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On Friday evening, the group phase of the U20 World Cup in Poland will be completed. The successor of the English offspring, who was able to raise the trophy in South Korea in 2017, is being sought. After the group stage, eight of the 24 starters have to say goodbye and from then on it will continue in the well-known KO system. This means that four of the six best group thirds will also make it into the knockout phase. In the last group, Group F, Argentina have almost guaranteed victory in the group. In the final game, there is still a duel between South Korea and Argentina!
The Gauchos were able to convince with two victories and have already scored seven goals. South Korea, who hosted the U20 World Cup two years ago, started the tournament with a defeat, but was able to stay in the top 16 by beating South Africa. The advantage of South Korea is that the team already knows what kind of result is needed before the kick-off to definitely be in the knockout phase. The bookmakers see South Korea and Argentina according to current odds, the South Americans, however, clearly in the advantage. The game starts on Friday evening at 19:30.
South Korea U20:
Already at the Football World Cup 2002 in Japan and South Korea, the Koreans were able to take advantage of the home advantage. South Korea struggled sensationally to the semifinals. The journey did not go that far for the offspring of South Korea two years ago. In their own country, although the group phase was over, but in the second round failed South Korea finally to Portugal. The 2019 World Cup thus began as those two years ago ended – with a game against the reigning European football champions from Portugal. The result was also the same, because South Korea had to beat the opening match of the current World Cup 0: 1. Thus, the team of head coach Jeong -yong Jung was already after the first group match with his back to the wall. Another defeat against South Africa would have meant the end – but the team around Topstar Kang-in Lee (Valencia) was able to withstand the pressure and managed to prevail with a goal from center-back Hyeon-uh Kim. With this victory, South Korea currently even climbs to second place in Group F.
However, it can be expected that Portugal will also win the game against South Africa and thus South Korea must flirt with third place. In the groups A and B, the third in the table has four points each on the credit side. Due to the better goal difference (against host Poland) and the better fair play rating (compared to Ecuador) South Korea would be able to fix the ticket for the knockout phase with a draw.
For a draw against Argentina, however, South Korea needs an outstanding day, because the results in recent months have been anything but satisfactory. Before the victory against South Africa, the U20 selection of South Koreans lost five defeats in a row. Except for Kang-In Lee, who has already collected some professional minutes at Valencia, none of the players is known. Overall, there are only four legionnaires in the squad of South Koreans. It can be assumed that South Korea will focus on the defensive right from the start and tries to conquer the draw. It could be quite interesting between South Korea and Argentina the prognosis that both teams will not meet.
Argentina U20:
The A-Argentina national team has not had much reason to laugh in recent years. In the area of the U20, however, the Albiceleste is the record title holder, although the last success is already several years ago. In Canada in 2007, Argentina became world champion for the last time. Two years ago in South Korea was actually already in the first round final. The gauchos have already surpassed this result after two group matches, because thanks to wins against South Africa (5: 2) and Portugal (2: 0), Barco & Co already have the round-sixteen ticket in their pockets.
The 20-year-old left winger Ezequiel Barco was in the opening match against South Africa with a double the outstanding man on the court. Despite his only 20 years, Barco has already made a name for himself in American Major League Soccer, where he is considered one of the best players. Not only Barco is predicted a great career, but also players like Agustin Almendra (central midfielder, plays in the Boca Juniors) and the two River Plate players Cristian Ferreira and Julian Alvarez. In addition to France, Argentina in Poland is certainly rightly the big favorite for the title win.
A look at the latest results underpins this favorite position of the Albiceleste. The last five games in this age group have each been won. Argentina could not score less than 16 goals. The crew sprayed with joy and certain automatisms are clearly noticeable. There are only three legionaries in the gaucho squad. At the beginning of the year, the U20 South American Championship was completed and it was the Argentine Elf import. This “blind understanding” was often seen in the first two games. Although Battista will rotate a bit, the joy of playing should remain high. With a draw Argentina has already fixed the group victory. However, the likelihood is still great that the South Americans will take the victory. The odds of winning the Gauchos between South Korea and Argentina are surprisingly high.
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