FIFA Under-20 World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 4, 2019
United States U20 WLLWW 3
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France U20 WWWWW 2
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USA123
FRA112
Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium · 8,469 att.

Match Report

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U.S. shocks France to reach U20 WC quarters

Sebastian Soto scored twice to fire the United States into the U20 World Cup quarterfinals with a shock 3-2 win against France on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
38.4
Possession
61.6
7
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
271
Accurate Passes
476
346
Passes
561
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
12
0.0
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
44
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
24
Effective Tackles
12
38
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
10
Interceptions
11
18
Effective Clearances
7
18
Clearances
7

Head to Head

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alban LafontG
  2. 5Dan-Axel ZagadouCD-L
  3. 4Boubacar KamaraCD-R
  4. 3Evan NdickaLB
  5. 15Thomas BasilaRB
  6. 6Enzo LoiodiceCM
  7. 8Michaël CuisanceLM
  8. 18Youssouf FofanaRM
  9. 9Amine GouiriF
  10. 11Nabil AliouiLF
  11. 10Moussa DiabyRF

USA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Brady ScottG
  2. 13Aboubacar KeitaCD-L
  3. 5Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 16Brandon ServaniaDM
  5. 3Chris GlosterLB
  6. 2Sergiño DestRB
  7. 20Richard LedezmaCM-L
  8. 10Paxton PomykalCM-R
  9. 11Timothy WeahLM
  10. 17Konrad De La FuenteRM
  11. 9Sebastian SotoF

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! France U20 0, USA U20 1. Sebastian Soto (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Ledezma with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 41' Goal! France U20 1, USA U20 1. Amine Gouiri (France U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  3. 55' Goal! France U20 2, USA U20 1. Nabil Alioui (France U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  4. 63' Substitution, USA U20. Ulysses Llanez Jr replaces Konrad De la Fuente.
  5. 63' Substitution, USA U20. Justin Rennicks replaces Richard Ledezma.
  6. 64' Substitution, France U20. Lenny Pintor replaces Nabil Alioui.
  7. 74' Goal! France U20 2, USA U20 2. Sebastian Soto (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a through ball.
  8. 79' Substitution, France U20. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Enzo Loiodice.
  9. 83' Goal! France U20 2, USA U20 3. Justin Rennicks (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  10. 86' Substitution, France U20. Yacine Adli replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, USA U20. Mark McKenzie replaces Sebastian Soto.

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