Senegal’s Mame Mor Faye heads the ball below strain from Israel’s El Yam Kancepolsky throughout a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group C soccer match at Diego Maradona stadium in La Plata, Argentina on May 24, 2023. File
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England reached the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup with a 3-2 win over Uruguay on May 25, dwelling up to expectations as one of many title favourites at the event.
France’s likelihood is in dire bother, although, after its 2-1 loss to Gambia and the 2-2 draw between South Africa and Honduras, a end result that made it inconceivable for the French squad to end in one of many high two spots in Group F.
Unbeaten Gambia has six factors and can progress to the Round of 16. France, after back-to-back defeats, wants to win its final group sport in opposition to Honduras to have any probability of advancing as one of many 4 finest third-place groups.
England opened the scoring in wet La Plata within the twenty second minute with a header by Bashir Humphreys. Alfie Devine added a second in first-half stoppage time.
Uruguay netted within the forty ninth by Franco González however England regained a two-goal cushion when Darko Gyabi scored in stoppage time to preserve England atop Group E. The Uruguayans scored their second by way of Matias Abaldo simply earlier than the ultimate whistle.
Tunisia beat Iraq 3-0 within the later Group E sport and remained in rivalry for a spot within the knockout phases.
Yousseff Snana scored within the fifty fifth and Chaim el Djebali doubled Tunisia’s lead two minutes later. Rayan Nasraoui was despatched off within the seventy fifth, however the numerical drawback did not cease Tunisia from getting a penalty that Mahmoud Ghorlbel transformed within the 86th.
England performs Iraq on May 21, when Uruguay and Tunisia go head-to-head with a spot within the high two of the group at stake. Both groups have three competitors factors however Uruguay is forward of Tunisia on purpose distinction.
France struggled in opposition to Gambia from the beginning in Mendoza. After a mistake by goalkeeper Yann Lienard, Tanguy Zoukrou scored an own-goal within the thirteenth.
In the second half, Lienard saved a penalty to preserve the French within the contest, and Wilson Odobert equalized with a header within the 61st.
Substitute Mamin Sanyang then dribbled by the French protection within the 68th and scored the winner from shut vary.
South Korea moved into the second place within the group with the draw in opposition to Honduras, and faces Gambia on May 21.
David Ruiz opened the scoring for Honduras from the spot within the twenty second, solely 5 minutes earlier than he was despatched off. Despite the one-man deficit, Hondurans took a 2-0 lead when Isaac Castillo scored within the 51st.
South Korea took benefit of the additional house later within the second half and equalized with objectives by Kim Yong-hak within the 58th and Seung-Ho Park within the 62nd. The end in Mendoza has additionally stored Honduras probabilities of advancing within the event.
Seok-Hyun Choi obtained a second yellow and was despatched off in damage time.
