Spain, Colombia vie for U-17 women's World Cup crown

MUMBAI: The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final will see defending champion Spain lock horns with first-time finalist Colombia at the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Colombia had started its World Cup campaign with a 0-1 loss to Spain and the South American side, which has not lost a game since, will look to settle scores at the same venue.

"Since we started our journey in the CONMEBOL U-17 Championships up until the World Cup, many of our players have been signed by professional teams," Colombia's head coach Carlos Paniagua said. "Now, we are here in the World Cup, and this is the first time we made it to the quarterfinals and have made history to make it to the final. We are ready and really happy to be here."

In the semifinals, Spain knocked out Germany – the U-17 Women's European Champion – with a 90th-minute goal from Lucia Corrales Alvarez.

La Furia Roja has regularly found late goals in the tournament, with all their six strikes coming after the hour mark and four coming in the last 10 minutes of play.

Colombia, on the other hand, has become the dark horse in a brave pursuit of World Cup glory. Las Cafeteras knocked out Nigeria in the semifinal – beating it 6-5 on penalties with a valiant Luisa Agudelo in goal.

In the earlier game of the day, Germany will look to iron its creases for the third-place match against Nigeria. Agencies

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