May 28, 2023, 10:02 PM
May 28, 2023, 10:02 PM
Uruguay got the win in injury time that secured their ticket to the round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup in Argentina, while France was not enough with an epic 3-1 victory over Honduras and said goodbye to the World Cup in the first round.
La Celeste was clearly more than an overly conservative Tunisia at the close of Group E, although he managed to celebrate in discount time with the penalty scored by Facundo González (90+2).
England, which was already classified, it passed as leader when drawing 0-0 with the eliminated Iraq.
In group F, Gambia and South Korea advanced, which also drew 0-0, while France and Honduras needed to win to move on, and in the case of the French team, win by at least three goals difference.
In an electrifying matchup, Honduras went 1-0 after France They were left with ten players after 13 minutes due to the expulsion of Camara, but Les Bleus turned the score around with a brace from Alan Virginius (40 and 59) and a header from Felix Bikien (77), and although they attacked desperately on the straight final, the goal that would have given them the ticket to the round of 16 never came.
After completing the classification of the six groups, the first two of each zone advanced, and the four best third, which were Nigeria, New Zealand, Slovakia and Tunisia.
