Thirty years ago, the U.S. U-20s achievedwhat is still their best finish at what was then known as the FIFA World Youth Championship when they took fourth place in Saudi Arabia. The USA’s key match was its second of the groupstage against East Germany. I happened to be at a USSF meeting in Seattle that […]
u.s. under-20 men’s national team
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
Calendar: Under-20 Men's World Cup (Round of 16)
Sunday, June 2 Italy vs. Poland 11:30 am. FS2, Telemundo Colombia vs. New Zealand 2:30 pm. FS2, Telemundo Monday, June 3 Uruguay vs. Ecuador 11:30 am. FS2, Universo Ukraine vs. Panama 11:30 am. FS2 (6:30 pm.) Telemundo Deportes en Vivo Senegal vs.Nigeria 2:30 pm. FS2, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo Tuesday, June 4 Japan vs. South Korea […]
Posted inGame Report, Story
USA-Qatar: U-20 Men's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-QATAR U-20 EXPRESS:May 30 Bielsko-Biala, PolandUSA 1 Qatar 0. Goals: Weah 76.Att.: 3,651. The USA has reached the knockout stage of the U-20 World Cup for a third straight time thanks to Thursday’s 1-0 win over Qatar on a goal from TimWeah. Coach Tab Ramos‘ team started out much less impressively than in its first […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Video Pick: Meet the U.S. U-20s' outside back from Ajax
Dutch-American Sergino Dest, who’s been starting at the U-20 World Cup, talks about joining Ajax’s youth program and his big ambitions with the USA. “I want to write history.” Some big dreams have carried Dutch-American defender Sergino Dest to the U-20 #U20WC >> https://t.co/PcvqVc6Bm2 pic.twitter.com/2M6VBuB7Qb
Posted inGame Report, Story
USA-Ukraine: U-20 Men's World Cup Player Ratings
USA-POLAND U-20 EXPRESSMay 24 Bielsko-Biala, PolandUSA 1 Ukraine 2. Goals: Buletsa 26, Popov 51;Servania 32.Att.: 4,310. The USA responded to its first deficit against Ukraine with a brilliant goal to take a 1-1 tie into halftime, but Coach TabRamos‘ team failed to score again after conceding a corner-kick goal early in the second half and […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Watch: High point of the USA's U-20 World Cup loss
Brandon Servania‘s goal after a 14-pass sequence, capped by Sergino Dest to Tim Weah to Servania, was the highlight of the USA’s 2-1 loss toUkraine in its U-20 World Cup opener. It was brilliance not repeated after Ukraine retook the lead early in the second half. Fourteen pass sequence prior to the goal. Starts with @ChrisDurkin0 […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Meet the U.S. U-20 men's national team
The USA has brought its deepest team ever to theUnder-20 Men’s World Cup with senior international Tim Weah, who started and scored for French champion Paris St. Germain and Scottish champion Celtic, FC Dallas starters Paxton Pomykaland Edwin Cerrillo and players in the youth systems at such European clubs as Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
Jersey kid Chris Gloster takes German experience to USA's U-20 World Cup quest
There are a lot of unique stories among the players on the United States U-20 World Cup team and all have had a different path on how they got to this stage. Some have been part of youth nationalteams for a while, others have only broken through recently. Chris Gloster, 18, is one of the […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Julian Araujo, the 17-year-old LA Galaxy right back, has flown to Poland to join the U.S. team preparing for Friday’s openeragainst Ukraine at the Under-20 World Cup. Fox Sports broadcaster Keith Costigan tweeted that Araujo, a reserve on the U.S.U-20s in qualifying behind Ajax’s Sergino Dest, would replace an undetermined injured player. Araujo, who […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
USA falls to Uruguay on PKs in tune-up friendly for U-20 World Cup
Defender Chris Richards scored for the USA in a 1-1 tie with Uruguay in Poland, where both teams are preparing for the U-20 World Cup. Uruguay, which went ahead on a goal byAboubacar Keita, won the PK shootout, 4-3. U.S. starting XI — Ochoa; Dest, Richards, Keita, Gloster; Cerrillo, Servania, Mendez; De LaFuente, Soto, Weah. […]