Montevideo: A pair of second-half strikes from Jordyn Huitema and Lara Kazandjian led Canada to a 2-0 victory over Korea Republic in Group D at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 and sealed their qualification to the quarter-finals.
The result meant Korea Republic's hopes of advancing to the knockout stage were dashed as the East Asians had also lost their opening match to Spain.
Korea Republic started the match on top, creating the majority of the goalscoring chances. Captain Cho Mij-in came closest to breaking the deadlock when her shot from the top of the penalty area struck the crossbar......
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