U20 World Cup: Results and group standings after the first matchday

The opening day of the group stage of the U20 World Cup wrapped up on Monday night with the matches in Groups E and F.

Morocco pulled off a shock by defeating Spain (2-0). In fact, it was the only African victory, as the continent’s three other representatives fell short.

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Egypt, South Africa, and Nigeria were beaten by Japan (0-2), France (1-2), and Norway (0-1) respectively.

The United States recorded a massive win over the tournament's minnows, New Caledonia, with a resounding 9-1 scoreline.

Here are the results and group standings after Matchday 1:

Group A:

Chile – New Zealand 2-1

Japan – Egypt 2-0

1- Japan 3 pts (+2)

2- Chile 3 pts (+1)

3- New Zealand 0 pts (-1)

4- Egypt 0 pts (-2)

Group B:

Paraguay – Panama 3-2

South Korea – Ukraine 1-2

1- Paraguay 3 pts (+1)

2- Ukraine 3 pts (+1)

3- Panama 0 pts (-1)

4- South Korea 0 pts (-1)

Group C:

Morocco – Spain 2-0

Brazil – Mexico 2-2

1- Morocco 3 pts (+2)

2- Brazil 1 pt (0)

3- Mexico 1 pt (0)

4- Spain 0 pts (-2)

Group D:

Cuba – Argentina 1-3

Italy – Australia 1-0

1- Argentina 3 pts (+2)

2- Italy 3 pts (+1)

3- Australia 0 pts (-1)

4- Cuba 0 pts (-2)

Group E:

United States – New Caledonia 9-1

France – South Africa 2-1

1- United States 3 pts (+8)

2- France 3 pts (+1)

3- South Africa 0 pts (-1)

4- New Caledonia 0 pts (-8)

Group F:

Norway – Nigeria 1-0

Colombia – Saudi Arabia 1-0

1- Colombia 3 pts (+1)

2- Norway 3 pts (+1)

3- Saudi Arabia 0 pts (-1)

4- Nigeria 0 pts (-1)

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.