Marcela Zimbron and the Dominican Republic will take the pitch against Emily Vargas and Ecuador on Wednesday night.
The Dominican Republic, the hometown team, will take on Ecuador in the second groupstage matchup of the day in Group A in the 2024 U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the CFC Stadium in Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday night. The Dominican Republic will take on New Zealand followed by Nigeria in the next two group-stage games. The Dominican Republic will participate in its first U-17 Women’s World Cup after an automatic qualifying as the host. They failed to qualify every two years since 2008. They also failed to qualify in any CONCACAF Women’s U17 Championship from 2008-2018 before making it to the quarterfinals in 2022. The team will be highlighted by a group of attackers featuring Marcela Zimbron, Julia Jimenez, Lila Algarin, Natalie Bruno, Ava Barker, and Jaimaris Diaz. The nation is managed by Betzaida Ubri.
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Game Date: Oct. 16, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 2
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Ecuador has had similar struggles to the Dominican Republic at the national stage. It failed to qualify from 2008-2022 before its first qualifying this year. However, as opposed to the DR qualifying by hosting, Ecuador fought to qualify and won. This is a different team after coming in third in the 2024 South American U-17 Women’s Championship.
Managed by Eduardo Moscoso, this Ecuadorian side features a group of seven attackers including Darina Moran, Jaslym Valverde, Domenica Arboleda, Mary Guerra, Xiomara Alvicar, Emily Vargas, and Emily Fierro. This group is poised to have a breakout year at the national level, and this is the time to do it.
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