FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – News – My favorites and Argentina shine

• Group E: Europeans are watching
• Group F: Argentina, with the talent of Barco
• Finished the first round of Poland 2019!

SUMMARY OF THE DAY – They arrived with the tag of favorites and this May 25, in his debut at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019, they have not disappointed.

Argentina, the team with the most victories in the history of the competition, beat South Africa with a brace of the murderer Esequiel Barco.

Portugal, champion of Europe, managed a quick goal against the Republic of Korea and resisted Asian attacks. While France was a bit more against Saudi Arabia, who lost a player in the first period for a red card.

Mali wanted to join the club of winners, but Panama, who kept it standing throughout the match, told him not to take any penalty five minutes from the final whistle.

The results

Group E
France 2-0 Saudi Arabia
Panama 1-1 Mali

Group F
Portugal 1-0 Republic of Korea
Argentina 5-2 South Africa

The purpose of the day

Panama-Mali
Goal: 0-1 Boubacar Konte (39 ')

Memorable moments

Boat guide to theirs

In the first part of its match against South Africa, Argentina suffered. He searched and searched, but did not find a way to go to rest with advantage. For the complement, everything has changed. Esequiel Barco took the lead, scored a penalty and then crowned his performance with a volley from the edge of the box. From there, South Africa has become blurred.

A dream comeback

In August 2018, Frenchman Amine Gouiri began experiencing one of the toughest trials of her still young life. A knee injury kept him marginalized at several months of the field and until recently, he could again be in shape with the ball. Today, patience and the desire to overtake bore fruit in front of Saudi Arabia: scored the goal and helped the other Gaul of the night.

Close up under the sticks

Reflectors are usually those who score goals and not those who avoid them. However, there was one that was fundamental for Panama to add a point today, it was Marcos Allen. The goalkeeper was a wall for Mali and showed his spectacular reflexes in a point-blank shot that had a destination.

We have heard …

"We are very happy with this result, the first game is usually difficult, and before the third goal, it was difficult, and after that we felt comfortable … This first match had moments different, sometimes for us and others for them, especially in the first period. "
Fernando Batista (coach of Argentina)

"We had a red card that changed the course of the match, but the French team is very strong and professional, and despite that, we could look good in front of them, I'm happy with what my players did. . "
Khalid Atawi (coach of Saudi Arabia)

Soon (hours at local time)

Group A
Senegal-Colombia (Lublin, 18h00)
Poland-Tahiti (Lodz, 8.30 pm)

Group B
Mexico-Japan (Gdynia, 15h30)
Ecuador-Italy (Bydgoszcz, 18:00)

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