Flying Eagles advanced to the next round
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have advanced to the knockout stages of the FIFA U-20 World Cup despite drawing with Ukraine to finish third in group D on Thursday night.
In a make or mar clash at the Bielsko Biala Stadium, Nigeria played 1-1 with Ukraine while USA defeated Qatar 1-0 elsewhere.
The Paul Aigbogun lads finished third in Group D, but did not exit the competition as they finished as one of the four best third-placed teams.
The young Eagles, who kicked off their campaign in Poland with a sensational 4-0 victory over Qatar, fell 2-0 to USA in their second game, which led them to a crucial final group clash against Ukraine.
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