United States U20 vs New Zealand U20, 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Round of 16

· FIFA Under-20 World Cup
United States U20
  • 14': Owen Wolff
  • 61': Cade Cowell
  • 75': Justin Che
  • 82': Rokas Pukstas
FT
4 - 0
New Zealand U20

    U.S. beats New Zealand 4-0 to cruise into U20 World Cup quarterfinals

    The United States cruised into the quarterfinals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup with a 4-0 victory over New Zealand in Tuesday's round-of-16 matchup in Mendoza, Argentina.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Dan McKay (New Zealand U20).
    • 2': Daniel Edelman (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Justin Che (USA U20).
    • 3': Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Herdman.
    • 6': Delay in match (USA U20).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Offside, New Zealand U20. Lukas Kelly-Heald tries a through ball, but Oliver Colloty is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Finn Linder.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Joshua Wynder (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Gómez.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Jay Herdman (New Zealand U20) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 12': Corner, New Zealand U20. Conceded by Gabriel Slonina.
    • 14': Goal! USA U20 1, New Zealand U20 0. Owen Wolff (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 16': Fin Conchie (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Joshua Wynder (USA U20).
    • 17': Foul by Dan McKay (New Zealand U20).
    • 17': Owen Wolff (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
    • 20': Dan McKay (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Caleb Wiley (USA U20).
    • 22': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 26': Foul by Owen Wolff (USA U20).
    • 26': Isaac Hughes (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Oliver Colloty (New Zealand U20).
    • 28': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Fin Conchie (New Zealand U20).
    • 30': Jack McGlynn (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Fin Conchie (New Zealand U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Owen Wolff (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 38': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 40': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Finn Linder (New Zealand U20).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Foul by Joshua Wynder (USA U20).
    • 42': Oliver Colloty (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20).
    • 43': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Offside, New Zealand U20. Fin Conchie tries a through ball, but Benjamin Wallace is caught offside.
    • 45'+6': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 45'+7': Attempt saved. Daniel Edelman (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Justin Che (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+7': Attempt missed. Joshua Wynder (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack McGlynn following a corner.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, USA U20 1, New Zealand U20 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA U20 1, New Zealand U20 0.
    • 47': Hand ball by Owen Wolff (USA U20).
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 50': Substitution, New Zealand U20. Aaryan Raj replaces Finn Linder because of an injury.
    • 51': Diego Luna (USA U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Daniel Edelman (USA U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 54': Offside, New Zealand U20. Fin Conchie tries a through ball, but Norman Garbett is caught offside.
    • 59': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Finn Surman.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Brandan Craig (USA U20) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Goal! USA U20 2, New Zealand U20 0. Cade Cowell (USA U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 62': Benjamin Wallace (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Caleb Wiley (USA U20).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn.
    • 65': Foul by Joshua Wynder (USA U20).
    • 65': Oliver Colloty (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, New Zealand U20. Noah Karunaratne replaces Dan McKay.
    • 68': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Jay Herdman.
    • 69': Aaryan Raj (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Joshua Wynder (USA U20).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 71': Substitution, USA U20. Obed Vargas replaces Jack McGlynn.
    • 71': Substitution, USA U20. Michael Halliday replaces Caleb Wiley.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Michael Halliday (USA U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Gómez with a cross.
    • 72': Fin Conchie (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Obed Vargas (USA U20).
    • 73': Foul by Jonathan Gómez (USA U20).
    • 73': Jay Herdman (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Herdman (New Zealand U20).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (USA U20) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
    • 75': Goal! USA U20 3, New Zealand U20 0. Justin Che (USA U20) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 77': Foul by Isaac Hughes (New Zealand U20).
    • 77': Owen Wolff (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Substitution, USA U20. Rokas Pukstas replaces Owen Wolff.
    • 79': Substitution, USA U20. Niko Tsakiris replaces Diego Luna.
    • 80': Substitution, New Zealand U20. Oliver Fay replaces Benjamin Wallace.
    • 81': Substitution, New Zealand U20. Kian Donkers replaces Oliver Colloty.
    • 81': Foul by Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20).
    • 81': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Goal! USA U20 4, New Zealand U20 0. Rokas Pukstas (USA U20) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandan Craig with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Substitution, USA U20. Kevin Paredes replaces Cade Cowell.
    • 83': Foul by Kevin Paredes (USA U20).
    • 83': Jay Herdman (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20).
    • 86': Obed Vargas (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, New Zealand U20. Conceded by Michael Halliday.
    • 89': Corner, New Zealand U20. Conceded by Justin Che.
    • 90': Corner, New Zealand U20. Conceded by Justin Che.
    • 90'+1': Aaryan Raj (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rokas Pukstas (USA U20).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Rokas Pukstas (USA U20).
    • 90'+2': Norman Garbett (New Zealand U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Aaryan Raj (New Zealand U20).
    • 90'+3': Gabriel Slonina (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Slonina (USA U20).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Aaryan Raj (New Zealand U20).
    • 90'+6': Rokas Pukstas (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Fin Conchie (New Zealand U20).
    • 90'+7': Kevin Paredes (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+8': Offside, New Zealand U20. Lukas Kelly-Heald tries a through ball, but Oliver Fay is caught offside.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, USA U20 4, New Zealand U20 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA U20 4, New Zealand U20 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA U20 4, New Zealand U20 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    40.6 Possession 59.4
    3 SHOTS 22
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 515
    406 Passes 594
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    12 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    46 Long Balls 53
    12 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 9
    19 Effective Clearances 10
    19 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-20 World Cup

    Venue: Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)
    Location: Mendoza, Argentina
    Attendance: 7,848

    Line-Ups

    USA United States U20 (3-4-3)

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

    NZL New Zealand U20 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kees Sims (GK)
    5 Finn Surman
    4 Isaac Hughes
    20 Lukas Kelly-Heald
    14 Finn Linder
    10 Jay Herdman
    16 Dan Mckay
    6 Fin Conchie
    9 Oliver Colloty
    11 Norman Garbett
    18 Benjamin Wallace
    New Zealand U20 Substitutes:
    Noah Karunaratne, Oliver Fay, Jackson Jarvie, Adam Supyk, Henry Gray, Everton O'Leary, Aaryan Raj, Alby Kelly-Heald, Jackson Manuel, Kian Donkers.

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