Costa Rica 2022: Germany Crash Out As Colombia And Brazil Progress

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

Joint record winners of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Germany on Wednesday crashed out of the 2022 edition after a 1-0 loss to Mexico at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela.

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Alexia Villanueva scored the winning goal in the 59th minute to hand Germany its second defeat in Group B which ended the three times Champions campaign at the competition.

Germany had lost its opening group game 1-0 to Colombia before defeating New Zealand 3-0 only to fall to a 1-0 defeat to Mexico.

Colombia after a 2-2 draw with New Zealand top the group and progresses to the quarter-final alongside Mexico on superior goal difference after both teams ended the group campaign with five (5) points apiece.

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Emily Louise Clegg and Charlotte Lancaster scored for New Zealand to cancel out Linda Caicedo’s brace for Colombia with the South American side being reduced to ten players after Yirleidys Quejada’s 42nd-minute red card.

Colombia and Mexico progress to the quarter-final at the expense of Germany and New Zealand.

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Spain completed its passage to the quarter-final after a 0-3 triumph over Australia.

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Inma Gabarro stole the show with a hat-trick to lift the junior La Roja to the quarter-final with two of her three goals coming in the first half.

Brazil compounded the woes of an already eliminated host, Costa Rica with a 5-0 bashing for the tournament host-turned weeping Group A ladies.

Rafaela Levis (brace), Patricia Maldaner, Aline, and Mileninha scored for Brazil while Luany missed a first-half penalty for the South African side.

Spain with seven points top Group A with a superior goal difference ahead of Brazil while Australia and Costa Rica crashed out.

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

I am a huge advocate of Women’s football after covering the Nigeria Women Football Leagues (NWFL) since 2019. An unbiased football writer with penchant for women’s in sports and historical analysis.

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