{"id":12087,"date":"2023-08-01T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=12087"},"modified":"2023-08-01T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:21:11","slug":"12087","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/12087\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s World Cup: Nigeria Qualifies &#8211; On The Way to Win the Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"680\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=544%2C680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?w=544&amp;ssl=1 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png?resize=336%2C420&amp;ssl=1 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria used a scoreless draw against Ireland on Monday to advance to the round of 16 of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-womens-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\">Women\u2019s World Cup<\/a>. The pre-tournament underdogs finished second in Group B behind co-host Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"495\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?resize=696%2C495\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?resize=696%2C495&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?resize=590%2C420&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-3.png?resize=100%2C70&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a relatively quiet first half, the Nigerians picked up the intensity in hopes of scoring the goal that would move the them to the top of the group. A diving save from Ireland\u2019s Courtney Brosnan in the 52nd minute kept her clean sheet intact and secured Ireland\u2019s first point in its debut appearance at the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"457\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=696%2C457\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=696%2C457&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=639%2C420&amp;ssl=1 639w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-4.png?resize=741%2C486&amp;ssl=1 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria came closest to breaking the deadlock when Toni Payne found the head of Uchenna Kanu. 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