Bogota, Colombia – Japan, Netherlands, North Korea and Germany early on Friday completed the quarter-final line up at the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
The quartet join hosts Colombia, Spain, United States of America (USA) and Brazil in that round as the competition reached the exciting stage.
Their round of 16 matches ended as follows –
Japan 2-1 Nigeria,
France 1-2 Netherlands,
North Korea 5-2 Austria
Germany 5-1 Argentina.
This means that Japan, Netherlands, North Korea, Germany, Colombia, Spain, USA and Brazil are all quarter finalists.
The quarter-final fixtures which will take place on September 15, will feature the following matchups –
Brazil vs North Korea
Netherlands vs Colombia
Japan vs Spain
USA vs Germany.
Of the four African countries in the competition, Cameroon and Nigeria reached the round of 16, while Ghana and Morocco did not go beyond the group stage.
Here are all the previous winners, including runners-up and third-place finishers since the inaugural competition in Canada in 2002.
In Canada 2002
Champions: USA
Runner-up: Canada
Third place: Germany
In Thailand 2004
Champions: Germany
Runners-up: China
Third place: USA
In Russia 2006
Champions: North Korea
Runners-up: China
Third place: Brazil
In Chile 2008
Champions: USA
Runners-up: North Korea
Third place: Germany
In Germany 2010
Champions: Germany
Runners-up: Nigeria
Third place: South Korea
In Japan 2012
Champions: USA
Runners-up: Germany
Third place: Japan
In Canada 2014
Champions: Germany
Runners-up: Nigeria
Third place: France
In Papua New Guinea 2016
Champions: North Korea
Runners-up: France
Third place: Japan
In France 2018
Champions: Japan
Runners-up: Spain
Third place: England
In Costa Rica 2022
Champions: Spain
Runners-up: Japan
Third place: Brazil.
