U.S. forward Tim Weah and Ecuador’s Jhon Espinoza tangle in the 2019 Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals in Poland. Sergino Dest and Weah for the the USA and Jackson Porozo, Diego Palacios, Jose Cifuentes and Gonzalo Plata for Ecuador were among six players from that game won by Ecuador 2-1 who went on to go to the 2022 World Cup. Photo: Newspix/Imago/Icon Sportswire.

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