U20 World Cup: Results and group standings at the end of matchday 2

World 03 October 2025 at 04:19

Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

The second matchday of the group stage of the U20 World Cup wrapped up on Thursday night with the matches from Groups E and F.

After defeating Spain (2-0), Morocco followed up with a hard-fought win over Brazil (2-1), sealing their place in the round of 16. Japan, Argentina, and the United States also maintained perfect records with two wins from two matches.

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While Egypt suffered another defeat, this time at the hands of New Zealand (1-2), Nigeria and South Africa bounced back by overcoming Saudi Arabia (3-2) and New Caledonia (5-0) respectively.

Here are the results and standings after matchday 2:

Group A:

Chile – New Zealand 2-1

Japan – Egypt 2-0

Egypt – New Zealand 1-2

Chile – Japan 0-2

1- Japan 6 pts (+4)

2- Chile 3 pts (-1)

3- New Zealand 3 pts (0)

4- Egypt 0 pts (-3)

Group B:

Paraguay – Panama 3-2

South Korea – Ukraine 1-2

Panama – Ukraine 1-1

South Korea – Paraguay 0-0

1- Ukraine 4 pts (+1)

2- Paraguay 4 pts (+1)

3- Panama 1 pt (-1)

4- South Korea 1 pt (-1)

Group C:

Morocco – Spain 2-0

Brazil – Mexico 2-2

Brazil – Morocco 1-2

Spain – Mexico 2-2

1- Morocco 6 pts (+3)

2- Mexico 2 pts (0)

3- Brazil 1 pt (-1)

4- Spain 0 pts (-2)

Group D:

Cuba – Argentina 1-3

Italy – Australia 1-0

Italy – Cuba 2-2

Argentina – Australia 4-1

1- Argentina 6 pts (+5)

2- Italy 4 pts (+1)

3- Cuba 1 pt (-2)

4- Australia 0 pts (-4)

Group E:

United States – New Caledonia 9-1

France – South Africa 2-1

United States – France 3-0

South Africa – New Caledonia 5-0

1- United States 6 pts (+11)

2- France 3 pts (-2)

3- South Africa 3 pts (+4)

4- New Caledonia 0 pts (-13)

Group F:

Norway – Nigeria 1-0

Colombia – Saudi Arabia 1-0

Nigeria – Saudi Arabia 3-2

Colombia – Norway 0-0

1- Colombia 4 pts (+1)

2- Norway 4 pts (+1)

3- Nigeria 3 pts (0)

4- Saudi Arabia 0 pts (-2)