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Tanzania stun France to claim maiden win in FIFA U-17 Women’s WC

MARGAO: Tanzania stunned France 2-1 in the Group D fixture of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and registered their first victory in the mega event.

Tanzania, fresh from their disappointing 0-4 loss to Japan in their debut game, entered the field and displayed utter domination over their opposition.

Diana William Mnaly then soon converted her side’s domination into a goal in the 17th minute as she guided Aisha Juma Mnunka’s cross with a well-directed strike to hand her side an early 1-0 lead.

Assa Sidibé then botched a regulation header into handball which led the referee to award another penalty kick to Tanzania after VAR.

Having already failed to convert a penalty into a goal, Tanzania’s defender Christer Joh Bahera fired the ball cautiously into the top of the post and put her side into a commanding 2-0 lead in the 60th minute.

France then got a vital opportunity to quickly cut Tanzania’s lead to 2-1 as Lucie Calba made no mistake in converting the penalty into her side’s first goal.

Tanzania’s defence did tremendously well to keep France at bay for the rest of the game and blocked multiple attempts from the French side for an equalizer as the former side ran away with an astonishing 2-1 victory.

Meanwhile, in the Group C fixture, Colombia humbled China 2-0 after coming from a frustrating 0-1 loss to defending champions Spain.

Colombia’s Linda Caicedo stole the show for her side as she netted twice in the ninth and 23rd minute respectively to propel her side to a much-needed victory in the mega event.

The action-filled tournament is being telecasted live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel – A Sports and is simultaneously streamed on the digital platform of ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.

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Nigeria thrash New Zealand to claim first win in FIFA U-17 Women’s WC

GOA: Nigeria displayed utter domination in their second fixture of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup as they thwarted New Zealand 4-0 to register their maiden triumph of the mega event.

Nigeria, fresh from their disappointing 2-1 loss to Germany, entered the field and displayed utter domination over their opposition.

Omowunmi Bello then soon converted her side’s domination into a goal in the 16th minute as she guided Tunmininu Adeshina’s cross with a powerful header to hand her side an early 1-0 lead.

Miracle Usani fired a fairly harmless cross into Fern’s goal area, however, confusion between Feinberg-Danieli and Manaia Elliot resulted in the defender deflecting the ball past the keeper’s expected reach.

Usani, as a result, cherished her second goal of the mega event.

Nigeria maintained their dominance over New Zealand in the second half, repeatedly testing their defence as Ajakaye and Adeshina hit the crossbar and side-netting, respectively.

However, Taiwo Afolabi was unstoppable in the 75th minute. Her 25-yard piledriver whistled beyond Feinberg Danieli’s jump and crashed into the net to enhance Nigeria’s lead.

Edidiong Etim’s trike in the stoppage time proved to be a cherry on top for Nigeria, who finished their domination over New Zealand with a comprehensive 4-0 triumph.

Meanwhile, the Group A fixture between Brazil and the United States of America (USA) ended in a 1-1 draw.

Brazil’s Ana Firmino struck in the 37th minute to neutralize USA’s Nicollette Kiorpes’ 33rd-minute strike and prevented her side from the first defeat.

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USA hammer India 8-0 on FIFA U-17 Women’s WC debut

BHUBANESHWAR: Hosts India were off to a dismal start to their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign as they went down 8-0 against the United States of America (USA) on Tuesday.

As hosts, India earned an automatic qualification in Group A and are one of three debutants in the event, along with Morocco and Tanzania (Group D).

Riley Jackson, the Golden Ball winner of the U-17 CONCACAF Championship led the attack for USA as she set up the opening two goals when Melina Rebimbas and Charlotte Kohler respectively converted her crosses.

The home side began to panic following an early attack launched by the strong American forwards and gaps began to emerge in their defence.

In the 26th minute, Onyeka Gamero snatched goalkeeper Anjali Munda’s pass to centre-back Purnima Kumari, who subsequently beat Anjali to make it 3-0.

Riley then passed the ball to Melina, who blasted it into the net with her second touch.

Minutes before half-time, Olivia Thompson entered the Indian box and took a well-calculated shot at near post and enhancing USA’s lead to 5-0.

USA captain Natalia Astrain then decided to test the bench strength of her side as she replaced Riley Jackson with Mia Bhuta in midfield.

Six minutes into the second half, Mia assisted Emri Ella to make it 6-0, while Taylor Suarez scored from the penalty spot to establish the record for the USA’s biggest win in tournament history.

Mia’s 62nd-minute strike then turned out to be a cherry on top for the USA when she buried the ball into the net with a left-footed curler from outside the box.

Meanwhile, India failed to net a single goal in the one-sided clash.

In the Group B match between Germany and Nigeria, the former came back from a goal down in the first half to win 2-1.

Four minutes into the second half, Svea Stoldt guided a corner strike as it sneaked through the Nigerian defence and neutralized the latter’s lead.

12 minutes later, Mara Alber then put her side into the lead that lasted till the final whistle and completed her side’s astounding comeback after a frustrating start.

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