United States U20 vs Fiji U20, 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Under-20 World Cup
United States U20
  • 66': Diego Luna
  • 88': Cade Cowell
  • 90'+9': Caleb Wiley
FT
3 - 0
Fiji U20

    United States on brink of U20 World Cup knockout rounds with win

    The United States scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 U20 World Cup win over Fiji on Tuesday at the Bicentenario Stadium in San Juan, Argentina.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Sakiusa Saqiri.
    • 1': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Arshad Khan.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Geary Kubu (Fiji U20).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Foul by Thomas Dunn (Fiji U20).
    • 5': Owen Wolff (USA U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Jack McGlynn (USA U20).
    • 6': Nabil Begg (Fiji U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Owen Wolff (USA U20).
    • 9': Thomas Dunn (Fiji U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Mohammed Raheem (Fiji U20).
    • 9': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Owen Wolff (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (USA U20) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 11': Arshad Khan (Fiji U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Michael Halliday (USA U20).
    • 12': Offside, Fiji U20. Abdullah Aiyas tries a through ball, but Geary Kubu is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Brandan Craig (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (USA U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Edelman.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darren Yapi.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
    • 17': Brandan Craig (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Sakiusa Saqiri (Fiji U20).
    • 19': Foul by Thomas Dunn (Fiji U20).
    • 19': Quinn Sullivan (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
    • 26': Daniel Edelman (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Nabil Begg (Fiji U20).
    • 26': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Mohammed Raheem.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Brandan Craig (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Daniel Edelman (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Abdullah Aiyas (Fiji U20).
    • 29': Owen Wolff (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Peter Ravai.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Marcus Ferkranus (USA U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Edelman.
    • 32': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Faazil Ali.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Darren Yapi (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Raheem (Fiji U20).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Foul by Jack McGlynn (USA U20).
    • 38': Nabil Begg (Fiji U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Jack McGlynn (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Sakiusa Saqiri (Fiji U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Faazil Ali.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Faazil Ali (Fiji U20).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Sakiusa Saqiri (Fiji U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
    • 45': Foul by Sakiusa Saqiri (Fiji U20).
    • 45': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Sakiusa Saqiri (Fiji U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Marcus Ferkranus (USA U20).
    • 45'+2': Geary Kubu (Fiji U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Daniel Edelman (USA U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Arshad Khan (Fiji U20).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, USA U20 0, Fiji U20 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA U20 0, Fiji U20 0.
    • 45': Substitution, USA U20. Diego Luna replaces Quinn Sullivan.
    • 45': Substitution, USA U20. Niko Tsakiris replaces Owen Wolff.
    • 46': Corner, Fiji U20. Conceded by Michael Halliday.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Sterling Vasconcellos (Fiji U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sterling Vasconcellos (Fiji U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 48': Offside, USA U20. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Darren Yapi is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
    • 51': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Mohammed Raheem.
    • 51': Daniel Edelman (USA U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Nabil Begg (Fiji U20).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darren Yapi with a headed pass.
    • 52': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Aydin Mustahib.
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Sakiusa Saqiri (Fiji U20).
    • 54': Substitution, Fiji U20. Apisai Rabuka replaces Sakiusa Saqiri because of an injury.
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Peter Ravai (Fiji U20).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (USA U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Aydin Mustahib (Fiji U20).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
    • 66': Goal! USA U20 1, Fiji U20 0. Diego Luna (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (USA U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Geary Kubu (Fiji U20) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Abdullah Aiyas.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Gómez with a cross.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Geary Kubu (Fiji U20).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (USA U20) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
    • 73': Substitution, Fiji U20. Gulam Razool replaces Faazil Ali.
    • 73': Substitution, Fiji U20. Samuela Navoce replaces Geary Kubu because of an injury.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 75': Substitution, USA U20. Caleb Wiley replaces Darren Yapi.
    • 77': Hand ball by Daniel Edelman (USA U20).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (USA U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Gómez with a cross.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Halliday.
    • 79': Substitution, USA U20. Obed Vargas replaces Daniel Edelman.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Arshad Khan (Fiji U20).
    • 80': Substitution, Fiji U20. Eneriko Matau replaces Arshad Khan because of an injury.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Offside, USA U20. Caleb Wiley tries a through ball, but Jonathan Gómez is caught offside.
    • 83': Caleb Wiley (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Mohammed Raheem (Fiji U20).
    • 84': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Abdullah Aiyas.
    • 86': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Peter Ravai.
    • 88': Goal! USA U20 2, Fiji U20 0. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 90': Diego Luna (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Cade Cowell (USA U20) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 90'+3': Cade Cowell (USA U20) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Caleb Wiley (USA U20).
    • 90'+3': Thomas Dunn (Fiji U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Mohammed Raheem (Fiji U20).
    • 90'+7': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Mohammed Raheem (Fiji U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Brandan Craig (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 90'+9': Goal! USA U20 3, Fiji U20 0. Caleb Wiley (USA U20) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Gulam Razool (Fiji U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Dunn.
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, USA U20 3, Fiji U20 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA U20 3, Fiji U20 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 2
    22.9 Possession 77.1
    6 SHOTS 31
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    102 Accurate Passes 495
    180 Passes 591
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 12
    3 Crosses 32
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    54 Long Balls 66
    17 Accurate Long Balls 46
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 27
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 4
    39 Effective Clearances 8
    39 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-20 World Cup

    Venue: San Juan del Bicentenario
    Location: San Juan, Argentina
    Attendance: 8,017

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    Line-Ups

    USA United States U20 (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gaga Slonina (GK)
    14 Marcus Ferkranus
    5 Brandan Craig
    2 Michael Halliday
    6 Daniel Edelman
    8 Jack McGlynn Yellow Card
    13 Jonathan Gomez
    16 Owen Wolff
    19 Darren Yapi
    9 Cade Cowell
    7 Quinn Sullivan
    United States U20 Substitutes:
    Caleb Wiley, Alex Borto, Obed Vargas, Diego Luna, Niko Tsakiris, Joshua Wynder, Antonio Carrera, Justin Che.

    FIJ Fiji U20 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aydin Mustahib (GK)
    21 Sterling Vasconcellos
    2 Peter Ravai
    16 Gaery Kubu
    17 Mohammed Raheem Yellow Card
    4 Abdullah Aiyas
    6 Thomas Dunn
    10 Nabil Begg
    9 Faazil Ali
    7 Arshad Khan
    5 Sakiusa Saqiri Yellow Card
    Fiji U20 Substitutes:
    Gulam Razool, Joji Vuakaca, Junior Dekedeke, Clarence Hussain, Isikeli Sevanaia, Joshua Laqeretabua, Sailasa Ratu, Eneriko Matau, Samuel Navoce, Apisai Rabuka.

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