Ghana will play USA, Netherlands, and the Japan in Group D of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica in the month of August, following Thursday
Ghana will play USA, Netherlands, and the Japan in Group D of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica in the month of August, following Thursday’s draw that was held at the Teatro Nacional in San José, capital of the central American nation.
Cup holders Spain will tango with hosts Costa Rica, Australia, and Brazil in Group A of the competition slated for 10th – 28th August, while Africa’s other flagbearers Nigeria are up against Korea Republic, Canada, and France in Group C.
Germany, who have also won the competition three times, including 2010 and 2014 when they beat Nigeria in the final, will play Colombia, New Zealand and Mexico in Group B. Mexico were runners-up at the last competition in Uruguay in 2018.
All group phase and quarter-final matches will be played at the Alejuela 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.
GROUP A: Costa Rica, Australia, Spain, Brazil
GROUP B: Germany, Colombia, New Zealand, Mexico
GROUP C: France, Nigeria, Canada, Korea Republic
GROUP D: Japan, The Netherlands, Ghana, USA
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