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After the defeat to Germany, check out when the Falconets of Nigeria take on Venezuela in their 3rd FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup game.
Nigeria's youth women's national team known as the Falconets are set to return to the pitch.
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01:02 - 05.09.2024
Germany 3-1 Nigeria: Falconets lose 2nd FIFA U-20 World Cup game
Nigeria's Falconets lost 1-3 to Germany in their 2nd group game of 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup game.
The Falconets have played Korea Republic and Germany and are set for their third game of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.
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Nigeria defeats Korea Republic
The Falconets of Nigeria defeated Korea Republic 1–0 thanks to a spectacular late goal by Flourish Sabastine in Bogota in their group opener.
In a match between two formidable teams that knew each other well, opportunities were few and far between.
The breakthrough would come when substitute Sabastine cut the ball from the right side to strike the upright and roll into the net for the game's lone goal.
Nigeria lose to Germany
The Falconets of Nigeria suffered a 1-3 loss to their counterparts from Germany in their second group game.
The Falconets were stunned early in the 17th minute as Germany took the lead through Alara Sehitler converting a pass by Zicai.
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The Falconets became stronger to start the second half and were able to equalize through Chiamaka Cristabel Okwuchukwu in the 50th minute.
However, just 11 minutes later Germany were back on top again Zicai with the assist for Sofie Zdebel.
With Falconets looking for a late equalizer, Germany grabbed their third on the counterattack scored by Sarah Ernst.
Venezuela preview
Venezuela started their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup journey with a 5-2 demolition at the hands of Germany.
Floriangel Apostol's magnificent free shot struck goalkeeper Rebecca Adamczyk and bounced off the post, allowing Venezuela to score their first goal of the tournament.
Apostol, then gave her side a late consolation to seal the result.
In their second group game, they held Korea Republic to a goalless draw.
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Falconets route to FIFA U-20 World Cup
After defeating Tanzania and Burundi on an aggregate they snapped one of Africa's tickets to the championship this year.
The Falconets failed to defend the African Games gold settling for a silver medal.
In their first friendly game, they had a decent outing against Australia before suffering a loss to Mexico.
Nigeria at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The Falconets first appeared in the competition in 2002, when it was still known as the U19 Championship.
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Since then, they have competed in Thailand in 2004, Russia in 2006, Chile in 2008, Germany in 2010, Japan in 2012, Canada in 2014, Papua New Guinea in 2016, France in 2018, and Costa Rica in 2022.
The competition welcomes 24 teams for the first time, and the Falconets know they must start battling hard from the first blast of the whistle in Bogota to have any hope of entering the Round of 16.
Falconets vs Venezuela Time and where to watch
The Falconets of Nigeria take on Germany in their second tournament encounter at Bogota's 10,000-seat Estadio Metropolitano de Tech
The game is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 7, at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali in their last group stage encounter.
The game will be available on Supersport and will kick off at 9 PM after the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.
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