2023-05-28 21:28:01
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Uruguay wrapped up a very good first phase in the Under-20 World Cup by anguishingly defeating Tunisia 1-0 on Sunday and advancing to the round of 16 in Group E as escort to England, who drew 0-0 against Iraq and in the next round will be measured with Italy.
Group E finished with England with 7 points, followed by Uruguay (6), Tunisia (3) and Iraq (1).
A penalty converted in stoppage time by the skillful Franco González certified second place for La Celeste and automatically determined that Nigeria would be the next opponent of host Argentina and Slovakia’s qualification to the round of 16 as one of the best third parties.
Now Marcelo Broli’s team awaits the winner of Group F, which will come out of the clash between Gambia and South Korea in the second round. Meanwhile, Tunisia awaits the result of the other clash in that group, between Honduras and France, to find out if it gets into the round of 16 as one of the best third parties.
At the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in the city of Mendoza, Uruguay’s performance went from high to low. In the first half he had overwhelming control of the ball but lacked effectiveness.
In the complement, the Celeste lowered its provision and the tie seemed sealed until the rude penalty hand of the Tunisian captain Ghaith Ouahabi arrived.
“Now yes, to think about what comes. We are very happy to have met the first goal”, declared coach Broli.
In the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in the city of La Plata, the already classified England did more than deserve to beat eliminated Iraq, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw that allowed them to win the group anyway.
Ian Foster’s team smashed a shot off the post, another off the crossbar, and in addition to a goal disallowed due to offside, victory was within their reach after a penalty taken by Liam Delap that was saved by goalkeeper Hussein Hassan.
Iraq, who was content to say goodbye to the World Cup with a point against the European champion, had a couple of interesting approaches through his figure, Youssef Amyn.
England, one of the candidates to fight for the title, will have a tough round of 16 match against Italy, Brazil’s escort in Group D, which they already defeated in the semifinals of the European qualifying tournament.
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