Ghana, Venezuela, Brazil and North Korea qualify for the U-17 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals after winning their Round of 16 matches

Four countries have secured places in the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco after winning their respective Round of 16 matches on Wednesday.

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Ghana, Venezuela, Brazil and North Korea are the first teams to progress to the last eight of the competition following a series of closely contested and high-scoring encounters.

Ghana advanced after defeating Argentina on penalties following a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time.

Venezuela also booked their place in the quarter-finals with a narrow 1-0 victory over Germany, while North Korea delivered one of the most emphatic results of the round, thrashing hosts Morocco 6-0.

Brazil completed the list of four qualifiers after overcoming Poland 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out following an entertaining 3-3 draw.

The results set up the next stage of the tournament as the qualified teams await their quarter-final opponents.

Nigeria Face Mexico in Round of 16

More teams are expected to secure quarter-final places as the remaining Round of 16 fixtures take place on Thursday.

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, are scheduled to face Mexico in a bid to continue their campaign in Morocco.

China will take on France in another fixture, while Spain are set to meet the United States.

The outcomes of the remaining matches will complete the quarter-final line-up as the competing nations continue their pursuit of the tournament title.