FIFA U20 WWC Finale: Falconets’ conquerors Netherlands finish fourth; Spain win first title

The Nigerian women crashed out of the event within the quarterfinals, paving the best way for the Spaniards to romp to a historic triumph

The 2022 FIFA U-20 Ladies’s World Cup ended early on Monday morning, with Spain beating defending champions Japan 3-1 within the remaining on the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José.

The Spanish women had been unbeaten all through the event and confirmed their class in opposition to the Asian queens to carry their first-ever World Cup title at this degree.

Within the third-place match performed on Sunday night time, Brazil took the Netherlands to the cleaners, thrashing the Europeans 4-1 to say the competitors’s bronze medal.

It will be recalled that the Netherlands accounted for Nigeria’s exit from the World Cup event within the quarterfinals.

The Orange Women flogged the Falconets 2-0 on August twenty first to ship the African queens on a troublesome journey again residence.

The Netherlands had been, nonetheless, stopped within the semifinal by Spain after succumbing to a 2-1 defeat to the eventual champions on August 25.

The ultimate rankings on the event positioned Nigeria in fifth place as the most effective of the quarter-finalists.

The Falconets gained three video games and misplaced simply as soon as, scoring 5 targets and conceding three for a plus-two purpose distinction.

Thrilling Nigerian teen Esther Onyenezide completed joint-third on the goalscorer chart with three targets.

The teenage attacking midfielder fell behind event high goalscorer Spain’s Inma Gabarro (7 targets) and Japan’s Maika Hamano (4 targets).

Nigeria have by no means gained the U-20 Ladies’s World Cup. The Falconets have completed as runners-up twice, although, in 2010 and 2014.