2003 WC Sub-20; News & results

[efernandez9]

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please post grps and news or results here
canada, Panama, mexico and USA are ready(including new MLser freddy Addu)

GROUP A......GROUP B

Burk. Faso .......Argentina
E. Árabes .......España
Eslovaquia ......Malí
Panamá ......Uzbekistán

GRUPO C ..........GRUPO D
Australia .....Colombia
Brasil .........Egipto
Canadá .......Inglaterra
Rep Checa .....Japan

GRUPO E ......GRUPO F
Ara. Saudí ........Alemania
Cost. Marfil .......Est. Unidos
México ..............Paraguay
República de Irlanda ...... República de Corea

[efernandez9]

Adu ha demostrado ser un buen jugador, máximo goleador de la sub'17 estadounidense (19 tantos), pero habrá que ver cómo se desenvuelve contra jugadores que ya están curtidos en las grandes competiciones.

A Fernando Cavenaghi también le sienta bien el cartel de "estrella", porque pese a su juventud fue uno de los principales artífices del triunfo del Ríver Plate en el torneo Clausura, en el que se proclamó máximo goleador.
El "torito", autor de ocho goles en el Sudamericano de la categoría, espera seguir la estela de Javier Saviola, que en Argentina 2001, estableció una nueva plusmarca anotadora (11 tantos).

España, mientras, presenta al centrocampista Andrés Iniesta como jugador más consolidado, capaz de dirigir el juego del Barcelona o de suplir las funciones del mismo Ronaldinho, como hizo en el último partido de Liga, contra el Villarreal.

Junto al centrocampista del Barcelona, el madridista Juanfran, un extremo derecho a la vieja usanza, puede convertirse en una de las sorpresas del torneo.

No serán los únicos. Detrás del fulgor de Freddy Adu, aparece Bobby Convey, un buen interior izquierdo que jugó la Copa de las Confederaciones con Estados Unidos.

Brasil, que siempre aporta talento y goles, centra sus esperanzas en Dagoberto, que ya destacó en los Juegos Panamericanos y Colombia llama la atención sobre Jaime Ruiz, un posible sucesor de Faustino Asprilla; Inglaterra sobre Michael Chopra (Newcastle), su primer internacional de origen asiático en medio siglo, y el técnico alemán, Uli Stielike, señala a Piotr Trochowski (Bayern), centrocampista admirador de Zidane y Raúl, como su mejor jugador.

[efernandez9]

The United States plays its opening match Saturday against Paraguay. Germany and South Korea are also in Group F.

Latin American teams are favored to win the biennial championship, which was first played in Tunisia in 1977. The Emirates is the third Gulf state to host the tournament after Qatar in 1995 and Saudi Arabia in 1989.

Four-time winner and defending titlist Argentina, and three-time champion Brazil are the favorites to win the tournament. The final is scheduled for Dec. 19 at the 50,000-plus seat Sheik Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Argentina, which has won three of the past four championships, boasts an array of stars who are already playing in the South American nation's top league. San Lorenzo defender Gonzalo Rodriguez has represented his country at the senior level and scored in a recent friendly against Mexico.

Spain, whose lineup includes a host of players from last year's Under-19 European championship-winning team, is also a strong candidate to win its second world youth title. The Spaniards won in 1999.

FC Barcelona has provided four players for the squad, including the youth team's captain, Andres Iniesta.

"You don't teach Iniesta about football, he teaches you," Inaki Saez, now Spain's senior team coach, was quoted as saying on FIFA's Web site.

Spain and Argentina are drawn to play each other in their opening Group B match Friday. They are expected to progress from one of the tournament's most competitive groups, which also includes Mali and Uzbekistan.

The hosts, coached by Frenchman Jean-Francois Jodar, have set their sights on reaching the knock-out stage. The Emirates plays Slovakia in the tournament's opener on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Panama and Burkina Faso are also in Group A.

Fellow Arab side Egypt, which finished a surprising third in 2001, will be without the scoring power of Marseille striker Mido, who has scored 10 goals in 25 senior appearances.
They open on saturday vs Colombia

[efernandez9]

La Selección de Eslovaquia venció a su similar de Emiratos Arabes, país anfitrión del certamen, por 4 a 1 en el primer partido del Mundial de la categoría.


today the opening game ended 4-1 slovakia vs emiratos arabes, before 40k.

tomorrow: the same grp wil have panama in action.

Mexico vs Costa de marfil.

galavision will have at 9am Est.... argentina vS. spain

[riverplate]

Originally posted by efernandez9
galavision will have at 9am Est.... argentina vS. spain [/B]

Argentina-Spain is 10 AM ET

[efernandez9]

Originally posted by riverplate
Argentina-Spain is 10 AM ET


2-1 argentina came from behind!

Paraguay live on tv tomorrow
mexico after that Game.


result from the panama game?

[Gordon]

Brazil 2 - Canada 0.

Goals:

Carvalho 56'
Nilmar 84'

[oipunk]

Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Panama. :(

[efernandez9]

1st half paraguay 1-0 USA, goal from a set play on the early minutes....

convey fine
magee lost
quaranta had touched the ball 3 times
ricardo appeared at the end of the half

[riverplate]

USA 3 - Paraguay 1 :(

Johnson, Magee, Convey score for the U.S.

[riverplate]

Ivory Coast 2 - Mexico 1 :(

Aldo De Nigris (Tigres) scored Mexico's lone goal.

It's been a long day so far...

[Treetaliano]

so when do u plan on moving back to Oaxaca dude?

[Scotty]

Originally posted by riverplate
USA 3 - Paraguay 1 :(


Why the sad face? Isn't this the CONCACAF forum?

[Treetaliano]

Originally posted by Scotty
Why the sad face? Isn't this the CONCACAF forum?

because he hates everything "Usian" and loves everyone else...

[Various Styles]

Originally posted by Treetaliano
because he hates everything "Usian" and loves everyone else...

I thought it was because he is Paraguayan :confused:

[efernandez9]

Originally posted by Various Styles
I thought it was because he is Paraguayan :confused: he is just confused: likes river plate, but roots for Paraguay, and loves UNAM (sometimes chivas)


what gives?


games tomorrow? times and galavison at 10am?

[beineke]

Hosts UAE get a couple of big calls in their favor in the first half against Panama: a PK in minute 21 to make it 1-0, and a straight red to a Panamanian player in minute 29.

Even so, Panama equalized in minute 36. They're at the half.

[riverplate]

Originally posted by efernandez9
he is just confused: likes river plate, but roots for Paraguay, and loves UNAM (sometimes chivas) what gives? games tomorrow? times and galavison at 10am?

Nothing gives. I root for different clubs in the different leagues I love.

River Plate is number one in the WORLD. Period.

Los Pumas is my Liga Mexicana club. Period.

ChivasUSA is going to be my MLS club. Excuse me if Chivas was the Mexican organization with enough balls to "invade" MLS. I will be there cheering for them to kick ass. Period.

There is absolutely no contradiction in any of this.

As far as the USMNT is concerned, I can't stand them at any level. I simply find I cannot root for them, especially now with their recent success. Their arrogant fans (which is most people on these boards) think they can walk on water. I want them brought down a few notches. That's why I was sad Paraguay lost. It's got nothing to do with being pro-Paraguay.

None of this is anybody's business. I don't ask people to explain their "confused" loyalties, and all of you have a hell of a nerve asking about mine.

For those who don't like my posts or what I've just said, here's my message for you: Consume excrement and expire. (I'd say that in "plain English," but it would probably be censored.)

[SueB]

... says the Italian-national-team-hater who lives in Florence (sorry, tree, couldn't resist).

[Captain Canuck]

Australia 2, Canada 1

Hume scores the Canadian goal to temporarily tie up the match, but unfortunately rings another one off the crossbar a few minutes later. Australia gets the next one instead and nabs the win.