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Colombia Looks To Teen Stars For Jamaica World Cup Clash | Football News
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Colombia Looks To Teen Stars For Jamaica World Cup Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Colombia is banking on two teenage stars to help light up their Women's World Cup knockout clash against Jamaica on Tuesday and steer them into a maiden quarter-final. Real Madrid striker Linda Caicedo has already announced herself to the world with goals in wins against South Korea and Germany during the group phase. She is set to be joined in Melbourne by fellow 18-year-old Ana Maria Guzman in her tournament debut with attacking defender Manuela Vanegas suspended after two yellow cards.Coach Nelson Abadia has mentored both Caicedo and Guzman since they were 12 years old and has full faith they will rise to the occasion."I have 23 players and they are all very talented," said Abadia, who is renowned for sticking with the same starting team where possible."I'm fully confident in A...
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Germany Exit In World Cup ‘Disaster’ As Debutants Morocco Advance | Football News
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Germany Exit In World Cup ‘Disaster’ As Debutants Morocco Advance | Football News

[ad_1] A Women's World Cup full of shocks had its biggest yet when Germany were dumped out in the group phase on Thursday following a stalemate with South Korea, with debutants Morocco progressing instead. Germany's 1-1 draw with the Koreans coupled with Morocco's surprise 1-0 victory over Colombia saw the European side suffer their earliest exit in Women's World Cup history. The two-time former champions and one of the pre-tournament favourites follow Brazil, Italy and Olympic champions Canada out of the competition at the first hurdle. Colombia topped Group H despite losing and will face Jamaica in the last 16. Morocco progressed into the knockouts also with two wins and a defeat -- that being a 6-0 thrashing by Germany -- and meet France next.Germany were third and condemned to an ear...
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Germany, Colombia Must Avoid Surprises To Reach FIFA Women’s World Cup Last 16 | Football News
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Germany, Colombia Must Avoid Surprises To Reach FIFA Women’s World Cup Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Germany must beat South Korea on Thursday to guarantee a place in the Women's World Cup last 16 while Colombia and their teenage phenomenon Linda Caicedo need only a point against Morocco to top the group. The action in Group H brings the curtain down on a group phase in Australia and New Zealand which has thrown up plenty of surprises. The United States are into the knockout rounds and a date with third-ranked Sweden on Sunday, but the Americans have looked anything like a team capable of winning a third World Cup in a row.European champions England were touted before the tournament as the biggest threat to the United States and after an indifferent start, they thrashed China 6-1 to progress in style.Sarina Wiegman's side face Nigeria, who along with South Africa and Jamaica conf...
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Colombia Stun Germany At World Cup But New Zealand Out In Tears | Football News
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Colombia Stun Germany At World Cup But New Zealand Out In Tears | Football News

[ad_1] Colombia scored a 97th-minute winner to stun Germany 2-1 on a night of Women's World Cup drama Sunday which also saw Norway and Switzerland into the last 16 but co-hosts New Zealand dumped out in tears. Germany smashed Morocco 6-0 in their opener to underline why they were among the pre-tournament favourites, along with Spain and England, to snatch away the United States' crown. But they came crashing back down to earth at the hands of a Colombia side inspired by 18-year-old Linda Caicedo and roared on by the majority of a rowdy 40,000 crowd in Sydney. The Real Madrid attacker scored one of the best goals of the tournament so far, darting past two Germany defenders before curling the ball into the top corner to open the scoring.Germany thought they had salvaged a point in the 89th...
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US-Born South Korean Is Youngest Women’s World Cup Player Ever | Football News
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US-Born South Korean Is Youngest Women’s World Cup Player Ever | Football News

[ad_1] Casey Phair became the youngest player to feature at a Women's World Cup© TwitterCasey Phair on Tuesday became the youngest player to feature at a Women's World Cup after coming on as a substitute for South Korea against Colombia aged 16 years and 26 days. The striker was born in the United States and was called up by the country at youth level, but has now made her debut for South Korea. She came on in the 78th minute in Sydney and so trumped Nigeria's Ifeanyi Chiejine, who was 16 years and 34 days when she played at the 1999 World Cup.Phair, born to an American father and Korean mother, is the first player of mixed descent to make the senior South Korean women's football squad.Speaking on the eve of the Colombia game, South Korea's English coach Colin Bell said he was eager to p...
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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Colombia, Spain Enters Semifinals After Beating Tanzania, Japan | Football News
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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Colombia, Spain Enters Semifinals After Beating Tanzania, Japan | Football News

[ad_1] Spain beat Japam 2-1 to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.© TwitterColombia defeated a nine-member Tanzania 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday. With the win, the South Americans entered the semifinals of the showpiece following four successive group stage exits, including in 2018. Colombia made the first breakthrough within three minutes , with captain Linda Caicedo finding the back of the net.The second goal came 13 minutes later, as Cristina Motta's cross from the left was headed into the goal by Yesica Munoz.Colombia added to Tanzania's misery with a spot-kick in the 32nd minute.PromotedIn the day's other quarterfinal, Spain rallied to beat Japan 2-1 and make the semifinals of the tourna...
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Explosives Attack In Colombia Kills 8 Police Officers: President
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Explosives Attack In Colombia Kills 8 Police Officers: President

[ad_1] Colombia Explosive Attack: The attack took place in a rural area in Huila department. (Representational)Bogota, Colombia: An attack using explosives in southwestern Colombia on Friday killed eight police officers, President Gustavo Petro said."I strongly reject the attack with explosives where eight police died," said Petro on Twitter, adding "solidarity with their families."The attack took place in a rural area in Huila department."It was an attack against a police patrol ... it seems as though it was with explosives and they were killed with firearms," a spokesperson for the regional police told AFP.Authorities have not pointed the finger of blame at anyone.It is the most serious attack on public security forces since former guerrilla Petro took over at the beginning of last mon...
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Two Journalists Shot Dead On Highway, Probe Launched: Colombia Police
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Two Journalists Shot Dead On Highway, Probe Launched: Colombia Police

[ad_1] The Foundation for Press Freedom called for the case to be investigated quickly. (Representational)Bogota: Two journalists were shot to death by unknown assailants on a motorcycle, who attacked them while they were traveling in a car on a highway in northern Colombia, police said on Sunday.Leiner Montero, the director of an online radio station, and Dilia Contreras, the director of an online news website, were killed near the municipality of Fundacion in the department of Magdalena as they were returning from patron saint festivities in a nearby village.Magdalena police commander Andres Serna said that, according to preliminary investigations, a fight had occurred involving Montero and several others."After this act of intolerance, the journalist decided to leave in his car alongs...
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