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FIFA U20 WORLD CUP 2023 – THE SITUATION AFTER GROUP STAGE

 

The 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup is currently underway in Argentina and it started with 24 nations for the trophy with traditional powers England, Italy, Brazil, and the hosts among the favourites to win it all. France were eliminated in the group stage.

The road to the title started with the group stage, which sees 16 teams advance to the single-elimination knockout rounds. The top two finishers go through, as well as the four best third-place teams. Argentina and USA were the only teams to win their 3 games. Cesare Casadei (Italy) is the leader of the Goalscorers before Alejo Veliz (Argentina), Marcos Leonardo (Brazil), Justin Cuero (Ecuador), all with 3 goals.

The bracket for the knockouts has already been set. Matches in the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final will go to extra time and penalty kicks, if necessary, in case the game is tied after 90 minutes. 

Here are the knockout pairings as they stand: 


U20 World Cup Round of 16

Date 

Match 

Time (ET / GMT)

Tue, May 30

USA vs. New Zealand

1:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.

Tue, May 30

Uzbekistan vs. Israel

5 p.m. / 10 p.m.

Wed, May 31

Brazil vs. Tunisia

1:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.

Wed, May 31

Colombia vs. Slovakia

1:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.

Wed, May 31

England vs. Italy

5 p.m. / 10 p.m.

Wed, May 31

Argentina vs. Nigeria

5 p.m. / 10 p.m.

Thu, June 1

Gambia vs. Uruguay

1:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.

Thu, June 1

Ecuador vs. S. Korea

5 p.m. / 10 p.m.