FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Schedule: Nigeria vs. Colombia in Action Saturday 8 p.m.

Sep 28, 2012 04:40 PM EDT

The Women's U-17 World Cup is going down and they are just about to wrap up the first round of the tournament. Nigeria will have their last game of the group stage against Colombia on Saturday at 8 p.m. AZST/11 a.m. ET.

The World Cup is taking place in Azerbaijan. The match between Colombia and Nigeria will be played in Baku, the capital and largest city of the nation. 

So far in the tournament, Nigeria is leading the standings in Group A. They had a 1-1 draw in their first match against Canada. Then followed this with an incredible performance scoring 11 goals against the hosts, Azerbaijan. Their 1-1-0 record matches Canada's, but Canada has not scored as many goals as Nigeria's young women. 

Colombia could use a win as they sit in the third spot of Group A. They could really use a loss by Canada, but Canada faces Azerbaijan and they have yet to win in the tournament. 

Colombia defeated Azerbaijan in their first game of the tournament 4-0. They followed this victory with a 1-0 loss against Canada. 

Here is what the standing looks like in the Group A. The first two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. 

GROUP A
TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
Nigeria 2 1 1 0 12 1 4
Canada 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
Colombia 2 1 0 1 4 1 3
Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2 0 15 0

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