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U.S. U-17 Women Face Spain in First Knockout Test After High-Scoring Group Stage

The United States enters Thursday's FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Round of 16 with evidence of explosive attacking ability and a pressing question about how that ability will travel into the knockout stage. The Americans scored 25 goals in three group matches in Morocco, but a 3–2 defeat to China in the final fixture left them second in Group E and placed Spain between them and a quarterfinal berth.