U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018: Final Round Recap

Here’s how the quarter-finals shaped up following some wickedly dramatic moments in the final round. The most dramatic was the China vs Nigeria match. China needed to win vs Nigeria and Nigeria just needed a draw to go through to the quarter-finals. It looked like China had the win until the 90+5′ minute when Nigeria bagged the tying goal.

U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018: Round 2 Recap

After the second round, Netherlands and Germany are the first two teams to qualify for the quarter-finals and Haiti and Ghana are the first two teams heading home. If you are looking to tune in this weekend, Group C will have some high drama with Spain, Japan, and the USA battling for the two top spots.

U-20 Women’s World Cup 2018: Round 1 Recap

This is the entrance to the Stade de la Rabine in Vannes, France. Vannes is one of four host sites for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and can we all just agree it has the best stadium entrance. My internal history geek is freaking out right now.

Playmaker Showcase

I’ve brought you a couple great goals here and here, and a horrible tackle and one bloody nose here from the U-20 Women’s World Cup thus far. To wrap up the group stage, I’ll now bring you a few plays/playmakers deserving of some attention as well.

Friday’s Alright for Injuries

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Every football game carries equally the potential for the spectacular and for the horrific. Take the USA vs Brazil match last Friday during the U-20 Women’s World Cup. USA managed to secure the win with a late goal but not before plenty of bumps, shoves, and injuries were littered around the pitch. The worst injury involved USA midfielder Mallory Pugh, captured in the photo above. And if you think this photo looks bad, take a look at the video: