Three times world U20 female football champions, United States of America has been ousted from the 2022 tournament in Costa Rica as the team slumped to defending champions, Japan 3-1 in the Last group D game.
How three times champions, was booted out of World Cup
Playing before a crowd of 1,392 fans in a match handled by Ref Martha Huerta de Aza of Spain, Japan subdued USA with all goals scored in the second half after a goalless first half.
Matsukubo opened scoring in the 55th minute; Koyama scored the 2nd goal in the 67th minute before America’s Jackson drew one back in the 70th minute but a Tabata goal in the 84th minute made fans leave the stadium before earlier.
America and Germany who holds three tournament titles each in the world U20 female football game are this out of the current competition.
As USA faced the Japanese fire power, Ghana Black Queens former bowed out of the competition with a 4-1 bashing from Netherlands.
The Dutch goals came from Rijsbergen who scored a brace in 28th and 65th minutes; Henry scored in the 51st minute and a good penalty from Queens in the 84th minute waved Ghana Ghana goodbye please come again.
Ghana’s only goal in the tournament came from Boaduwa in the 53rd minute.
Defending champion, Japan topped group D with full 9 points; Netherlands came second with 6 points; USA had 4 points to place 3rf while Ghana with zero point scored a goal and conceded 9 goals.
Ghana lost first match to USA 0-3 when Japan got a lone goal victory over Netherlands bit in the 2nd round, Japan slashed Ghana 2-9 when Netherlands subdued USA 3-0.
Japan meets runners up of group C in the quarter final while winner of group C will meet Netherlands in the 3rd quarter final game.
Eniola Olatunji.
