USA coach details victory against Nigeria's Flamingos

According to USA coach Katie Schoepfer, her team set up for the future while dispatching Nigeria's Flamingos.

The USA defeated Nigeria in a penalty shootout in their FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 quarterfinal at CFC Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, rematching their thrilling quarterfinal from India 2022.

Kennedy Fuller scored the first goal from the penalty spot before finding Kimmi Ascanio for the game-winning second.

With the win, the USA advances to the semifinals for the first time since the 2008 inaugural tournament.

USA coach on victory against Nigeria

In an interview with FIFA, coach Katie Schoepfer detailed the approach of the USA against the Flamingos and also for the tournament.

She said, “I think it starts with the players on the field buying into that, from forwards to goalkeepers we defend, and it's a team concept and we do it together.

“Our back line and our goalkeepers help organise, but our forwards have to defend, our midfielders have to defend, and they've bought into our good defending leads to good attacking.”

The USA now takes on North Korea for a place in the final of the World Cup.