The U-20 World Cup 2026 continues to deliver intense emotions. This Friday, a thrilling day was played with close scores, unexpected twists, and great individual performances that begin to define the course of the group stage.
🇺🇦 Ukraine 2-1 Paraguay 🇵🇾
In the game that decided which team would advance as the group leader, the Europeans defeated the South Americans and took Group B.
🔝 LA ALBIRROJA SIGUE SU CAMINO MUNDIALISTA
🇵🇾 Pese a la derrota 2-1 ante Ucrania, Paraguay quedó 2° en el Grupo B y avanzó, junto a los europeos, a los Octavos de final del Mundial Sub-20
⚽ César Miño marcó el gol
🇰🇷 Corea del Sur le ganó 2-1 a Panamá y espera por entrar… pic.twitter.com/jdqiWlV1iW
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) October 3, 2025
🇵🇦 Panama 1-2 South Korea 🇰🇷
The Koreans finally won in the tournament and keep their hopes alive of being in the next phase, but they will have to wait for results to see if they are among the best third places in the tournament.
Panamá se despide del torneo con una derrota frente a República de Corea. 🇵🇦🇰🇷#U20WC
— Copa Mundial FIFA 🏆 (@fifaworldcup_es) October 3, 2025
🇪🇬 Egypt 2-1 Chile 🇨🇱
The hosts lost in the last minute of the match but still advanced to the next round in the second position of Group A. Egypt had the same number of points but yellow cards ended up sending them to the third position, where they will have to wait for results to see if they are among the best third places in the tournament.
🇨🇱🔍 POR CRITERIO DE FAIR PLAY, CHILE PASÓ A LOS OCTAVOS DEL MUNDIAL SUB 20 🏆
➡️ Con la derrota 2-1 en el último minuto ante Egipto y la goleada de Japón a Nueva Zelanda, el país sede del Mundial quedó segundo y pasó a la siguiente fase pic.twitter.com/ldi2jOJNo4
— Diario Olé (@DiarioOle) October 4, 2025
🇳🇿 New Zealand 0-3 Japan 🇯🇵
Japan ended the group stage perfectly, winning all their matches and not allowing any goals in their goal. Without a doubt, they are serious contenders to win the title.
✅️🇯🇵 LA SUB 20 DE JAPÓN GANÓ Y COMPLETÓ UNA FASE DE GRUPOS SOÑADA.
• 2-0 vs Egipto 🇪🇬
• 2-0 vs Chile 🇨🇱
• 3-0 vs Nueva Zelanda 🇳🇿🔜 Ahora se enfrentará a uno de los mejores terceros -que lamentablemente pueden ser rivales complicados como Brasil, España o México- pic.twitter.com/BppZSQgXUl
— Fútbol de Samurais 🇯🇵🤝🇦🇷 (@FutbolSamurais) October 4, 2025
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