Football
The Nigeria team tied with Colombia and made it in the playoffs of the youth World Cup in football
Football players of the Nigeria national team (U -20) / Photo: © Ricardo Moreira – FIFA / Contributor / Fifa / Gettyimages.ru
The Nigeria national football team tied with the Colombia team in the match of the group stage of the youth world championship under 20.
The meeting of the third round of group F ended with a score of 1: 1. Kener Gonzalez brought the Colombians forward in the 51st minute, Daniel Bamei equalized the score in the 86th minute.
The Colombians ahead of schedule guaranteeing themselves an exit in the playoffs, while the Nigerians needed to score one point to break into the 1/8 finals.
In another match of the final round of the group F, Saudi Arabia and Norway, also tied with a score of 1: 1.
Columbia and Norway teams scored five points and went to the playoffs from the first and second places in the group. Nigeria (4) made his way to the 1/8 finals from the third position. Saudi Arabia (1) completed performances.
The World Cup takes place in Chile and end on October 19.
See direct broadcasts of the tournament at the Match TV and other thematic channels of the holding, as well as Matchtv.ru and Sportbox.ru sites.
Source: Sportbox
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