Panafrican News Agency

2024 FIFA U-20 WWC: Quarter-finalists line up

Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Japan, Netherlands, North Korea and Germany have completed the quarter-final line up at the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.

The quartet join hosts Colombia, Spain, United States of America (USA) and Brazil in that round as the competition reached the exciting stage.

Their round of 16 matches ended as follows:

Japan 2-1 Nigeria 

France 1-2 Netherlands 

North Korea 5-2 Austria  

Germany 5-1 Argentina

The quarter-final fixtures, which will take place on 15 September, will feature the following matchups:

Brazil vs North Korea

Netherlands vs Colombia

Japan vs Spain

USA vs Germany

Of the four African countries in the competition, Cameroon and Nigeria reached the round of 16, while Ghana and Morocco did not go beyond the group stage.

Here are all the previous winners, including runners-up and third-place finishers since the inaugural competition in Canada in 2002. 

In Canada 2002 

Champions: USA 

Runner-up: Canada

Third place: Germany

In Thailand 2004

Champions: Germany 

Runners-up: China 

Third place: USA

In Russia 2006

Champions: North Korea

Runners-up: China 

Third place: Brazil

In Chile 2008

Champions: USA 

Runners-up: North Korea

Third place: Germany

In Germany 2010

Champions: Germany 

Runners-up: Nigeria 

Third place: South Korea 

In Japan 2012

Champions: USA 

Runners-up: Germany 

Third place: Japan

In Canada 2014

Champions: Germany 

Runners-up: Nigeria 

Third place: France

In Papua New Guinea 2016

Champions: North Korea 

Runners-up: France 

Third place: Japan

In France 2018

Champions: Japan 

Runners-up: Spain 

Third place: England

In Costa Rica 2022

Champions: Spain 

Runners-up: Japan 

Third place: Brazil

-0- PANA VAO/MA 13Sept2024