The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship for male players under the age of 20, organised by FIFA. The competition has been staged every two years since the first tournament in 1977 held in TUNISIA Until 2005 it was known as the FIFA World Youth Championship In the twenty-two tournaments held, eleven different nations have won the title with Argentina being the most successful team with 6 titles, followed by Brasil with 5 titles. Portugal and Serbia have both won 2 titles (with the latter winning once as Yugoslavia), while France,Germany, Spain, England,Ukraine and Russia (as the USSR with Ukrainian players Bessonov, Bal) have won the title once each
The African forward is another whose name went into the record books in Poland. His goal after just 9.6 seconds against Tahiti was the fastest ever to be scored at a U-20 World Cup. Sagna went on to complete his hat-trick in that match and grabbed another in the 2-1 triumph over Nigeria in the last 16, before Senegal were eliminated by Republic of Korea on penalties in the quarter-finals. sagna managed to win Adidas bronze boot with 4 goals in 4 matches
Danylo Sikan improved as the tournament progressed . The Ukrainian forward scored a brace against Panama in the last 16 and then grabbed the only goal of the game against Colombia in the quarter-finals. sikam managed to win the Adidas silver boot with 4 goal in 6 matches
Haland is unlikely to forget this day having made history of scoring nine goals in under 20 world cup competition in a single game, Having scored nine goals in Norway’s 12-0 thrashing of Honduras. the striker, who will join Red Bull Salzburg this summer, still had to pack for home alongside his team-mates after the group stage. Haland is nine-goal haul leaves him third on the list of the competition’s all-time top scorers, behind Argentina’s Javier Saviola in 2001 (11) and Brazil’s Adailton in 1997 (10). he also managed to secure Adidas golden boot with 9 goals in 3 games
Lunin’s ability to organise his defence and make impressive saves as he did in the game against Qatar means his part in Ukraine’s triumph cannot be ignored . The 19-year-old is now a frequent call-up to Ukraine’s senior squad and made his debut in March 2018. In fact, he missed the 1-0 quarter final success over Colombia because he was at European Championship qualifying games against Serbia (5-0) and Luxembourg (1-0). Lunin returned to the U-20 World Cup in time to take his place in the side for the semi-finals, and he made several key interventions in the final against Korea Republic to help his side lift the trophy thus wining Adidas golden glove
The Ukraine under 20 managed to secure the trophy after beating Korea 3-1 in the finals Ukraine could not imagine lifting the trophy before the tournament began. They exited last year’s UEFA European U-19 Championship in the semi-finals and set themselves the target of reaching the knockout phase in Poland. Yet Oleksandr Petrakov’s side made a strong start to the competition, reaching the Round of 16 after just two outings in which they beat USA 2-1 and Qatar 1-0. Although their final group game was a 1-1 draw against Nigeria, it enabled them to rest several key players. Ukraine were uncompromising in defence during the knockout phase, defeating Panama 4-1, Colombia 1-0 and Italy 1-0 on their way to the finals
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Lee Kangin (Korea Republic)
Lee is youngest player in the Korea Republic squad turned heads thanks to his composure on the ball. The 18-year-old dictated the rhythm of the game, always capable of playing the decisive pass in the final third. Lee, who was called up to Korea’s senior squad for the first time in March 2019, may have only scored twice in Poland – in the quarter-finals against Senegal and in the final – but he finished as the joint-best assist provider with four, alongside Norway’s Jens Hauge
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