By Mike Woitalla For only the fourth time in 14 appearances at the biennial U-20 World Cup, the USA has survived to play a fifth game, having won its round-of-16 clash withColombia, 1-0. Next up is Serbia, on Sunday (kickoff: 12:30 a.m. ET, Saturday 9:30 p.m. PT) and a win will take the USA to […]
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Shorthanded U.S. U-20s win thriller in New Zealand
The USA moved into the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 with a 1-0 win over Colombia that continued its dominance over South American teams at the youth tournament(four straight wins and six wins in the last seven meetings). Next up: Serbia on Sunday (kickoff: 12:30 a.m. ET). Viewimage […]
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USA-Colombia Under-20 World Cup Player Ratings
USA-COLOMBIA EXPRESS:June 10 in WellingtonUSA 1 Colombia 0. Goals: Rubin 58.Att.: 6,062.——————————————–The USA reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 U-20 World Cup with a 1-0 win over Colombia. Rubio Rubin’s sharp 11-yard half-volleyinto the top corner of the net gave the USA the lead. But the play that decided the game was goalkeeper Zack Steffen’s […]
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Under-20 World Cup: USA 1 Colombia 0
Rubio Rubin scored in the 58th minute to give the USA a 1-0 win over Colombia that moved it into the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007. The bigplay came late in the game when keeper Zack Steffen stopped a penalty kick to preserve the lead. On the play […]
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Hot and cold U.S. U-20s to face Colombia
By Mike Woitalla The USA, which finished second in Group A after falling 3-0 to Ukraine, will face Colombia in the round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup on Wednesday (3:30 am ET) inWellington, New Zealand. Coach Tab Ramos‘ team will aim to become the first U.S. team to win a knockout stage game […]
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USA to face Colombia in U-20 World Cup second round
The USA, which finished second in Group A after falling 3-0 to Ukraine, will face Colombia in the round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup on June 10 (3:30 am ET) in Wellington, New Zealand. TheAmericans opened with wins over Myanmar (2-1) and New Zealand (4-0) before missing an opportunity to top their group […]
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U20 WC: Host New Zealand Still Alive
U-20 World Cup host New Zealand retains hopes of qualifying for the round of 16 as one of the third-place teams after its 5-1 thrashing of tiny Myanmar gave the island nation four points from threegames in Group A. In the other Group A clash, second-place USA lost 3-0 to group winner Ukraine. In Group […]
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USA-Ukraine Under-20 World Cup Player Ratings
USA-UKRAINE EXPRESS:June 5 in Auckland USA 0 Ukraine 3. Goals: Kovalenko 56, 74, 79.Att.: 7,694——————————————–The USA went from hardly playing in the first half to playing awfully in the second as it fell, 3-0, to Ukraine. Having won their first two games,the Americans had already clinched passage into the knockout stage, but they now advance […]
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U20 WC: Brazil, Germany Advance to Second Round
Four more games took place at the U-20 World Cup in New Zealand on Thursday morning, as Brazil and Germany joined the USA and Portugal in booking their place in the round of 16. While the Germanscruised to a 3-0 win against Uzbekistan, Brazil had to come-from-behind to defeat Hungary, 2-1. Nigeria kept its hopes […]
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What They're Saying: Tab Ramos
“I think Gedion did a great job. He’s born in ’97, he’s a younger player and we’re not afraid to put him in because he wants the ball. I tell the players on the team that I always want to have guys onthe field who want the ball. … He was not afraid and I […]