The Argentina U20 National Team will face Nigeria today, in San Juan, for the knockout stages of the World Cup of the category that takes place in the country. The match will be played at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium from 18:00 p.m., with the arbitration of the Swedish Glenn Nyberg and television of Public TV, TyC Sports and DirecTV Sports. In case of a tie in regulation time, an extension of two halves of fifteen minutes each will be played and if equality persists, the classification will be defined with a series of penalties. The winner will play next Sunday in Santiago del Estero against Ecuador or South Korea, which will be measured this Thursday at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in the capital of Santiago.
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31.05.2023 18:00
18:00
The match started in San Juan!
Argentina and Nigeria are looking for passage to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup.
Televisan TV Pública, TyC Sports and DSports.
Photo Emmanuel Fernández - CLARIN
31.05.2023 17:30
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Chiqui Tapia, in the box of the Bicentennial Stadium of San Juan
Photos Emmanuel Fernández - CLARIN
31.05.2023 17:10
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This is how Argentina is formed!
31.05.2023 16:45
16:45
Brazil took out the candidate's badge before the Argentine public in La Plata
They thrashed Tunisia 4-0, despite playing with one player less throughout the second half.
Israel will be their next hurdle, next Saturday for the quarterfinals.
Read the full chronicle...
31.05.2023 16:30
16:30
Dybala's goal in the Europa League final
31.05.2023 16:15
16:15
Colombia meets a 'great' European
A brace from Tomás Ángel, son of former River striker Juan Pablo, gave the South Americans a pass to the quarterfinals, who await the winner of Italy and England.
Read the full account of the victory over Slovakia
31.05.2023 15:51
15:51
U20 World Cup: in the previous one of Argentina, Colombia puts together a festival of goals in San Juan
Tomás Ángel scored the second of his personal account for the 4-0 of the coffee team, which will join the already classified United States and Israel. In the other duel of the day, Brazil wins 2-0 against Tunisia but plays with ten.
31.05.2023 15:43
15:43
U-20 World Cup: Colombia scores in a four-minute burst
After a goalless first half against Slovakia, the coffee team was 3-0 with goals from Oscar Cortés, Yaser Asprilla and Tomás Ángel.
31.05.2023 15:36
15:36
Argentina vs Nigeria: what advice will Mascherano give to the 'europibes'
The Albiceleste coach explained how he tries to take the pressure off the youth before Wednesday's clash to a full court at the Bicentennial Stadium in San Juan. Read the note here.
31.05.2023 15:19
15:19
U20 World Cup: a Brazilian saw the red, got angry with the people and remembered that Brazil is a five-time champion
At the end of the first half, Robert was sent off for an infringement that prevented what could have been Tunisia's discount. When leaving the field, he pointed to the shield and marked the five stars for the fans who cheered him in La Plata.
31.05.2023 15:09
15:09
U-20 World Cup: waiting for Argentina, Brazil affirms against Tunisia
In La Plata, the team led by Ramón Menezes Hubner extended the lead in the 31st minute. At 18, Mascherano's National Team faces Nigeria in San Juan.
31.05.2023 14:57
14:57
U20 World Cup: more qualifiers are defined to the quarterfinals
Waiting for the match of Argentina, in La Plata Brazil wins 1-0 against Tunisia, after Marcos Leonardo converted a penalty in the 11th minute. In San Juan, meanwhile, Colombia is measured to Slovakia.
31.05.2023 14:49
14:49
Argentina vs Nigeria: the doubts of the National Team
Three hours before the knockout match, Mascherano has three doubts regarding the 11 who will take to the field: Avilés or Di Lollo, Redondo or Perrone and Soulé or Romero.
31.05.2023 14:25
14:25
Argentina vs Nigeria: with Scaloni in the stands?
In the hours before the match of the National Team, in San Juan there is talk about the possible presence of Lionel Scaloni in the Bicentennial stadium to closely observe Javier Mascherano's team.
World champion. The coach of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni.
31.05.2023 13:24
13:24
Argentina vs Nigeria: the 2005 final, with Messi
The duel between the National Team and the Africans brings back the memory of the conquest of the national team in the U20 World Cup 2005, in the Netherlands.
31.05.2023 12:57
12:57
Argentina vs Nigeria is played in the nets
"A difficult stop is coming," announces the official account of the National Team on Twitter, in reference to the clash with the Africans and playing with the spot in which the kids of the Sub 20 appear above a collective.
31.05.2023 11:20
11:20
Argentina vs Nigeria: which match does Mascherano imagine?
As in football the mysteries are minuscule, the match that Javier Mascherano imagines against Nigeria is not different from what can be foreseen: the National Team will take the lead of the game through possession and the Africans will wait folded, also trying to take the duel to the physical field. Yes, he will have a heavyweight opponent Argentina in the knockout stages of the U20 World Cup... Read more.
31.05.2023 10:56
10:56
U-20 World Cup: Brazil and Italy also looking for the quarterfinals
In addition to the action in San Juan, in La Plata there will also be matches of the knockout stages of the Under-20 World Cup. There they will play Brazil against Tunisia and England against Italy, in a double day that starts at 14:30 p.m. The knockout stages began yesterday with two matches: USA 4-New Zealand 0 and Israel 1-Uzbekistan 0.
Cesare Casadei, from Italy, scorer of the World Cup with four conquests. Photo: EFE/ Marcelo Ruiz.
31.05.2023 10:42
10:42
U20 World Cup: in the previous one, another match
Colombia, one of the five South American teams qualified for the knockout stages, will face Slovakia today in the run-up to Argentina's match against Nigeria in San Juan. The match will start at 14.30 in the same stadium as the duel of the Albiceleste, with arbitration of the Saudi Mohammed Al Hoish and transmission of Directv Sports.
31.05.2023 09:14
09:14
Argentina vs Nigeria: how they reach the round of 16 duel
Argentina more than fulfilled its initial objective as it closed the group stage with an ideal score having won its three matches: Uzbekistan (2-1), Guatemala (3-0) and New Zealand (5-0). Nigeria is presented as a rival of care because although it qualified third in group D it did so with the same points as Brazil and Italy in the most complicated area of the World Cup.
31.05.2023 09:15
09:15
Alejo Veliz, scorer of Argentina and one of the figures of the first phase of the World Cup. Photo: EFE/ Marcos Urisa.
31.05.2023 09:12
09:12
Argentina vs Nigeria, as in 2005
18 years after the final of the World Cup in the Netherlands that meant the fifth of the six titles that Argentina has in this category, the national team will face Nigeria again. On that occasion, a young Lionel Messi, just 18 years old, scored the two goals of the 2-1 victory and won his first title with the "albiceleste".
