Football

Heavy defeat for Fiji U20 in last pool match

May 27, 2023 7:35 am

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The Digicel Junior Bula Boys suffered its heaviest defeat in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup this morning.

Our national side went down 9-0 to Ecuador in its last Group B game.

Ecuador was too good for the Robert Mimms-coached side leading 4-0 at the breather.

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It was a one-way traffic from then on as Ecuador piled on five more goals to see them finish as group runners-up.

Ecuador and USA who tops their pool have advanced to the next stage.

Fiji lost 4-0 to Slovakia in its opening match and 3-0 to USA on Wednesday.