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Spain U20 Women — Nigeria U20 Women: 2:0, World Cup - U20 - Women

World Cup - U20 - Women
Spain U20 Women W7 Sep · Home Nigeria U20 Women · 2:0W10 Sep · Home New Caledonia U20 Women · 11:0W13 Sep · Away China PR U20 Women · 3:1W16 Sep · Home Portugal U20 Women · 2:0W19 Sep · Away Brazil U20 Women · 1:0W23 Sep · Away Italy U20 Women · 2:0
2:0
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Kick-off was BST

Nigeria U20 Women W11 Nov 2025 · Home Ghana U20 Women · 3:0L7 Sep · Away Spain U20 Women · 0:2D10 Sep · Away China PR U20 Women · 0:0W13 Sep · Home New Caledonia U20 Women · 10:1W17 Sep · Away England U20 Women · 3:0L20 Sep · Home Colombia U20 Women · 0:1
Venue: La Ciudad del Fútbol City: Madrid

In the World Cup - U20 - Women game on 7 September 2026, Spain U20 Women beat Nigeria U20 Women 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 7:3, corners 7:1.

Match report

Spain U20 Women defeated Nigeria U20 Women 2-0 on Sunday in Group Stage 1 of the World Cup U20 tournament. The match took place on September 7, 2026, and Spain controlled proceedings from the opening whistle. Marisa opened the scoring in the thirteenth minute before A. Cerrato doubled the advantage after the break.

Spain pressed high up the pitch and Nigeria were left exposed early on. Marisa found space in the box and finished clinically to give her side a deserved lead. Nigeria struggled to get out of their own half and could not create a proper chance of their own.

By then, Nigeria had made two half-time changes, bringing on T. Adeshina and F. Olabiyi in search of fresh legs. The adjustments did not help immediately and Spain continued to dictate the tempo. P. Oscar picked up a yellow card in the fifty-eighth minute as the visitors grew frustrated.

Spain took their substitutions in stride, removing Marisa for A. Gomez in the sixty-sixth minute. A. Cerrato made it two in the seventy-second minute, slotting home after Nigeria's defence had been pulled apart. The visitors managed only three shots on target all game and could not trouble the Spanish keeper.

Spain held 78 per cent possession and completed 586 passes compared to Nigeria's 113. The hosts had seven shots on target to Nigeria's three, though their shot accuracy was just 35 per cent. Nigeria made 30 clearances to Spain's 10, showing the defensive burden placed on them throughout.

The result puts Spain top of Group Stage 1 after the opening round. Nigeria will need to regroup quickly if they are to stay in contention. The Spanish side looked comfortable and showed no signs of running out of ideas.

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Match highlights Spain U20 Women — Nigeria U20 Women FIFA

Key numbers

Possession, % 78 – 22
Shots on target 7 – 3
Shots off target 8 – 2
Corners 7 – 1

Match events

  1. 13' 1:0 Spain U20 Women Goal Marisa
  2. 46' 1:0 Nigeria U20 Women Substitution T. Adeshina off: V. Lucky
  3. 46' 1:0 Nigeria U20 Women Substitution F. Olabiyi off: P. Oscar
  4. 58' 1:0 Nigeria U20 Women Yellow card P. Oscar
  5. 66' 1:0 Spain U20 Women Substitution Marisa off: A. Cerrato
  6. 66' 1:0 Spain U20 Women Substitution A. Gomez off: C. Segura
  7. 72' 2:0 Spain U20 Women Goal A. Cerrato assist: R. Dominguez
  8. 74' 2:0 Nigeria U20 Women Substitution F. Nkwocha off: C. Nwachukwu
  9. 75' 2:0 Nigeria U20 Women Yellow card V. Lucky
  10. 81' 2:0 Spain U20 Women Substitution D. Agote off: P. Comendador
  11. 83' 2:0 Spain U20 Women Substitution R. Dominguez off: C. Libran
  12. 83' 2:0 Spain U20 Women Substitution E. Gurtubay off: N. Penalvo
  13. 88' 2:0 Nigeria U20 Women Substitution T. Rafiu off: R. Kareem

Statistics

78 Possession, % 22
7 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 2
0 Big chances 0
7 Corners 1
8 Fouls 12
11 Free kicks 7
0 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 2
5 Goal kicks 9
32 Throw-ins 20
All statistics
5 Blocked shots 0
10 Clearances 30
87 Failed passes 78
3 Goalkeeper saves 5
0.35 Shot accuracy 0.60
13/1968% Tackles 21/2972%
673 Total passes 191

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