{"id":1435,"date":"2025-10-08T21:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:18:38","slug":"fifa-u-20-world-cup-nigeria-draw-colombia-1-1-advances-to-knockout-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1435","title":{"rendered":"FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria draw Colombia 1-1, advances to knockout round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles have advanced to the Round of 16 at the ongoing 24th FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, following a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Colombia in the early hours of Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Estadio Fiscal de Talca, the seven-time African champions delivered a spirited performance, with goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt making crucial saves in the 23rd and 26th minutes to keep the scores level during a tense opening period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olamide, Wizkid - Kai! 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