Israel and Brazil meet in San Juan for the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup. After tying in a goal in regular time, they went to the extension, which began with everything: the South American team took advantage, but quickly its rival achieved the draw. With a great goal, Turgeman the revelation team of the tournament is imposed in the second round.
The goals of the Canarinha were scored by Marcos Leonardo and Matheus Nascimento while the first two of the team that plays UEFA competitions were converted by Anan Khalaili and Hamza Sibli.
The winning team will face in the quarterfinals against the winner of the crossing between the United States and Uruguay, on Thursday 8 in La Plata.
Marcos Leonardo, scorer of the World Cup, scored on the scoreboard against Israel. Photo: EFE/ Marcos Urisa.
Israel vs Brazil for the U20 World Cup: the previous one
With the elimination of host Argentina and England in the knockout stages of the U20 World Cup, Brazil — the only champion still in the race — has returned the team to win among the eight survivors who will meet in the quarterfinals starting on Saturday.
La Canarinha, five-time champion, clashes against Israel, which surprised by reaching the final instances in its first experience in this category and must take special precautions with the rival striker Marcos Leonardo, author of four goals. The match will be played at the Bicentennial Stadium in San Juan.
Italy, which knocked out European champions England and has tournament striker Cesare Casadei (5), will play an emboldened Colombia on the same day after thrashing Slovakia 5-1. Óscar Cortes (4) and Tomás Ángel (3) lead the Cafeteros' offense.
In this competition, the furthest both teams have gone has been third place.
If Brazil is favorite by history, the United States has so far been the most compact team in the tournament, with four wins, unbeaten fence and nine goals in favor. On Sunday they will also meet in San Juan with a battle-hardened Uruguay, but worn out after beating Gambia 1-0 in a duel of much physical exhaustion.
La Celeste, which was a finalist in 1997 and 2013, will not be able to have its striker Luciano Rodríguez, sent off in the second round.
The last duel will star the current world runner-up in the South Korea category against Nigeria, which gave the surprise by eliminating Argentina, the maximum winner of the category with six titles.
Link Junho Bae and striker Youngjun Lee, figures against Ecuador, are players to fear in the Asian team. Nigeria does not have a star player, but it has proven to be an uncomfortable team, with great adaptability to exploit the weaknesses of the opponent.
The winners will play the semifinals on Thursday, June 8 at the Único Diego Maradona stadium in La Plata, the same venue for the final the following Sunday.