U-20s, such as the two goals she scored against New Zealand, when she even Fifa praised her performance and compared her to other figures who have been in the Youth World Cup, such as the Brazilian Marta or the American Megan Rapinoe.
To think about the sub-17
Coach Carlos Paniagua will now focus on preparing for the U-17 World Cup, whose original venue was India and which is now in limbo, because Fifa suspended that country’s federation. For that tournament, the Colombian coach will be able to count on seven of the 21 players he took to the U-20 World Cup: Linda Caicedo, Gabriela Rodríguez, Ana María Guzmán, Karla Torres, Juana Ortegón, Stefanía Perlaza and Mary José Álvarez.
Meanwhile, local soccer players are waiting for official announcements about the 2023 Women’s League, which is expected to have competition throughout the year. In turn, Cali and America have in their sights the dispute of the Copa Libertadores, which starts on October 13, in Ecuador.
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