{"id":118312,"date":"2026-05-15T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118312"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:01:28","slug":"2026-u20-wwc-black-princesses-drawn-in-group-face-france-south-korea-and-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118312","title":{"rendered":"2026 U20 WWC: Black Princesses drawn in Group, face France, South Korea and Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghana has been handed a tricky draw for the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup following the draw on Friday, May 15. <\/p>\n

The Black Princesses have been drawn in Group C, where they will come up against France, South Korea and Ecuador when they take to the tournament. <\/p>\n

The draw for the tournament took place at the EC1 Cultural Center in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, which is also one of the host cities for the global tournament.<\/p>\n

Ghana was represented at the draw by head coach Charles Sampson and General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo. <\/p>\n

The Black Princesses sealed their eighth successive appearance at the competition following a 3-2 aggregate win over Uganda in the final round. <\/p>\n

In France, Ghana will face a team that will be playing in its 10th tournament at this level. In their previous nine appearances, France were runners-up in 2016, which is also their best performance at the competition.<\/p>\n

South Korea will also be making their eighth appearance at the World Cup following their qualification to this year\u2019s tournament. They placed third during the 2010 edition, which was Ghana\u2019s first appearance. <\/p>\n

Ghana will also come up against South American side Ecuador in their group. Ecuador are making their first appearance at the global tournament at this level. <\/p>\n

Here is the full draw<\/strong> with highlights on Africa\u2019s representatives: <\/strong><\/p>\n

GROUP A<\/strong>: Poland, Argentina, Mexico and Benin<\/strong><\/p>\n

GROUP B<\/strong>: Brazil, Tanzania<\/strong>, Canada and England<\/p>\n

GROUP C<\/strong>: France, South Korea, Ecuador and Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n

GROUP D<\/strong>: Japan, New Zealand, USA and Italy<\/p>\n

GROUP E<\/strong>: Korea DPR, Portugal, Costa Rica and Colombia<\/p>\n

GROUP F<\/strong>: Spain, Nigeria<\/strong>, New Caledonia and China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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