The 2023 U-20 World Cup features 24 teams sorted into six groups, and this time around Argentina is the host. This weekend features the final matches of group play before the round of 16 gets underway on Tuesday. The top two teams in each group will advance to the round of 16, as will the top four third-place finishers. Let’s break down the weekend’s action, looking at each group’s standing and the remaining matches to be played.
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| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| Argentina* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
*qualified for the round of 16
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New Zealand (17/2) vs Argentina (2/9) (Draw 17/2)
Friday, May 26 – 5:00 pm ET | Not a lot of value here in taking the tournament’s home team.
Uzbekistan (4/11) vs Guatemala (8/1) (Draw 17/4)
Friday, May 26 – 5:00 pm ET | It’s interesting to see Guatemala as the heavy favorites here, but the crowd will likely be on the fourth-place team’s side. Uzbekistan makes an interesting value pick to get the win and vault up into the round of 16 after solid group play against the top two teams.
| Group B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| United States | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7 |
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Ecuador (1/100) vs Fiji (140/1) (Draw 80/1) (2:00 pm ET)
Friday, May 26 2:00 pm ET | Ecuador needs the emphatic win to look at a slot in the round of 16, and Fiji won’t offer much resistance. However, the value just isn’t here.
Slovakia (27/10) vs USA (6/5) (Draw 23/10)
Friday, May 26 – 2:00 pm ET | The draw gets the United States through while leaving Slovakia vulnerable, depending on how the third-place standing shake out. I do see the United States taking a conservative approach, though, and clamping down on Slovakia’s attack, so I’m going with the draw here.
| Group C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| Colombia* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
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Colombia (13/8) vs Senegal (7/4) (Draw 23/10)
Saturday, May 27 – 5:00 pm ET | Colombia is through to the round of 16, while Senegal has a chance of getting into the round of 16 with the win. However, there’s not enough value here for me to think about Senegal pulling off what would still be an upset.
Japan (22/19) vs Israel (12/5) (Draw 12/5)
Saturday, May 27 – 5:00 pm ET | The draw really benefits Japan, while Israel needs the win to have a chance to advance. Given the tight goal differential in this group, I’ll take Israel with the upset.
| Group D | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| Nigeria | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7 |
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Brazil (4/7) vs Nigeria (13/2) (Draw 13/4)
Saturday, May 27 – 2:00 pm ET | Brazil should have an emphatically partisan crowd and enters this tournament as one of the favorites. I see them getting past Nigeria here as they poured on the offense after that opening setback against Italy. But is there enough value?
Dominican Republic (125/1) vs Italy (1/33) (Draw 28/1)
Saturday, May 27 – 2:00 pm ET | Italy should roll here, but there’s not enough value to draw my interest.
| Group E | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| England | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7 |
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Iraq vs England
Tunisia vs Uruguay
Sunday, May 28 – 2:00 pm ET
| Group F | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| Gambia* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
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Honduras vs France
South Korea vs Gambia
Sunday, May 28 – 5:00 pm ET
| Third Place Teams (Top 4 Advance) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | W | L | D | Goal Differential |
| Tunisia (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Ecuador (B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy (D) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Uzbekistan (A) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Honduras (F) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Israel (C) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
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