FOOTBALL: Four teams into the quarters in women’s U-17 World Cup

The FIFA women’s U-17 World Cup in Uruguay is continuing with first-round, round-robin play with Ghana, New Zealand, Japan and Mexico qualified for the quarterfinals as top-two finishers in their groups (records shown as W-L-T):

Group A: Ghana (3-0-0), New Zealand (2-1-0), Finland (0-2-1), Uruguay (0-2-1)
Group B: Japan (1-0-2), Mexico (1-0-2), Brazil (1-1-1), South Africa (0-2-1)
Group C: Germany (1-0-1), North Korea (1-0-1), United States (1-0-1), Cameroon (1-0-1)
Group D: Canada (2-0-0), Spain (1-0-1), Colombia (0-1-1), South Korea (0-2-0)

The U.S. defeated Cameroon, 3-0, and lost to North Korea, 3-0, in its two matches, and will play group leader Germany on Wednesday for the right to advance. Only the top two in each group will play in the quarterfinals.

Look for match results and standings here.