Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, who are currently competing in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, have qualified for the quarterfinal round after an excellent 2-0 win over the tournament’s home country, Argentina, on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, In the San Juan stadium, goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki in the second half gave the Flying Eagles a comfortable victory over Argentina to advance to the round of eight.
A quarterfinal matchup between Ladan Bosso’s team and Korea Republic is now scheduled.
Nigeria, the highest-ranked third-place team, advanced to the knockout round after accruing 6 points in 3 games by scoring 4 goals and giving up 3 goals.
In the group stage, South Korea came in second place behind Gambia after scoring four goals, giving up three, and dropping one match.
For a spot in the championship, the winner of the contest between Nigeria and South Korea will meet the winner of the contest between Colombia and Italy.
Coincidentally, neither team has ever won this trophy, but both have lost in championship games.
The Flying Eagles finished second twice, in 2005 and 1989, while the Taegeuk Warriors finished second only once, in 2019.
Date, Venue and Kick Off Time.
The Game between Nigeria and Korea is slated for Sunday and will kick off at 6:30 pm Nigerian time.
Estadio Unico Madre de Cuidades will host the battle between the two familiar foes.
