Arsenal youngster Fran Merida scored twice to give Spain a 2-0 victory over Nigeria on Sunday, sending the Europeans to the U-20 World Cup last 16. Merida chipped Nigeria goalkeeper Uche Okafor twice at Al-Salam Stadium to hand the Flying Eagles their second straight defeat. The promising midfielder scored a clever lob after 32 minutes, before converting a cheeky penalty seven minutes from time. Nigeria's Gbolahan Salami was shown a straight red card minutes from the end for elbowing man of the match Merida.
Hattrick hero Del Valle Spain have six points on top of Group B, Nigeria have no points. Venezuela thrash Tahiti In another Group B match, Venezuela destroyed Tahiti 8-0, handing the Oceanic side their second consecutive defeat by the eight-goal margin. Jose Rondon and Yonathan Del Valle grabbed hat-tricks in Cairo, whereas Jose Manuel Velazquez and Oscar Rojas completed the rout. Venezuela join Spain to the last 16 after amassing their sixth point, while Nigeria and Tahiti will vie for third place.