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Nigeria will now meet France in the quarterfinal stage, after the French edged past Ecuador with a 1-0 victory. A solitary second-half strike from Antoine Griezmann was the vital difference on a night where each side failed to utilize the many chances they had.

A 52nd minute goal by Edafe Egbedi was all it took to get Nigeria to the quarter final stage of the 2011 FIFA U20 World Cup. While it was a tightly contested game against the young Three Lions side, the goal proved the difference between both sides, at the end of 90minutes.

Speaking with fifa.com after the match against England, , Nigeria coach, John Obuh described the Round of 16 fixture as a tough one, saying the English team gave his boys a good fight.

‘The game was difficult for my players and we did not play as an attacking team. I expected them to play in an organised way but they were trying to attack without any real danger. The only thing that worked for us was the goal, which was enough to go through. Our opponent played a defensive game and they were launching counter attacks. We caused problems for ourselves, and in the next game we must correct the mistakes that we made.’

The Flying Eagles will face France for a place in the semi finals in Cali this Sunday August 14, at 9pm Nigerian Time.

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i pray d flyin eagles wil defeat france,coz we really want dat cup.