France made its debut in the U-20 World Cup in Mendoza and lost, surprisingly, to South Korea by 2 to 1 at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza. It is the first time, since the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, that a French team steps on Argentine soil.
And it seems that beyond some bad memory that may have remained of that December 18, playing in our country did not sit in the best way either. The other members of the group are Honduras and Gambia, although on paper they are not powerful teams, in youth tournaments everything is a little more unpredictable.
It is that, although this has been the first surprise of the Youth World Cup, the Asian team showed conditions from the game. Speed, vertigo and efficiency were the keys to victory.
To make matters worse, the operation seems to be oiled and well trained because the second goal of the match was the product of a prepared play that took the entire back of the French team by surprise.
France had a reaction and with 20 minutes left discounted. From penalty, at the feet of Alan Virginius, the hope of being able to tie was reborn, but it only remained in that. With the final whistle, the bench of substitutes of Korea exploded and the first surprise had its place in Mendoza.
Undoubtedly, France will try to turn the page quickly and must put their heads in the second match of the group stage, which will be next Thursday, from 15pm, against Gambia.
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