Three countries; Zambia, Puerto Rico and New Zealand have been sent packing from the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup ongoing in Morocco, after they secured zero points in the group stages of the competition.
All three teams finished with zero points in their respective groups after losing all three of their group-stage matches.
This follows the conclusion of Groups C and D final group stage matches played on Saturday.
France defeated Zambia 1-0 in a Group D encounter, while Ghana won 2-0 against Canada in a Group C clash.
Also, Brazil defeated Norway 3-0, and Japan won 2-0 against Venezuela.
More teams are expected to be sent packing on Sunday when the remaining groups will play their final group matches.
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