The Nigeria national U20 girls football team will face France, Canada, and Korea Republic in Group C of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after the draw was held at the Teatro Nacional in San José, capital of Central America, on Thursday.
The Falconets were seeded in Pot 3 along with the United States, Spain, and Mexico for the tournament slated for 10th – 28th August. The teams were seeded into pots based on their performances in the five previous World Cups.
Falconets’ first match will be against France who finished in third place in the 2014 edition of the competition where Nigeria finished as runners-up.
Africa’s other flag bearer, the Black Princesses of Ghana are up against Japan, Netherlands, and three-time champions United States of America in Group D.
The Japanese team are the only side to win all FIFA Women’s World Cup competitions (FIFA Women’s World Cup, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup).
All group phase and quarter-final matches will be played at the Alejandro Morera Soto, which is a hybrid of natural and synthetic grass, called stitched grass. The semi-final, final and third-place matches will take place at the Estadio Nacional.
The opening game between Costa Rica and Australia will take place on August 10, 2022.
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