AFTER TWO DRAMATIC KNOCKOUT WINS, USA FACES POWERFUL KOREA DPR IN SEMIFINAL: After downing Germany in a 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup quarterfinal penalty kick shootout in one of the most improbable, dramatic and memorable wins in the history of the U.S. Women’s National Team programs, the USA must quickly turn its focus to a Korea DPR team which has shown to be perhaps the strongest in the tournament.
The USA will play in the first semifinal on Sept. 18, kicking off at 5:30 p.m. ET (FS2 & Telemundo Digital) at what will surely be a steamy Estadio Pascual Guererro in Cali, Colombia, with Japan facing Netherlands at the same venue at 9 p.m. ET. This is the USA’s first trip to the semifinals of the U-20 WWC since 2016 — a tournament that featured 16 teams instead of the 24 that contested this year’s competition — where the Americans fell to North Korea, 2-1, in overtime. Fans can follow the U-20 WNT throughout the tournament on ussoccer.com, Facebook, Twitter/X (@USYNT) and Instagram (@USYNT). For all the tournament results, go FIFA.com.
MATCH FOR THE AGES EARNS USA SEMIFINAL BERTH: Trailing Germany by two goals and about two minutes from elimination, the U.S. U- 20 Women’s Youth National Team conjured a comeback for the ages on Sept. 14 and went on to win an unforgettable FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup quarterfinal in penalty kicks, 3-1, after a 2-2 draw over 120-minutes that was closer to 130 with added time, and those were precious minutes that the USA…
