The US has eliminated the Under-20 World Cup with a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay
Agony in Argentina for the US as they are knocked out of the Under-20 World Cup 2-0 defeat to Uruguay after Anderson Duarte’s opener and Joshua Wynder’s own goal
- Uruguay opened the scoring in the 21st minute through Anderson Duarte
- An own goal from USA’s Joshua Wynder doubled the lead in the 56th minute
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The United States’ Under-20 team suffered heartbreak in Argentina as they were knocked out of the World Cup on Sunday night.
USA was defeated by Uruguay in the quarterfinals at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades.
The South Americans defeated the United States 2-0 in Santiago del Estero and dominated the game from start to finish.
On Thursday, Uruguay will take on Israel, the same day South Korea will take on Italy for a spot in the final.
Uruguay opened the scoring in the 21st minute after a counterattack put Anderson Duarte in front of an empty goal. The Uruguayans doubled their lead in the 56th minute with a Joshua Wynder own goal.
USA was beaten 2-0 by Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday
Uruguay opened the scoring in the 21st minute through Anderson Duarte
The Uruguayans doubled their lead in the 56th minute with a Joshua Wynder own goal
The United States conceded no goals in their first four games of the tournament.
‘That’s life. If you don’t have enough, you don’t win,” US coach Mikey Varas told the official broadcaster after the game. “They fought, they got what they had and they had a great tournament here.”
Uruguay coach Marcelo Brioli agreed that the first goal of the game came as the US team dominated.
“The first minutes of the game were difficult, but the maturity of our team made the difference,” said Brioli.
None of the four remaining teams in the tournament have ever won it. Uruguay came second in 1997 and 2013. Israel is playing in the U-20 World Cup for the first time.