FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final: Nigeria seeks revenge against Germany

The final of the FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cup Canada 2014
is a repeat of the 2010 showpiece
between the then hosts Germany
and Nigeria. That game went the
way of the European side, an
outcome the in-form Africans will
be aiming to avenge today.
The Super Falconets lost the 2010
final -0-2 to Germany. This is the
fourth time the ultra-consistent
Germans have reached the final of
the competition and the third in a
row, though the Super Falconets
can also lay claim to being a
powerhouse in this age group,
having checked into their second
final in the last three tournaments.
Given those impressive records,
today’s showdown will reveal much
about the balance of power in the
women’s youth game.
In the play-off for third place,
meanwhile, France faces 2006
winner Korea DPR. The North
Koreans knocked out reigning
champions USA in the quarter-
finals only to slump to a heavy
defeat at the hands of the
Nigerians, while the French, who
have found goals harder and
harder to come by, were undone by
some wayward finishing in their
semi-final against Germany.