Vinotinto will seek qualification against Nigeria for the round of 16 of the FIFA U20 World Cup

Published at: 04/09/2024 11:32 PM

Venezuela and South Korea tied this Wednesday for the second round of the Group Stage at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup — Colombia 2024 in a match played at the Techo Stadium in Bogotá.

With this result, Vinotinto still has a chance of getting into the top two finishers in their group to secure their way to the Round of 16, or to advance the other way, with one of the four places corresponding to the best third, depending on different results.

With the result achieved at the Techo stadium in Bogotá, the Asians are third with one point, the same amount as Vinotinto, which is the last by goal difference. The leaders are the Germans with six units, followed by Nigeria with three.

The Koreans will seek their qualification against A Lemania in Techo on Saturday, while the Venezuelans will play everything against Nigeria at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali.

With this tie, Venezuela scored its first point in the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, after recording four losses in the same number of games so far.

Mariana Barreto, Marianyela Jiménez and Floriangel Apóstol were the top finishers of the Vinotinto FIFA U20 Women's World Cup 2024 and CONMEBOL U20 Women's 2024, with 34, 32 and 31 shots respectively.

Karelis Alvarado made eight interceptions against South Korea. Counting the 2024 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup and CONMEBOL U20 Women's 2024, it's the maximum for a Venezuelan soccer player in a match of those competitions in the category.

Gabriela Angulo was the leader in Venezuela in this match in takeoffs (5), contested air duels (4), recoveries (8, along with Marianyela Jiménez), total passes (43) and correct passes (23).

Mazo News Team