{
  "id": 17766999,
  "title": "Ghana suffers quarter-final loss to Japan in U-17 FIFA WWC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ghana-suffers-quarter-final-loss-to-japan-in-u-17-fifa-wwc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/11/02/ghana-suffers-quarter-final-loss-to-japan-in-u-17-fifa-wwc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana women's national football team, known as the Black Maidens, were eliminated from the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026 after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Japan in the quarter-final match. The decisive moment came in the 54th minute when Nanami Kurita scored for Japan, securing the winning goal. Despite their impressive campaign, which included a thrilling penalty shootout victory over Argentina in the Round of 16, the Black Maidens could not find the back of the net in the final third despite dominating possession and control of the match. Japan's advance to the semi-finals puts them on track for their third FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title, while Ghana's journey ends with a commendable performance on the world stage.",
  "summary": "The Black Maidens of Ghana bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026 after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Japan in their quarter-final clash on Sunday. The post Ghana suffers quarter-final loss to Japan in U-17 FIFA WWC appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}