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After victory against Korea Republic, check out when Nigeria's Falconets will take on tournament favorites Germany in their 2nd FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup game.
The Falconets of Nigeria defeated Korea Republic 1–0 thanks to a spectacular late goal by Flourish Sabastine in Bogota in their group opener at 11th FIFA U20 Women's World Cup.
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02:25 - 02.09.2024
Falconets 1-0 Korea: Flourish Sabastine gives Nigeria winning start to FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup
A late goal by Flourish Sabastine gives the Falconets of Nigeria a 1-0 win against Korea Republic to start the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.
The victory also put the Falconets in a strong position to advance to the Round of 16 of the competition.
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00:05 - 02.09.2024
Germany warns Falconets - Beat Venezuela 5-2 ahead of facing Nigeria
Germany is not at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to play, beat Venezuela 5-2 ahead of facing Nigeria's Falconets in their 2nd group clash.
Falconets beat Korea
In a match between two formidable teams that knew each other well, opportunities were few and far between.
However, Nigeria had the better of the chances, especially in the second half that was played at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.
On the quarter-hour mark, the Asians—who had lost to Nigeria in a group phase match in the previous competition in Costa Rica by a single goal—nearly took the lead, but Shukurat Oladipo was able to make a crucial stop.
In the 28th minute, Nigerian goalkeeper Shukurat Bakare failed to save a pull-out attempt, allowing the Koreans to create a chance to score.
Amina Bello and Sabastine had their attempts in the opposition box denied in the second half.
The breakthrough would come when substitute Sabastine cut the ball from the right side to strike the upright and roll into the net for the game's lone goal.
The Falconets' next game is a Wednesday night matchup at the same location against the three-time champion German team.
The Germans defeated Venezuela in their group opener and will be favorites to win against Nigeria.
Germany beat Venezuela
With a 5-2 thumping of Venezuela, Germany made a decisive start to their pursuit of a fourth FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.
Zdebel, who only had one assist, edged Bender, who scored two goals, to win Player of the Match.
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Falconets Head Coach Chris Danjuma already stated that his team are not focused on Germany but on getting it right against Korea Republic in their opener.
At the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Germany had only lost two of their previous 20 group matches, sending a warning to their other group opponents.
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Falconets at U-20 route to FIFA
After defeating Tanzania and Burundi on an aggregate they snapped one of Africa's tickets to the championship this year.
The Falconets failed to defend the African Games gold settling for a silver medal.
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In their first friendly game, they had a decent outing against Australia before suffering a loss to Mexico.
Nigeria at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The Falconets first appeared in the competition in 2002, when it was still known as the U19 Championship.
Since then, they have competed in Thailand in 2004, Russia in 2006, Chile in 2008, Germany in 2010, Japan in 2012, Canada in 2014, Papua New Guinea in 2016, France in 2018, and Costa Rica in 2022.
The competition welcomes 24 teams for the first time, and the Falconets know they must start battling hard from the first blast of the whistle in Bogota to have any hope of entering the Round of 16.
Falconets group opponents
The Falconets have already been drawn to play the Korea Republic, Germany, and Venezuela in that order in the group round.
Nigeria will play Germany three days later in their second group game at Bogota's 10,000-seat Estadio Metropolitano de Techo.
On September 7, they play Venezuela at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali in their last group stage encounter.
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Falconets vs Korea Republic Time and where to watch
The Falconets of Nigeria take on Germany in their second tournament encounter at Bogota's 10,000-seat Estadio Metropolitano de Tech
The game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
The game will be available on Supersport and will kick off 11 PM Nigerian time.
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