Nigeria Face Colombia as FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Quarter-Finals Begin

Published on: 18 September 2026

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 has reached the quarter-final stage, with eight teams still chasing the title after the completion of the Round of 16, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

Nigeria are the only African nation remaining in the tournament, while Europe has two representatives in Italy and Spain.

Asia also has two teams in the last eight, with the Republic and DPR Korea advancing to the quarter-finals. South America is represented by Brazil and Colombia, while Canada are the lone remaining team from the CONCACAF region.

The quarter-final winners will secure their places in the semi-finals, with the four surviving teams set to converge on ?ód? for the next stage of the competition.

The Falconets will face Colombia on Sunday at the Stadion Miejski ?KS ?ód?, with Nigeria aiming to continue their impressive run and book a place in the last four.

Quarter-Final Fixtures

Saturday, September 19

Korea Republic vs Italy

Brazil vs Spain

Sunday, September 20

Nigeria vs Colombia

DPR Korea vs Canada

With only eight teams left in the competition, the margin for error is now smaller as the remaining contenders battle for semi-final places and move closer to lifting the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup trophy.

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