FIFA U-17 WOMEN&039;S WORLD CUP – JAPAN HIT SEVEN AGAIN

CHRISTCHURCH – Japan have convincingly won Group C at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after coming from a goal and a player down to put in another clinical display dispatching Paraguay 7-2 at QEII Stadium in Christchurch. It was the second consecutive game that the Japanese have struck seven goals and showcased the talent…

HAMILTON – A Danish army invaded Hamilton on Tuesday to witness their side qualify through to the Quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Denmarks 0-0 draw with Canada was enough to send them through on top of Group A and they will meet Korea DPR in the quarter finals. Photographer Geoff Dickenson captures…

Japan have left town, but they are still the team everyone is talking about at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Hamilton. In the latest round of group matches at Waikato Stadium, Germany and Korea PDR grafted to a 1-1 draw last night to both proceed to the quarterfinals from Group B. Then Canada…

HAMILTON – Waikato Stadium was the scene of celebration tonight as the four nations competing in Hamilton – Germany, Korea DPR, Canada and Denmark – all qualified for the quarter finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. But the biggest cheer of the night came from Wellington where a crowd of 3546 braved the…

Denmark and Canada battled to the first scoreless draw of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Hamilton tonight. With New Zealand beating Colombia 3-1 in Wellington, it was enough for both teams to qualify for the quarterfinals, completing an evening in which every team in Hamilton progressed to the knockout stage. Denmark, who topped…

WELLINGTON – A Rosie White hat-trick has given New Zealand an historic 3-1 victory over Colombia on a wet and blustery night at Wellington Stadium. The fifteen year old striker turned in a virtuoso display of clinical finishing as New Zealand secured its first ever win in the finals of a FIFA Women’s World Cup…

WELLINGTON – Ghana’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign is over despite beating Costa Rica 1-0 in a tightly contested match in Wellington. Rivals Germany and Korea DPR produced a 1-1 draw in Group B’s other match, a result that guaranteed both teams a spot in the quarter-finals. With conditions at Wellington Stadium blustery, Ghana…

HAMILTON – Korea DPR have clinched second spot and qualification through to the quarterfinals at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World cup today after scoring a late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw with Germany at Waikato Stadium. With Ghana leading Costa Rica in Christchurch, Korea were staring up the barrel of early elimination heading into…

As the final round of matches in the first two groups draws near, five teams remain in the hunt for three available slots in the New Zealand 2008 quarter-finals. Only Germany are assured of their place in the last eight, while Costa Rica and the hosts’ ambitions have been thwarted, leaving Canada, Colombia and Denmark…

AUCKLAND – Tuesday night might be a day too early for fireworks but the Young Football Ferns are still determined to end their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign with a bang. After two courageous, attacking but ultimately unrewarded performances against Canada and Denmark, New Zealand play Colombia – champions of South America, and the…