Uruguay win U-20 World Cup with 1-0 win over Italy
June 12 – Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win its first Under-20 World Cup title, breaking the sequence of four straight wins by European teams.
Tag: U20 World Cup
Uruguay end Israel’s U20 World Cup run, setting up final against Italy
June 9 – Italy and Uruguay will each be bidding for a first Under-20 World Cup title when the countries square off in the final on Sunday.
Israelis stun Brazil as U20 World Cup reaches semi-final stage
June 6 – This week’s under-20 World Cup semi-final line-up has an unfamiliar look about it -with one particular notable absentee.
Israel are surprise package as U20 World Cup reaches quarterfinal stage
June 1 – The U20 World Cup has reached the quarterfinal stage with Israel the surprise participants in Argentina after beating Uzbekistan 1-0 in the 97th minute.
FIFA awards U-20 World Cup hosting to Argentina as last minute Indonesian replacement
April 18 – Argentina have been confirmed as hosts of the under-20 World Cup following the decision to strip Indonesia of the right to stage the tournament.
Infantino confirms Argentina are frontrunners to pick up U-20 World Cup hosting
March 31 – Argentina is the frontrunner to host the U-20 World Cup which FIFA stripped from Indonesia over the country’s hostility toward finalists Israel. The South American country has submitted a formal bid to host the tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.
U-20 World Cup set to kick-off in Poland
May 23 – Poland will launch the U-20 World Cup against Colombia on home soil today as tomorrow’s stars compete for the world crown. Defending champions England failed to qualify for the tournament.
FIFA lands Conotoxia as first local sponsor to U-20 World Cup in Poland
February 28 – Conotoxia has signed as the first local sponsor for the U-20 World Cup Poland 2019.
Mali and Senegal set for CAF U-20 final this weekend
February 15 – Mali and Senegal will dispute Africa’s U-20 crown on Sunday in a showdown that is a repeat of their Group B curtain raiser. Both finalists, alongside Senegal and South Africa, have qualified for the U-20 World Cup in Poland this summer.
African qualifiers for U-20 World Cup kick off in Niger
February 1 – Africa will compete for four berths at the U-20 World Cup in Poland at this month’s U-20 continental championship in Niger. Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal have a strong case to win the tournament as defending champions Zambia failed to qualify for the finals.
India build development pathway with formal bid for U20 World Cup
By Samindra Kunti
September 27 – India has made a formal bid to host the 2019 U-20 World Cup, confirmed All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel (pictured). Early next month India and the USA will kick off the U-17 World Cup, the first major international football tournament to be staged on Indian soil.
India, preparing for U17 World Cup hosting, sets sights on U20 event as the next step
By Samindra Kunti
July 5 – The All India Football Federation, the AIFF, has expressed its interest in hosting the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in 2019. India is preparing to stage the U17 World Cup later this year in October.
England defeat Venezuela to claim U20 World Cup title in Korea
June 12 – England won their first FIFA world title for 51 years in Suwon, South Korea after their U20s overcame Venezuela in the final 1-0. Venezuela, in their first ever FIFA World Cup final, had a 75th minute penalty saved in the second half that would have levelled the game.
U20 World Cup set for Europe vs South America showdown despite video ref failure
June 6 – The U20 World Cup progressed to the semi-final stages in South Korea with England, Italy, Uruguay and Venezuela ensuring that it will be a Europe vs South America final. But not before there was proof that video technology is still very much at the experimental stage and needs fine-tuning after an incident that saw Italy’s Giuseppe Pezzella shown his marching orders in controversial circumstances.
France show class as England build and Argentina crash in South Korea U20 finals
By Samindra Kunti
May 30 – Six-time champions Argentina suffered a shock group stage exit from the U20 World Cup in South Korea. Favourites France marched undefeated into the round of 16, with both Venezuela and Zambia impressing in the group games.