Needing only a draw to make sure advancing on the FIFA U-20 Ladies’s World Cup, Canada’s street to the knockout spherical grew extra difficult after a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday within the groups’ closing Group B recreation.
Brazil (3-0-0) had already booked its ticket to the knockout spherical — and simply wanted a draw to high the group. Canada’s loss to Brazil, coupled with France’s 11-0 romp over event debutante Fiji in Medellin, dropped the Canadians into third place behind France.
The highest two groups in every of the six teams advance to the spherical of 16, together with the 4 finest third-placed groups.
Canada and France (each 1-1-1) completed on 4 factors, however the French leapfrogged the Canadians into second place on purpose distinction, at plus-eight in comparison with plus-seven.
A Ninety fifth-minute French penalty in opposition to Fiji and a Brazil purpose in stoppage time proved to be the distinction.
Vendito had given Brazil a 1-0 lead within the thirty fifth minute. And when Canada pressed for a purpose to maneuver again previous France within the standings in stoppage time, Brazil scored on a long-range effort by Carol, from deep inside her personal half, within the 99th minute with Canadian ‘keeper Noelle Henning out of place.
As group winner, Brazil will face a third-place group on Wednesday in Bogota whereas second-place France will meet the runner-up from Group F (North Korea, Argentina, Costa Rica or the Netherlands) on Thursday in Medellin.
With Cameroon having the identical factors however a worse purpose distinction than Canada after three video games in Group A and Ghana and New Zealand on the backside of Group E with no factors after two matches, the Canadians will transfer on however face a harder street given the third-place groups that advance tackle a gaggle winner.
Canada final reached the knockout spherical on the event in 2014 when it hosted the event.
Each Brazil and Canada lacked medical ending at Estadio Nemesio Camacho, also called “El Campin,” within the Colombian capital. Brazil outshot Canada 20-15 (7-4 in photographs on track).
The younger Canadians drew France 3-3 of their event opener earlier than thumping Fiji 9-0 Tuesday, with each video games in Medellin.
Brazil blanked France 3-0 and Fiji 9-0. The ten-time South American champion has received its final 5 U-20 World Cup group matches with out conceding a purpose and has received 5 successive group matches for the primary time.
Canada and Brazil each squandered probabilities within the first half with photographs flying off-target and passes lacking their mark. Brazil was on track with a free kick from exterior the penalty field that was calmly handled by Henning.
The South People went forward after some nice work by Dudinha, who fended off defender Mya Archibald on the byline to maintain the ball in play after which backheeled it diagonally to Vendito, whose shot went in previous Henning and two defenders for her fifth purpose of the event.
Canada got here shut within the forty first minute off a nook with the ball ricocheting across the penalty field earlier than Brazilian ‘keeper Rillary grabbed it earlier than it rolled in.
Each groups tried 10 photographs on track within the first half, with three on track for Brazil and two for Canada.
Annabelle Chukwu changed Nyah Rose up entrance for Canada at halftime. The 17-year-old from Ottawa scored three targets within the Fiji rout to maneuver atop the Canadian ladies’s youth scoring record with 29 targets, surpassing Christine Sinclair’s 27. Olivia Smith, who scored twice in opposition to Fiji, ranks third with 26 targets.
Canada appealed for a penalty early within the second half after Chukwu went down after tangling with Brazilian defender Carla. However Italian Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi, the primary lady to referee a Serie A match, was unconvinced after watching a video replay.
Henning made nice saves to disclaim Dudinha within the 54th and eightieth minute.
Canada coach Cindy Tye, who dug into her roster to make use of seven new starters in opposition to Fiji, basically went again to the beginning 11 that drew France with the one distinction in purpose the place Henning retained her place from the Fiji outing.
The newly expanded 24-team event runs by Sept. 22 at 4 stadiums in Bogota, Cali and Medellin. Austria, Cameroon and Morocco are the opposite first-time entries on the event.
Whereas Canada has participated in 9 of the 11 U-20 World Cups held so far, Tuesday’s win over Fiji was its first on the event since a 1-0 victory over North Korea in group play in 2014.
The Canadian ladies, who missed out on the 2018 version, exited the 2016 and 2022 tournaments after shedding all three group video games.
Host Canada completed runner-up to the U.S. in 2002, the primary version of the event when it was nonetheless an under-19 occasion.