The Colombia Women’s U-17 team met its first rivals in the next FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be played in the Dominican Republic in 2024. The Tricolor is the current runner-up of the competition, after advancing for the first time in the history to the final of a FIFA tournament in the last edition, which took place in India. Those led by Carlos Paniagua will have two world champions in the group stage, so their home run is considered the “death”.
The qualified teams were placed in group A, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, New Zealand and Nigeria; in group B, Spain, the United States, South Korea, and Colombia; group C, Korea DPR (North), Mexico, Kenya and England; and group D, Japan, Poland, Brazil and Zambia. La Tricolor will repeat Spain as a rival in the group stage, the same team that comes to the tournament as current champion and with the most important process in women’s football in recent years.
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The other world champion in the group is South Korea, winners of the competition in 2010, when the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago.. The Asians were second in Group C, behind Spain; In the final phase they beat Nigeria in an anecdotal match that ended 6-5 in extra time. Then he left Spain 2-1 and the final was against another team from Asia, Japan. The match went to a penalty shootout, after a 3-3 draw in the 90 minutes, where South Korea won 5-4.
Ecuador, Kenya and Poland will be debutants in the tournament, which will be played in Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros between October 16 and November 3. The next tournament will be the last installment in which 16 nations will participate, it will be held in Morocco in 2025 and will have a lineup of 24 teams. Colombia’s matches will be played these days and in these stadiums:
- South Korea vs. Colombia
- Date: October 16, 2024
- Stadium: Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
- Colombia vs. USA
- Date: October 19, 2024
- Stadium: Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
- Colombia vs. Spain
- Date: October 22, 2024
- Stadium: Cibao Universitario, Santiago de los Caballeros
This will be the Dominican Republic’s first appearance in a FIFA women’s competition and comes at a time when the national football scene is at its most fanatical. The nation was represented at the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time last year, and the men’s Olympic team is set for its first campaign at Paris 2024.
The Colombia Women’s under-17 team played two friendly matches at the sports headquarters of the Mexican Football Federation against its North American counterpart, leaving a weak balance of two defeats, both by the slightest difference.. Carlos Paniagua, coach of the coffee team, did not repeat the roster in any of the games, in order to analyze the performance of the players called up and structure the roster that will face the FIFA World Cup. These were the players called:
- Ana Maria Ruíz Díaz – Cortuluá
- Daniela Orozco Jaramillo – Atlético Nacional
- Ella Grace Martínez – Concorde Fire Platinum 07 (USA)
- Isabel Weiner – Bradenton Florida (USA)
- Isabella Diaz Rodríguez – Independiente Santa Fe
- Isabella Franco Maichel – Charlotte Independence Soccer Club (USA)
- Laura Sofia Acevedo Montaño – Atlas Cp (Valley League)
- Luisa Fernanda Agudelo Morelo – Deportivo Cali
- Maithe López Miranda – Real Santander
- Maria Isabella Tejada Pedroza – Atl. Two Quebradas (Risaralda League)
- Marian Lucia Sterling Puentes – CD Weymar Olivares (Liga Boyocá)
- Mariana Silva Romero – Independiente Santa Fe
- Michel Dayana Cuellar Rojas – Real Santander
- Nicoll Dayana Cardenas Guataquira – Sport Colombia (Liga Bogotá)
- Reina Sofia Torres Maldonado – Millonarios FC
- Samantha Isabella Rodriguez Curubo – Real Santander
- Sara Alejandra Malaver Gamba – Saeta (Liga Bogotá)
- Sofia Ortiz Chicue – Atlas Cp (Valley League)
- Sophia Posada Mora – Independent Santa Fe
- Zarhay González Espinosa – Atlas Cp (Valley League)
