IFFHS DAILY NEWS - FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2023 - DAY 6
Picture : Linda Caicedo, IFFHS World's Best Youth Player 2022, began to play her third World Cup in one year !
IFFHS DAILY NEWS – FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023
DAY 6
16 – COLOMBIA – SOUTH KOREA 2-0 (GROUP H)
Sydney football Stadium. 24 323 spectators. Half time : 2-0. Referee : Rebecca Welch (Engalnd). Goals for Colombia : Catalina Usme (30’ penalty), Linda Caicedo (39’).
FACTS AND STATS
- Two goals from Usme and Caicedo lifted Colombia to an easy win over South korea in their opening game before an important crowd !
- Linda Caicedo (born in 2005), crowned as IFFHS World’s Best Youth Player (U20) in 2022, played in Australia her THIRD WORLD CUP in ONE YEAR ! After the U20 World Cup in August 2022 and the U17 World Cup in October, where she scored for Colombia, she scored already in the first match with the senior team today !
- Catalina Usme, already scoring in 2015 one of the 3 Colombian goals, converted a penalty to increase her all time scoring leader for Colombia to 39 goals.
- Aged just 16 years and 26 days, Casey Phair has become the youngest player in FIFA Women’s World Cup History after coming off the bench for South korea.
- The two teams were qualified for the World Cup due to their vice-champions title in South america and in Asia.
- It is the third World Cup for South Korea, with now 5 connsecutive defeats. For Colombia, it is also the third World Cup and only the second success in History !