2026 U-17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos beat Mexico 2-1 to reach quarter-finals

Nigeria reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup by beating Mexico 2-1 in the Round of 16. Oluebube Umejiaku opened the scoring five minutes before half-time with her third goal of the tournament, and Mary Dunstan doubled Nigeria’s lead in the 71st minute. Emily Delgado pulled one back for Mexico deep in stoppage time, but the Flamingos held on. Nigeria will face Venezuela in the quarter-finals.