U20 World Cup 2023

Discussion in 'FIFA and Tournaments' started by HomietheClown, Mar 29, 2023.

  1. r0adrunner

    r0adrunner Member+

    Jun 4, 2011
    London, UK
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Second success of the day for UEFA teams being served up by Italy against Colombia!
     
  2. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    Yeah, like ARG bringing in Mascherano as u20 coach (again), despite failing in qualifiers.

    Today, we saw the ISR coach turning his back while his team kicked a penalty against BRA. No wonder his team missed 2 consecutive penalty kicks. Happy-go-lucky coaching right there.

    I doubt a *drastic* youth coaching evolution has occurred.
     
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  3. r0adrunner

    r0adrunner Member+

    Jun 4, 2011
    London, UK
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Israel's success is no fluke. They qualified by reaching the final of last summer's U19 EURO while the seniors are getting closer to qualifying for the EURO and WC.
     
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  4. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    @r0adrunner , no one said ISR advancing to u20 WC semifinals is a fluke. I argue that youth coaching has not evolved drastically, like @Gibraldo extrapolated.
     
  5. Viking lord

    Viking lord Member

    Uruguay
    Aug 4, 2022
    Nat'l Team:
    Uruguay
    Israel senior team will play in Nations League A for the next edition, unsure if someome from this u20 team already plays on the senior one
     
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  6. Gibraldo

    Gibraldo Member+

    radnicki nis
    Serbia
    Nov 17, 2005
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    i didnt literally meant coaching, more education and support of minor countries by FIFA.
     
  7. Gibraldo

    Gibraldo Member+

    radnicki nis
    Serbia
    Nov 17, 2005
    Club:
    FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd
    Oscar Gloukh does...

    a versatile playmaker who isnt even in the squad because of other duties, i guess.

    he was theirnbest when they were runners-up in the U19 Champs.
     
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  8. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Congrats to Israel. They are the team of destiny.

    Congrats to Italy. They just took advantage of some poor defending and made Colombia pay. Those kids are going to be good. Cannot believe most of them are not playing minutes at any major clubs and are mostly on youth squads or minor squads.
     
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  9. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And will be in the top division of the next UEFA Nations League...
     
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  10. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Come on USA. This is your moment. You can beat this Uruguay squad.

    Nigeria- Korea is going to be fun. I think Nigeria should win and historically has had a great youth system but Korea has a great youth program too. This could be back-to-back semis for them.
     
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  11. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ironically as dominant as Nigeria have been in U-17s, they've never actually won the U-20s World Cup which kind of surprised me. Ghana is the only African winner of this tournament.
     
  12. r0adrunner

    r0adrunner Member+

    Jun 4, 2011
    London, UK
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Yes, high time Nigeria transferred their success at U17 level to U20. Of course they did win a certain U23 competition in 1996 in Atlanta!

    Incidentally, this is Italy's third consecutive semifinal at the U20WC.
     
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  13. Viking lord

    Viking lord Member

    Uruguay
    Aug 4, 2022
    Nat'l Team:
    Uruguay
    None of the remaining teams have won the tournament before, so we will get a first timer
     
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  14. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Mad respect for noting Israel. You are the only guy in the internet who said that AFAICT.
     
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  15. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Thank you.
     
  16. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow Korea.
     
  17. Hexa

    Hexa Member+

    May 21, 2010
    Club:
    Vasco da Gama Rio Janeiro
    Fuerza Celeste; Uruguay is S.A. today; Vamos hermanitos
     
  18. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Congrats to Korea going to back-to-back Semis. They gutted out a victory in ET.

    Congrats to Uruguay. To me they were the best team in South America during the Sudamericano Qualifiers. They just happened to get a brain fart against Brasil at the wrong time. They are deservingly the lone representatives of South America this time around. Especially missing a bunch of key players and still finding a way to the Semis.
     
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  19. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Uruguay was too much team.
     
  20. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    And once you make stupid mistakes they know how to close down shop and keep a score line for the most part.
     
  21. Penarol1916

    Penarol1916 Member

    Apr 22, 2002
    Chicago, IL
    Good call. It’s nice to see people actually paying attention to who is left in this tournament.
     
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  22. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Should be a big crowd then for the semifinals. The Buquebus will be busy all mid-week.
     
  23. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    Good drive by URU. ISR cannot afford make mistakes now.

    Horrendous state of the pitch by the way. FIFA better put some attention to that before the Final match.
     
  24. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Uruguay have really been on top here. However, if there's one thing we've learned in this tournament that is never write off Israel....
     
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  25. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    As a Brazilian, I agree with you that in this tournament, Israel has been a team to take seriously. That said, the Uruguayans have pulled it off.

    I bet an Indonesian or two are laughing at the moment, but really, the laugh is at them for an attitude which does not have any business with a FIFA tournament. The ramifications against Indonesia for the way and the reason they lost the right to host this tournament won't end with the final match.
     
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