U20 WORLD CUP Germany loses to the USA in extremis

SDA

16.9.2024 - 06:54

In the end, the Americans narrowly came out on top against Germany at the U20 World Junior Championships.
In the end, the Americans narrowly came out on top against Germany at the U20 World Junior Championships.
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At the U20 Junior World Cup in Colombia, the USA won the quarter-final against Germany in extremis with a 3:1 penalty shoot-out victory.

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The German juniors took a 2-0 lead in the 92nd minute, but conceded a 2-2 equalizer in the eighth and ninth minutes of stoppage time.

Germany and the USA are the record world champions at women's U20 tournaments with three titles each.

The semi-finals will pit Japan against the Netherlands and the USA against North Korea. The North Koreans eliminated Brazil 1:0 in the quarter-finals; the Netherlands won 3:0 on penalties against hosts Colombia after a 2:2 draw.