Costa Rica 2022: It’s a Japan vs Spain final…again

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final will be a repeat of the 2018 edition between Japan and Spain.

The former won 3-1.

To get to this final, champions Japan beat a strong Brazil 2-1.

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Netherlands who eliminated the Falconets in the quarter-finals of this year’s FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup, lost 2-1 to Spain in the semi-finals on Thursday.

Recall the Netherlands defeated the Falconets 2-0 after two first half goals to reach a first ever semi-finals in the competition.

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But in Thursday’s last four clash, Netherlands found themselves 2-0 down in the first half following a brace from Inma Gabarro on 22 and 25 minutes.

Rosa van Gool pulled a goal back for the Netherlands in the 54th minute but Spain held on to qualify for the final.