Serie A scores, takeaways: AC Milan off and running, Lukaku gets return goal but Inter need last-minute winner
Serie A came back with a bang this weekend writes CBS Soccer reporter Francesco Porzio
Serie A made its long-awaited return this weekend and the opening matches already gave us plenty to discuss. Serie A champions AC Milan started with a win over Udinese while Inter Milan needed every second of their match against Lecce to secure three points. Here are three things you need to know from opening day.
1. AC Milan pick up where they left off
The reigning champions got off to a positive — but eventful — start with a 4-2 win over Udinese at San Siro. The guests scored after only two minutes with Rodrigo Becao’s header but Stefano Pioli’s side managed to turn the match around by the 15-minute mark with a penalty scored by Theo Hernandez and a goal scored from Ante Rebic. At the end of the first half, former Watford winger Adam Masina scored the equalizer but it took only one minute into the second half for Brahim Diaz to bring the match back to control for AC Milan. Rebic would then score his second of the night in the 68th minute to put this one out of reach and secure the win for the title holders. Rebic has already matched his total Serie A goals for last season in one game while new signings Divock Origi and Charles De Ketelaere made their debut appearances in in the latter stages of the second half.
2. Lukaku returns, Inter nab last minute winner
Stadio del Mare in Lecce was home to an incredible night where Denzel Dumfries scored in the last second of the match to give Inter Milan the win in a tough place to play. Romelu Lukaku wasted no time and needed only 81 seconds to make his triumphant return to Serie A for the Nerazzurri. The former Chelsea striker found the breakthrough goal on a header to get last season’s runners-up going.
Inter, despite the opening goal, failed to really impress and Lecce managed to score the equalizer in the second half with Assan Ceesay. The Nerazzurri spent the rest of the second half searching for the second goal of the match, only for it to come in the dying seconds on a post-corner kick scrum. Dumfries emerged out of a crowded area inside the box to get a body on the ball following a header from Lautaro Martinez.
Huge three points for Simone Inzaghi to start the new season with an important win away from home.
3. Lookman nets his first goal
Atalanta won their opening match away against Sampdoria as Gian Piero Gasperini’s side managed to put together solid performance. Marco Giampaolo’s Sampdoria got off to a good start and even saw a goal scored by Francesco Caputo disallowed by the VAR, but Atalanta managed to ride the wave and score the opening goal with Rafael Toloi. It was their new signing Ademola Lookman that scored the final goal of the day that secured the win for the Nerazzurri of Bergamo. The former Leicester striker will give this team new attacking alternatives to Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel that can be very useful in the Gasperini’s style of play.
Serie A scores, results, schedule
Saturday, Aug. 13
- AC Milan 2, Udinese 2
- Atalanta 2, Sampdoria 0
- Inter 2, Lecce 1
- Torino 2, Monza 1
Sunday, Aug. 14
- Fiorentina vs. Cremonese, 12:30 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Lazio vs. Bologna, 12:30 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Salernitana vs. AS Roma, 2:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Spezia vs. Empoli, 2:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Monday, Aug. 15
- Hellas Verona vs. Napoli, 12:30 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Juventus vs. Sassuolo, 2:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
FIFA U20 World Cup Women Football Results
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France U20 Women 3-1 
Canada U20 Women
France U20 Women 3-1 Canada U20 Women14/08 FT 
USA U20 Women 0-3 Netherlands Women U20
USA U20 Women 0-3 Netherlands Women U2014/08 FT 
Japan U20 Women 2-0 
Ghana U20 Women
Japan U20 Women 2-0 Ghana U20 Women13/08 FT 
Costa Rica U20 Women 0-5 
Spain U20 Women
Costa Rica U20 Women 0-5 Spain U20 Women13/08 FT 
Mexico U20 Women 0-0 
Colombia U20 Women
Mexico U20 Women 0-0 Colombia U20 Women13/08 FT 
Brazil U20 Women 2-0 
Australia Women U20
Brazil U20 Women 2-0 Australia Women U2013/08 FT 
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UFC 278 card: Usman vs Edwards and all fights this weekend
Leon Edwards will seek to avenge a loss to Kamaru Usman when the pair clash in the main event of UFC 278 this weekend, as the Briton also attempts to become Britain’s second ever UFC champion.
Usman earned a decision victory over Edwards in 2015 as part of an ongoing 19-fight win streak, which led the Nigerian-American to the welterweight title in 2019.
Usman, 35, has since retained the title in five straight bouts, with two wins against Colby Covington, two against Jorge Masvidal, and one against Gilbert Burns. As such, the “Nigerian Nightmare” has declared that he is “lapping” the opposition, a point that he would drive home with a second victory over Edwards.
Edwards, 30, has bounced back from his loss to Usman with nine wins in a row, most recently outpointing Nate Diaz in June 2021 after dominating the fan favourite for five rounds.
Here’s all you need to know about UFC 278.
When is it?
UFC 278 takes place at the Vivint Arena in Salk Lake City, Utah on Saturday 20 August.
The early prelims will start at 11pm BST (3pm PT, 5m CT, 6pm ET), with the prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday 21 August (5pm PT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET on Saturday).
The main card then begins at 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch it?
The card will air live on BT Sport in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights.
In the US, ESPN+ will stream the action live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
Odds
Leon Edwards (right) during his decision win against Nate Diaz (Getty Images)Usman – /7 Edwards – 13/5
Main card
Kamaru Usman (C) vs Leon Edwards 2 (welterweight title)
Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold (middleweight)
Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili (bantamweight)
Marcin Tybura vs Alexander Romanov (heavyweight)
Tyson Pedro vs Harry Hunsucker (light heavyweight)
Prelims
Leonardo Santos vs Jared Gordon (lightweight)
Wu Yanan vs Lucie Pudilova (women’s bantamweight)
Sean Woodson vs Luis Saldana (featherweight)
Early prelims
AJ Fletcher vs Ange Loosa (welterweight)
Amir Albazi vs Francisco Figueiredo (flyweight)
Aoriqileng vs Jay Perrin (bantamweight)
Daniel da Silva vs Victor Altamirano (flyweight)
Anthony Joshua ‘could retire’ if he loses Oleksandr Usyk rematch
It’s a career-defining fight for Joshua and one which could swing the direction of the long-time Tyson Fury rival#s career, reports Manchester Evening News boxing writer, Charlie Wilson.
Sky Sports analyst and former boxer Johnny Nelson believes Anthony Joshua may retire should he lose to Oleksandr Usyk this weekend.
The fight will take place at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Super Dome and sees ‘AJ’ hoping to regain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles after losing them to former cruiserweight Usyk last year. The Ring Magazine heavyweight title has also been added after Tyson Fury vacated the belt in the wake of his retirement decision.
Joshua has admitted that he was properly prepared for 12 rounds when he last faced former cruiserweight Usyk last year, he lost by unanimous decision to the Ukrainian. He has since replaced his coach Rob McCracken with American former Ring Magazine Coach of the Year Robert Garcia in an attempt to regain his titles.
The 32-year-old British fighter knows that this is a career-defining fight for him. Should he win, he’s back on the apex in the heavyweight division. But should he lose, where does he go from here – who could he realistically face to earn his way back towards a title?
Writing in an article for Sky Sports, Nelson said: “We’ll be looking at a completely different animal now because he knows what Usyk is capable of doing and he knows what mistakes he made.
“But if Usyk beats him, I reckon he’ll walk away. He’s not a backing dancer; it’s not in his DNA to want to be hanging on knowing that there’s a guy in that division that can beat you. It’s a fighter’s mentality.
“He doesn’t want to hang about to be a backing dancer; he wants to be the best guy. So, therefore with this fight here with Anthony Joshua, it’s so important for his career. He knows that this might be the last big fight he’s in. It’s not in his DNA to stand back and be a gatekeeper for anybody.
Nelson, like many others have stated that Joshua cannot attempt to outbox Usyk as he did in his last fight, but must try his size and strength to his advantage.
Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy Was “Predator” Pursuing Women, Rape Trial Hears
According to England based NDTV, an English court on Monday heard that Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy, on trial for rape and sexual assault, was a “predator” who callously pursued vulnerable women…..
An English court on Monday heard that Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy, on trial for rape and sexual assault, was a “predator” who callously pursued vulnerable women. Mendy, 28, is on trial at Chester Crown Court in northwest England, facing eight counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape, relating to seven young women.
The Premier League star has pleaded not guilty to all the charges in a complex trial that is expected to last 15 weeks. The jury trial opened last week and the prosecution began their opening arguments on Monday.
Prosecutor Timothy Cray told the court that Mendy and his co-defendant, Louis Saha Matturie, were “predators, who were prepared to commit serious sexual offences” as they pursued women.
Cray alleged that Mendy behaved with “callous indifference” to women who were “vulnerable, scared, isolated”.
Matturie’s job was “to find young women and to create the situations where those young women could be raped and sexually assaulted”, he argued.
The men “turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game and if women got hurt or distressed, too bad,” the lawyer said.
The alleged offences are said to have taken place between July 2012 and August last year.
Matturie, 40, has also pleaded not guilty to eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault.
None of the women said to have been assaulted can be named under English law, which also places restrictions on what can be reported about the case.
Mendy joined Premier League champions City from French side Monaco in 2017. He has played 75 times for Manchester City, but his playing time was limited by injuries and a loss of form.
He was suspended by City after being charged by police in August last year.
The last of Mendy’s 10 international caps came in November 2019. The defender picked up a World Cup winner’s medal after playing just 40 minutes of France’s successful 2018 campaign in Russia.
The trial comes as former Manchester United star player and Wales manager Ryan Giggs is on trial at Manchester Crown Court on charges of assaulting his former partner by headbutting her and submitting her to controlling and coercive behavior.
Neymar ‘thinks Kylian Mbappe has stabbed him in the back’ as PSG tensions rise
NEYMAR and Kylian Mbappe have a rocky relationship at PSG, with tensions rising in their 5-2 win over Montpellier on Saturday night, Jack Otway reports.
The Express reports that Brazilian attacker, Neymar thinks PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe has stabbed him in the back, according to reports in Spain. The duo have been allies at the Parc des Princes ever since joining the club in the summer transfer window of 2017. But all isn’t well behind the scenes, with the pair involved in an argument during Saturday’s 5-2 win over Montpellier.
And, when the reigning champions were awarded another spot-kick towards the end of the first half, he insisted he should be the one to take it.
Neymar then proceeded to argue with Mbappe and eventually dispatched the effort himself, before netting again in the second half.
And with the duo’s relationship worsening, Mundo Deportivo has now provided an intriguing update on the situation.
It’s claimed that, back in the summer, Mbappe tried to ‘force’ PSG into selling Neymar after he decided to turn down Real Madrid in order to stay in France.
There had, previously, been the expectation the 2018 World Cup winner would move to the Bernabeu after much speculation.
Yet Mbappe, after being promised he would be the main man at PSG ahead of both Neymar and Lionel Messi, then decided to stick – rather than twist.
The report says Neymar now feels as though he’s been ‘stabbed in the back by his teammate due to Mbappe trying to get him to leave.
And the Brazilian apparently criticized his attacking partner for what he perceived to be a ‘dirty game’.
Neymar has added further fuel to the fire by ‘liking’ a social media post that criticized Mbappe for trying to take the penalty, despite missing his previous effort.
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have a rocky relationship at PSG (Image: GETTY)
And it’s clear the PSG duo will have to resolve their differences as they look to win every possible trophy with Christophe Galtier at the helm.
Mbappe also went viral during the match with Montpellier for appearing to give up on an attack, with the France international just stopping as his team-mates went forward.
Galtier has now explained that incident, however, with the 55-year-old defending his talisman by saying: “Kylian played his last game three weeks ago so I knew it was going to be tough on a physical level for him.
“He’s a competitor. He wants to be good and he wants to be good quickly, but a top footballer is not on and off like that; it takes a little time to regain 100 per cent of his athletic abilities.
“When he’s at 100 per cent, he’ll make the difference even more.
“These are players who like to score, who want to score, who attack.
“It’s a bit normal for him to be disappointed at being a little short physically compared to his teammates.”
Galtier also refused to name PSG’s first-choice penalty taker, too.
Speaking after the row between Neymar and Mbappe, the Frenchman said: “For this match, the order was chosen thus.
“Kylian shot first, so it was logical that Neymar went next. We’ll see in the future.”
PSG star Marco Verratti, meanwhile, insisted Mbappe’s sulk was ‘normal’.
“With the penalty, he sulked a bit but that’s normal. He’s a great player, he wants to make a difference,” said the Italy international.
“It’s good when he’s angry, it means he cares about this team.”
EPL Match week 2
Saturday 13 August
AVL 2-1 EVE
ARS 4-2 LEI
BHA 0-0 NEW
MCI 4-0 BOU
SOU 2-2 LEE
WOL 0-0 FUL
BRE 4-0 MUN
Sunday 14 August 2022
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 Man. City |
2 | 2-0-0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
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2
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 Arsenal |
2 | 2-0-0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
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3
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 Brentford |
2 | 1-1-0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
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4
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 Newcastle |
2 | 1-1-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
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5
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 Leeds United |
2 | 1-1-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
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6
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 Brighton |
2 | 1-1-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 |
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7
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 Tottenham |
1 | 1-0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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8
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 Chelsea |
1 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
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9
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 Aston Villa |
2 | 1-0-1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
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10
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 Bournemouth |
2 | 1-0-1 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
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11
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 Fulham |
2 | 0-2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 |
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12
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 Liverpool |
1 | 0-1-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
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13
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 Wolves |
2 | 0-1-1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 |
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14
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 Leicester City |
2 | 0-1-1 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 |
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15
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 Southampton |
2 | 0-1-1 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 |
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16
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 Everton |
2 | 0-0-2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 |
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17
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 Nottingham |
1 | 0-0-1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
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17
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 West Ham |
1 | 0-0-1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
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17
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 Crystal Palace |
1 | 0-0-1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
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20
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 Manchester Utd |
2 | 0-0-2 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 |
Bundesliga
Friday 12-Aug-2022
SC Freiburg SCF 1 BVB 3
Saturday 13-Aug-2022 8:30 GMT-5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen B04 1 FCA 2 FC Augsburg
RB Leipzig RBL 2 KOE 2 1. FC Köln
TSG Hoffenheim TSG 3 BOC 2 VfL Bochum 1848
Hertha Berlin BSC 1 SGE 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
SV Werder Bremen SVW 2 VFB 2 VfB Stuttgart
Saturday 13-Aug-2022 11:30 GMT-5
FC Schalke 04 S04 2 BMG 2 Borussia M’gladbach
Sunday 14-Aug-2022 8:30 GMT-5
1. FSV Mainz 05 M05 FCU Vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
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Sunday 14-Aug-2022 10:30 GMT-5
FC Bayern München FCB Vs. WOB VfL Wolfsburg
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 Borussia Dortmund
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
2
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
2
1. FC Köln
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
4
FC Bayern München
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
5
Sport-Club Freiburg
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
6
1. FC Union Berlin
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
7
1. FSV Mainz 05
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
8
1899 Hoffenheim
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
9
FC Augsburg
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
10
SV Werder Bremen
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11
VfB Stuttgart
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11
RB Leipzig
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
13
VfL Wolfsburg
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14
FC Schalke 04
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
15
Hertha BSC
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
16
Eintracht Frankfurt
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
17
VfL Bochum 1848
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
18
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FIFA U20 world cup women football results & fixtures
Yesterday’s Matches (Aug. 11, 2022)
World Cup Women U20
Scoress
Ghana U20 W 0:3 
USA U20 W Finished
Japan U20 W 1:0 
Netherlands U20 W Finished
France U20 W 0:1 
Nigeria U20 W Finished
Canada U20 W 0:2 
South Korea U20 W FinishedGroup games round 2
13.08. 12:00
Germany U20 W 0:0 
New Zealand U20 W13.08. 15:00
Brazil U20 W 0:0 
Australia U20 W
13.08. 18:00
Mexico U20 W o:0 
Colombia U20 W13.08. 21:00
Costa Rica U20 W 0:0 
Spain U20 W14.08. 12:00
Japan U20 W 
0: Ghana U20 W14.08. 15:00
South Korea U20 W 
Nigeria U20 W
14.08. 18:00
USA U20 0:0 
Netherlands U20 W14.08. 21:00
France U20 W 0:0 
Canada U20 W
Brazil U20 W 0:0 Australia U20 W13.08. 18:00
Mexico U20 W 0:0 Colombia U20 W
13.08. 21:00
Costa Rica U20 W 0:0 Spain U20 W
14.08. 12:00
Japan U20 W 0:0 Ghana U20 W14.08. 15:00
South Korea U20 W 0.0 Nigeria U20 W14.08. 18:00 0:0 USA U20 W Netherlands U20 W
0:0 USA U20 W Netherlands U20 W14.08. 21:00
France U20 W 0:0 Canada U20 W
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup-Costa Rica 2022
Results and fixturesResults August 10, 2022
Group B
Germany 0:1 Colombia
New Zealand 1:1 Mexico
Group A
Spain 0:0 Brazil
Costa Rica 1:3 Australia Fixtures
August 11, 2022
Group C
France 0:0 Nigeria
Canada 0:0 Korea Republic
Group D
Ghana 0:0 USA
Japan 0:0 Netherlands
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022™
11 October 2022 – 30 October 2022
Group StageGroup D
1st Sec. 12/10/2022
2nd Sec. 15/10/2022
3rd Sec. 18/10/2022
Group B
1st Sec. 11/10/2022
2nd Sec. 14/10/2022
3rd Sec. 17/10/2022
Group C
1st Sec. 12/10/2022
2nd Sec. 15/10/2022
3rd Sec. 18/10/2022
GroupA
1st Sec. 11/10/2022
2nd Sec. 14/10/2022
3rd Sec. 17/10/2022
Knockout stageQuarter-final 21/10/2022 – 22/10
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