In the second round of matches of the U20 World Cup group stage taking place early this morning (May 26), the representatives of Asian youth football did not make a big impression.
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| Japan U20 team at the U20 World Cup. (Source: Getty Images) |
Against Honduras, South Korea could only manage a 2-2 draw in Group F. The goalscorers for the young South Korean team were Kim Yong Hak and Park Seung Ho, in the 58th and 62nd minutes.
It is noteworthy that South Korea equalized after being 2-0 down to Honduras, after goals from Ruiz (penalty kick) in the 22nd minute and Castillo in the 51st minute.
South Korea's victory turned out to be beneficial for Gambia, helping the African team officially qualify for the knockout round after only 2 matches. Meanwhile, U20 France was officially eliminated due to not having any points after the first 2 matches.
Only South Korea still has a chance to continue. The young team from the land of kimchi only needs to draw with Gambia in the final match on May 29 (Vietnam time) to secure a place in the next round.
Another Asian team that played this morning was Iraq. This team lost 0-3 to Tunisia. With this loss, they are almost eliminated. They have no points after 2 matches in Group E.
In theory, Iraq still has a chance to move forward, but in reality, this chance includes many synthetic conditions that must occur at the same time, so Iraq's chance exists almost exclusively in theory.
The day before, U20 Japan lost 1-2 to Colombia in Group C. However, with 3 points after two matches, Japan still has a good chance of entering the knockout round, because it has more points than the next opponents, Israel and Senegal (each team has only one point).
In the final match of Group C on May 28, Japan only needs to beat Israel, or Japan draws with Israel and Senegal does not beat Colombia, Japan will continue.
By the second round of group stage matches, there were several teams certain to make it to the round of 16, including hosts Argentina in Group A, Colombia in Group C and Gambia in Group F.
The 12 top teams from the 6 groups, along with the 4 best third-placed teams, will advance to the round of 16. As for the representatives of the world's major football nations, in addition to U20 France, which has already been eliminated, Brazil, Italy and Uruguay could still be eliminated.
Italy and Brazil will compete directly for the ticket to the next round in Group D. These two teams currently have 3 points after two matches, 3 points behind the leader Nigeria, but 3 points ahead of the bottom team Dominica.
On the contrary, England U20 have a good chance of advancing. They are leading Group E with 6 points, 3 points more than the next teams Uruguay and Tunisia. In the final round, as long as England does not lose to Iraq, they will qualify for the knockout round.
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