On Sunday, Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 to win the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup at the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Spain won the World Cup after defeating Colombia in the final.
Spain won the World Cup after defeating Colombia in the final. Photographer: Emanuel Yogini for The Hindu
On Sunday, Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 to win the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup at the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
On Sunday, Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 to win the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup at the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Ana Guzman’s late own goal was the difference between the two teams, as Spain became the first country to successfully defend the title.
“We were defeated in the Euro (U-17 Women’s European Championship 2022) final.” “We knew we had to make up for that final, so we’re very happy to bring this World Cup with us,” Spain’s head coach Keino Gonzalo said after the game.
“I just wanted to say again how grateful I am to everyone involved in women’s football in Spain.” We won the Under-20 World Cup, and now we’re competing in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup… The World Cup Finals are always like this. It’s always a challenge, and I’m overjoyed with our victory and this World Cup,” he added.
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Colombia, which had scored six of its seven goals in the tournament in the first half, was aggressive from the start.
Gabriela Rodriguez nearly scored from a free kick in the sixth minute, but was denied by a full-stretched Sofia Fuente of Spain, who stuck out her right hand to keep the ball out of goal.
Spain responded 16 minutes later when Cristina Libran shot from distance after receiving a pass from Vicky Lopez, only to be denied by an identical save, this time on the other end by Luisa Agudelo.
After a scoreless first half, Kenio Gonzalo’s team nearly broke the deadlock in the 48th minute when Cristina Libran shot into the net after an initial save by Agudelo.
However, after a VAR check and a look at the monitor by referee Katia Garcia, the goal was ruled out because the replay showed that the ball had come off Libran’s hand before her shot.
But Spain kept probing the Colombian defense and eventually broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute. Paula Partido and Laia Martret combined after the hour mark, with the former carrying the ball down the right flank.
Martret attempted to meet the cross in the center with her right foot, only to see it roll into the net after a touch off Guzman.
“I’m proud of my players.” Unfortunately, we were defeated in the end. “But we’re going to keep our heads up and keep working so that we can keep dreaming about lifting ourselves this important role for the World Cup that will come at some point,” Colombia’s head coach Carlos Paniagua said after the game.
“Spain has a huge structure behind its football, behind its league, and we’re still growing in our own league.” Colombia is on the right track. And I believe that if you look at both matches, Spain’s performance is superior, which is why we lost both matches against them in this tournament,” he added.
Colombia was defeated by Spain 1 (Guzman 82′ OG).
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