Argentina and the United States have advanced to the round of 16 at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 after topping their respective groups.

Argentina cruised to a 5-0 victory over New Zealand in the final Group A match of the tournament at San Juan Stadium on Sunday (June 27). They scored three goals in the first half and added two more in the second.

Argentina, who had earlier secured their spot in the Round of 16 with wins over Uzbekistan (2-1) and Guatemala (3-0), finished the group with three wins out of three.

Argentina will face one of the top three teams from Pools C, D, and E in the Round of 16. The last time they played in Poland in 2019, they reached the round of 16 and will be looking for their first win on home soil in 16 years.

In Group A action at the same time at the Santiago del Estero Stadium, Uzbekistan defeated Guatemala 2-0 to finish second in the group (4-1 W, 1 D, 1 L) and advance to the round of 16. Shakhzon Nemachonov completed his hat-trick in the ninth and 20th minutes to give his team the win.

Third-place New Zealand (P4-GD -4) tied for second place with Uzbekistan on points but lost on goal differential (+1), and will advance to the Round of 16 based on other group results.메이저사이트

The United States also secured a spot in the Round of 16 after winning all three of its matches in Group B. They defeated Slovakia 2-0 in their third Group B match at San Juan Stadium.

The Americans continued their “clean sheet” streak, defeating Ecuador (1-0) in the first game and Fiji (3-0) in the second. The top-ranked U.S. will play a round of 16 matchup against one of the top three teams from Groups A, C, and D.

Ecuador is second in Group B with six points after a 9-0 win over Fiji. Slovakia finished third with three points.