Standings for the best third-placed teams after matchday 1 at the U20 World CupSouth Africa/@CAFThird place carries significant weight in the U20 World Cup 2025, whose final stage is underway in Chile...
Standings for the best third-placed teams after matchday 1 at the U20 World Cup
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Third place carries significant weight in the U20 World Cup 2025, whose final stage is underway in Chile.
The 4 best third-placed teams from the group stage will join the top two teams from each group in the round of 16.
At the end of matchday 1 in the group stage, the standings for the best third-placed teams are as follows:
1/ Brazil (Group C) 1 point: 1 match played, 0 draws, 1 win, 0 losses, 2 goals scored, 2 conceded, goal difference 0
2/ Panama (Group B) 0 points: 1 match played, 0 draws, 0 wins, 1 loss, 2 goals scored, 3 conceded, goal difference −1.
3/ South Africa (Group E) 0 points: 1 match played, 0 draws, 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 goal scored, 2 conceded, goal difference −1.
4/ New Zealand (Group A) 0 points: 1 match played, 0 draws, 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 goal scored, 2 conceded, goal difference −1.
5/ Australia (Group D) 0 points: 1 match played, 0 draws, 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 goals scored, 1 conceded, goal difference −1.
6/ Saudi Arabia (Group F) 0 points: 1 match played, 0 draws, 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 goals scored, 1 conceded, goal difference -1.
Morocco saves Africa's pride
Morocco managed to save African football's honor on matchday 1 of the U20 World Cup group stage, defeating Spain 2-0. In contrast, Egypt, South Africa, and Nigeria fell to Japan (0-2), France (1-2), and Norway (0-1) respectively.
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Shakeel April & Fletcher Lowe share their thoughts on the game.
FT: France 🇫🇷 2 - 1 South Africa 🇿🇦
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