U-20 World Cup: England Ensures Tickets To The Last 16, France Embarrassed Gambia

JAKARTA - England confirmed their place in the last 16 of the U-20 World Cup after a narrow win over Uruguay, Friday, May 26, early morning WIB. Playing in Buenos Aires, The Three Lions won 3-2 over their opponents.

Defender Bashir happened to open the scoring in this match. Devine added England's lead in the 45+4 minute.

Uruguay narrowed the gap in the 49th minute through Franco Gonzalez's action. However, Darko Gyabi scored England's third goal in the second half extra minutes.

Despite the late efforts from Matias Abaldo, Uruguay still lost this match.

England topped Group E with a score of six from two wins. The Three Lions also held a ticket to the next round despite one more match against Iraq.

Meanwhile, in the match Group F, France surprisingly lost when they met Gambia. Les Bleus lost with a narrow score of 1-2.

Gambia's first goal came from French defender Tanguy Zoukrou. France had reduced the position in the 61st minute through Wilson Odobert's goal.

However, Gambia only needed seven minutes to come back ahead and close the game with a win.

In the same group, South Korea had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Honduras. In this match, both Korea and Honduras, got a red card.