[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Favorite Spain came back from a goal down to beat Mexico, 2-1, and knock the last Concacaf team out of the Under-20 World Cup. France knockedout host Turkey, 4-1, with a dominating performance. Uzbekistan and Uruguay also advanced on Tuesday. Mexico, which recovered from losing its first two games to reach the […]
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Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They're Saying
“We thought we were out. Mexico started out much stronger than us, but we dominated the second half and we shared a bit of the luck that they had had themselves in the first half, which played a partin the great goal they scored. Soccer’s like that — it gives and it takes away.” — […]
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The Latest Wrongheaded Ref-Bashing
By Paul Gardner Here we go again, alas, alas. And, for me, it really is alas, because once again we’ve got a good young American coach losing it and berating the referee. Afew weeks back, it was John Hackworth and Caleb Porter. This time it’s D.C.United’s Ben Olsen erupting after his team’s 1-0 loss to […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Portugal's Bruma tops scoring charts
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Portugal’s Bruma leads all players five goals after the group stage of the Under-20 World Cup. Bruma,who plays for Sporting Lisbon but has been linked to Chelsea, has one more goal than Jese of Spain. For all the leading scorers … Under-20 World Cup Leading Scorers: G PLAYER, TEAM 5 Bruma, Portugal […]
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USA finishes 22nd in Turkey
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] The USA finished 22nd in the overall standings of the 24 teams at the Under-20 World Cup, ahead of only Cuba and New Zealand, which wentpointless in Turkey. It’s the USA’s lowest finish since FIFA expanded the tournament to 24 teams in 1997 and its second worst finish overall. It finished 15th […]
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Spain-Mexico kicks off round of 16
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] The round of 16 at the Under-20 World Cup begins Tuesday with four games, headlined by a Spain-Mexico encounter in Istanbul. Iraqwon Group E Saturday as it beat Chile, 2-1. Egypt’s 2-0 win over England extended England’s winless streak to 17 games over last five U-20 World Cups, but it was not […]
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Saturday's four U-20 World Cup games set up dramatic finale
[SOCCER ON TV] Group play at the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey wraps up on Saturday with four games involving eight teams that all have a mathematical shot ofreaching the round of 16. For Saturday’s complete U-20 World Cup schedule on ESPNU, ESPN3, WatchESPN, Univision Deportes and UnivisionDeportes.com … Saturday, June 29 10:45 a.m. ET […]
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Mexico back in the hunt
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Loser of its first two games, Mexico stayed alive at the Under-20 World Cup as it beat Mali, 4-1, to take third place in Group D. Texan Uvaldo Luna‘s goal with five minutes remaining moved Mexico ahead of Ghana on goal difference in the third-place placings and it clinched a berth in […]
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How to judge Tab Ramos' U-20s' performance
By Mike Woitalla The stats don’t look good, do they? The USA was outscored 9-3 in three games at the U-20 World Cup and exited with two losses and a tie. A debacle? No, it wasn’t. First of all, the most significant criteria in judging a youth national team is how many players end up […]
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Ramos: 'We competed, but it just wasn't enough.'
[USA-GHANA REACTION] After a 4-1 loss to Ghana eliminated the USA from the U-20 World Cup in the first round, Coach Tab Ramos said the Ghanaianswere even more skillful than the foes from Spain and France. “We were just as confident in this game as we were against Spain in the first game [a 4-1 […]