U20 women show off

World Cup round of 16! “It’s beyond words”

Sarah Gutmann scored to make it 2:0 for Austria.(Bild: ÖFB/Jasmin Walter)

Austria's U20 women's footballers have also won their second group match at the World Cup in Colombia, beating New Zealand 3:1 to book their place in the last 16. But what makes the red-white-red girls, who stand for fighting spirit, will and solidarity, tick?

They were all cheering together, beaming and couldn't even realize their success yet - Austria's U20 soccer girls had just defeated New Zealand at the World Cup in Bogota. After two victories in the first two group games of an ÖFB women's team on the world stage, the round of 16 is a foregone conclusion.