The Uruguayan team defeated Gambia 1-0 on Thursday to qualify for the quarter-finals of the U-20 World Cup in Argentina, while South Korea dispatched Ecuador at the second hour, beating it 2-3 to win the final. He qualified for the top eight stage.
1. URUGUAY MEETS THE UNITED STATES
Uruguay overcame a poor game to beat Gambia 1-0 and advance to the quarter-finals where the hitherto unbeatable United States awaits.
La Celeste was far from his best, but an Anderson Duarte shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 65th minute set up an unbalanced game that saw both teams end up with one player down after the exclusions of Mbye and Luciano Rodríguez.
At the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero, Franco González was once again the best of the Charrúas, who still haven’t regained the brilliance that took them to second place in South America this year.
They will have to improve a lot if they want to have options against the US on Sunday, who have won everything they’ve played in this World Cup without conceding a single goal.
The Gambia said goodbye after shining in the group stage. Their star striker Adama Bojang did not appear.
2. KOREA SUFFERS TO THE END BUT SENDS ECUADOR
The Ecuadorian team was eliminated after a 2-3 defeat to a South Korea who resisted the final push of the youth Tri and who will now compete against Nigeria for the semifinals.
This time Kendry Páez’s lesson wasn’t enough. The team led by Miguel Bravo goes home to the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero after a very volatile game and with too many mistakes behind them.
In a ten minute blackout, Korea struck twice through Lee Youngjun (m.11) and Bae Junho (m.19).
The South Americans reacted before the break with a penalty kick converted by Justin Cuero (m.36), but Choi Seokhyun punished with a header (m.48) at the start of the second leg.
Sebastián González cut again at the end (m.84), but South Korea entrenched and won.
3. A QUARTER-FINAL WITH THREE SOUTH AMERICANS IN BATTLE
On Saturday, June 3, the quarter-finals of the U-20 World Cup will begin with the confrontation between Israel and Brazil, which opens the day, and Colombia against Italy.
On Sunday it will be the turn of South Korea and Nigeria, executioners of Ecuador and Argentina respectively, and on the second hour the United States will face Uruguay.
4. THE WORLD CUP HAS 133 OBJECTIVES
In 42 of the 52 World Cup matches played until next Thursday, 133 goals have been scored, an average of 3.16 per game.
On this Thursday, 6 annotations were converted for an average of 3 goals per bet.
The shooter ranking is led by the Italian Cesare Casadei with five goals. He is accompanied with four by the Brazilian Marcos Leonardo, the Colombian Óscar Cortés and Justin Cuero, who said goodbye to the tournament with Ecuador today.
Source: El heraldo
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