U-20 World Cup: Argentina Takes Advantage Of The Right Opportunity To Host Indonesia

The Argentine national team qualified for the round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup. (Photo: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)

JAKARTA - The two teams have confirmed themselves qualify for the round of 16 of the 2023 U-20 World Cup. The two teams are the hosts of Argentina and the United States.

Argentina qualified for the last 16 of the 2023 U-20 World Cup after a 3-0 win over Guatemala in their 2nd match at the Estadio Badre de Ciudades, Wednesday, May 24, early morning WIB.

The United States also made sure to advance to the last 16 after winning three goals without reply against Fiji at San Juan Del Bicentenario.

In Group A match, Argentina opened the scoring in the 16th minute thanks to Alejo Veliz's header in the penalty box after receiving the ball from Mateo Tanlongo's cross.

The second goal only came after a break or 64th minute with substitute Luka Romero's long-range shot. The home team scored their third goal in the 90+7 minute after Maximo Perrone grabbed the rebound from Ignacio Maestro Puch's shot.

In another match, New Zealand drew 2-2 against Uzbekistan at the same stadium. Uzbekistan trailed two goals from New Zealand through Ben Wallace's goal in the 23rd minute and Jay Heardman in the 41st minute.

Uzbekistan managed to catch up in the 51st minute with a goal scored by Abbosbek Fayzulllayev before equalizing in the 90+3 minute through Sherzod Esanov's effort. The match ended with a score of 2-2.

Argentina temporarily ranked first in Group A with six points and followed New Zealand with four points. However, the determination of the group winners and runners-up will only be known in the last match.

Meanwhile in Group B, Ecuador opened the hope of qualifying from the group stage after winning over Slovakia 2-1 in a match taking place at San Juan Del Bicentenario, San Juan.

Slovakia opened the scoring first through Mate Szolgai's goal in the 23rd minute before the first half ended Ecuador equalized. The passing game was quickly completed with Justin Cuero's shot in the penalty box.

Ecuador's winning goal came in the second or 59th minute through Jose Klinger's spectacular shot from outside the penalty box. Ecuador secured their first three points.

Ecuador is now equaling Slovakia's gains with three points from two matches. Both still have the opportunity to finish in the top two depending on the result of the last match.

In another match, the United States managed to secure their second win after beating the Fiji national team with a score of 3-0.

Three United States goals only occurred in the second half. Diego Luna opened the scoring in the 66th minute, a second goal was scored by Cade Cowell in the 88th minute before Caleb Wiley closed the game with a third United States goal in injury time.

The United States is certain to qualify for the round of 16, but is still waiting for the final match to determine which team will win the group or runner-up. Meanwhile, Fiji is certain to be eliminated.

The results of the match on Tuesday local time (Wednesday WIB) as broadcast on the official FIFA website:

United States 3-0 Fiji

Uzbekistan 2-2 New Zealand

Ecuador 2-1 Slovakia

Argentina 3-0 Guatemala