Spain Beats Japan, Wins FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

Nigeria finish tournament as 5th best side
August 29, 2022
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Spain emerged winners of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica on Monday morning (West African time) as they defeated champions Japan 3-1 in the final at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose.

The Spaniards were unbeaten in the tournament to lift the title which is their first at the U-20 level.

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In the third-place match played on Sunday night, Brazil thrashed Europeans champions, Netherlands 4-1 to claim the competition’s bronze medal.

The final rankings at the tournament placed Nigeria in fifth place as the best of the quarter-finalists after their 2-0 defeat in the nanda, of Netherlands.

Esther Onyenezide finished joint-third on the goalscorer chart with three goals.

The teenage attacking midfielder fell behind tournament top goalscorer Spain’s Inma Gabarro (7 goals) and Japan’s Maika Hamano (4 goals).

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Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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