In an exciting match on the second day of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup group stage in Colombia, Morocco’s U20 women’s national football team succumbed to the United States women’s team, losing by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday evening at Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium in Cali.
Yuna McCormack scored the first goal for the US in the second half of the match in the 48th minute, with Maddie Dahlien doubling her team’s lead with another goal at the end of extra time (90+6).
In related Group C matches, Spain scored a 1-0 victory over Paraguay.
The Moroccan team lost 2-0 to Paraguay in its opening match, while the United States lost 1-0 to Spain.
Morocco, a newcomer to the Women’s World Cup, will next play reigning champions Spain on September 7.