On June 2, Beijing time, the U20 World Youth Championship ended the last two 1/8 finals, in which Uruguay defeated the African dark horse Gambia 1-0, South Korea eliminated the South American powerhouse Ecuador 3-2, so that the top 8 of this tournament are all released, that is, the South American top three Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay, European giants Italy and dark horse Israel, North American powerhouse the United States, African powerhouse Nigeria, and Asian powerhouse South Korea!
Uruguay vs Gambia. The small African country Gambia participated in the World Youth Championship for the first time, and created a miracle, the group stage undefeated three games ranked at the top of the group to advance to the knockout round, became a big dark horse, and also eliminated the favorite France, 1/8 final faced South American powerhouse Uruguay, as a result, both teams were sent off in the first half, and finally Uruguay seized the opportunity in the second half, and they relied on Duarte's goal to beat The Gambia 1-0 and reach the quarterfinals!
South Korea vs Ecuador. South Korea are unbeaten in the group stage with 1 win and 2 draws, finishing second in the group to advance to the knockout round, and face South American powerhouse Ecuador in the 1/8 final. As a result, South Korea's tactic was to aggressively grab the start, and the effect was immediate, and they launched an onslaught to quickly make a dream start 2-0 in seven minutes, and then Ecuador took a penalty to pull a city back. In the second half, South Korea took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to score again, and although Ecuador tenaciously chased another goal in the final moment, there was little time left in the game, and finally South Korea held the advantage and beat Ecuador 3-2, hitching the last train in the quarterfinals, becoming the only remaining Asian team in the quarterfinals, preserving the hope of Asian teams!
So far, all the eight finalists of this tournament have been produced, South America has become a big winner to win three seats, Europe to two seats, North America, Africa and Asia to each take one seat, the next 1/4 final match has also been finalized, that is, South Korea vs African powerhouse Nigeria, 4 games of the United States and Uruguay matchup, South American powerhouse Brazil faces Europe's dark horse Israel, Colombia challenges European powerhouse Italy, looking forward to the wonderful match!
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