Nigeria beat Brazil 3-1 in the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup semi-final in Rabat on Wednesday to reach the final for the first time in their history. The match was played at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, and Nigeria will face Japan on Saturday.
Semi-final result
The score was goalless at half-time in the semi-final in Morocco. Queen Joseph scored for Nigeria and Awawu Bashiru added two goals, while Brazil scored in the 89th minute through Greise Kelly.
Route to the final
Nigeria had beaten Venezuela 1-0 in the quarter-finals, with captain Azeezat Oduntan scoring an 89th-minute penalty. Brazil had defeated China 2-1 in the quarter-finals after overcoming Poland 8-7 on penalties in the round of 16.
Japan await in the final
Japan reached Saturday's final after defeating North Korea 4-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in their semi-final.
Rilany's reaction
Brazil coach Rilany said after the game: "Just like against Ghana, when you make technical mistakes against teams that are more physical that those we are used to face, you will pay for that."
Rilany said after the game: "Against Ghana, we made a lot of mistakes in simple passes, and that happened again today. We suffered because of it. These are teams that defend and attack with two blocks and offer a lot of space inside the pitch. But we couldn’t take advantage of that because of these errors. We suffered a lot from the transitions and counter-attacks."
