U-17 Women’s World Cup: Ghana, Brazil, Venezuela and North Korea Reach Quarter-Finals

Ghana, Brazil, Venezuela and North Korea have secured places in the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco following victories in their respective Round of 16 matches.

Ghana booked its place in the last eight after defeating Argentina on penalties following a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time on Wednesday.

Venezuela also advanced after recording a narrow 1-0 victory over Germany, ending the European side’s campaign in the knockout stage.

North Korea produced one of the biggest wins of the round, thrashing host nation Morocco 6-0 to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Brazil completed the list of the first four teams to advance after overcoming Poland 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out following an entertaining 3-3 draw.

The remaining quarter-final places were expected to be decided by subsequent Round of 16 fixtures scheduled for Thursday.

Nigeria were set to face Mexico, while China were due to meet France. Spain were also scheduled to take on the United States as the teams continued their pursuit of the tournament title.