University of North Carolina Athletics
Photo by: U.S. Soccer
U.S. Falls To Reigning World Champ Spain In FIFA U20 World Cup Opener
September 1, 2024 | Women's Soccer
CALI, Colombia – The United States U20 Youth National Team opened the 2024 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup with a 1-0 loss to reigning world champion Spain after conceding an early goal on Sunday afternoon at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia.
Three current and former members of the North Carolina women's soccer team – Maddie Dahlien, Savy King and Ally Sentnor – are vying for gold at the FIFA U20 World Cup, which runs Aug. 31-Sept. 22.
Wearing the captain's armband, Sentnor started the match against Spain and logged a full 90 minutes, as did King. Dahlien subbed in during the 73rd minute. The full box score can be found here.
Currently a junior at UNC, Dahlien is one of 12 college players on the U.S. U-20 roster. Sentnor and King – the respective No. 1 and No. 2 overall draft picks – make up two of the eight pros currently playing in the National Women's Soccer League.
Dahlien, King and Sentnor were part of the Concacaf qualifying roster in 2023 that secured the USWYNT's spot in the U-20 World Cup. Already with World Cup experience is King who was on the U-17 roster and Sentnor who played on the U-20 squad, both in 2022.
Sentnor, a forward, is the USA's most-capped player and top scorer with 17 caps and nine international goals. Fellow forward Dahlien has scored four times in her nine appearances while King has 13 caps as a defender.
Team USA is in Group C along with Spain, Paraguay and Morocco. The stars and stripes take on Morocco in the second Group C match on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 9 p.m. ET.
Team USA Schedule
Group Stage
Sunday, Sept. 1 – Spain def. USA, 1-0
Wednesday, Sept. 4 – USA vs. Morocco, 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 7 – USA vs. Paraguay, 7 p.m. ET
Knockout Rounds
Wednesday, Sept. 11 – Round of 16, TBD
Thursday, Sept. 12 – Round of 16, TBD
Saturday, Sept. 15 – Quarterfinals, TBD
Wednesday, Sept. 18 – Semifinals, TBD
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Bronze medal match, TBD
Sunday, Sept. 22 – Gold medal match, TBD
All matches of the tournament will be broadcast in English on the FOX Sports family of networks and online on FoxSports.com with corresponding authentication and in Spanish on the Telemundo networks.
Several former Tar Heels who have represented Team USA in past FIFA U20 World Cups have gone on to represent the full USWNT. Those players include Yael Averbuch, Amber Brooks, Lori Chalupny, Crystal Dunn, Kendall Fletcher, Emily Fox, Ashlyn Harris, Tobin Heath, Meghan Klingenberg, Allie Long, Casey Nogueira, Kealia Ohai, Heather O'Reilly, Amy Steadman and Lindsay Tarpley.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Three current and former members of the North Carolina women's soccer team – Maddie Dahlien, Savy King and Ally Sentnor – are vying for gold at the FIFA U20 World Cup, which runs Aug. 31-Sept. 22.
Wearing the captain's armband, Sentnor started the match against Spain and logged a full 90 minutes, as did King. Dahlien subbed in during the 73rd minute. The full box score can be found here.
Currently a junior at UNC, Dahlien is one of 12 college players on the U.S. U-20 roster. Sentnor and King – the respective No. 1 and No. 2 overall draft picks – make up two of the eight pros currently playing in the National Women's Soccer League.
Dahlien, King and Sentnor were part of the Concacaf qualifying roster in 2023 that secured the USWYNT's spot in the U-20 World Cup. Already with World Cup experience is King who was on the U-17 roster and Sentnor who played on the U-20 squad, both in 2022.
Sentnor, a forward, is the USA's most-capped player and top scorer with 17 caps and nine international goals. Fellow forward Dahlien has scored four times in her nine appearances while King has 13 caps as a defender.
Team USA is in Group C along with Spain, Paraguay and Morocco. The stars and stripes take on Morocco in the second Group C match on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 9 p.m. ET.
Team USA Schedule
Group Stage
Sunday, Sept. 1 – Spain def. USA, 1-0
Wednesday, Sept. 4 – USA vs. Morocco, 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 7 – USA vs. Paraguay, 7 p.m. ET
Knockout Rounds
Wednesday, Sept. 11 – Round of 16, TBD
Thursday, Sept. 12 – Round of 16, TBD
Saturday, Sept. 15 – Quarterfinals, TBD
Wednesday, Sept. 18 – Semifinals, TBD
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Bronze medal match, TBD
Sunday, Sept. 22 – Gold medal match, TBD
All matches of the tournament will be broadcast in English on the FOX Sports family of networks and online on FoxSports.com with corresponding authentication and in Spanish on the Telemundo networks.
Several former Tar Heels who have represented Team USA in past FIFA U20 World Cups have gone on to represent the full USWNT. Those players include Yael Averbuch, Amber Brooks, Lori Chalupny, Crystal Dunn, Kendall Fletcher, Emily Fox, Ashlyn Harris, Tobin Heath, Meghan Klingenberg, Allie Long, Casey Nogueira, Kealia Ohai, Heather O'Reilly, Amy Steadman and Lindsay Tarpley.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Players Mentioned
Forward
/ Women's Soccer
Midfielder/Forward
/ Women's SoccerUNC Women's Soccer: Tar Heels Advance to Third Round with Win in Penalties vs Texas Tech
Saturday, November 22
WSOC: Tar Heels Advance to Third Round with Win in Penalties vs Texas Tech
Friday, November 21
Carolina Insider - Interview with Dan Shulman (Full Segment) - November 21, 2025
Friday, November 21
Women's Lacrosse: Jenny Levy enters IWLCA Hall of Fame
Friday, November 21