FIFA has released the 52-match schedule for the Under-20 World Cup, and now all is set to kick off the action at the event in Argentina between Saturday 20 May and Sunday 11 June. The first day will consist of four games, repeated throughout the group stage.
Saturday May 20, the first day of action, kicks off at 6:00pm in Santiago del Estero with Argentina’s premier against Uzbekistan. On the same day at 3:00 p.m., two matches will begin: Guatemala-New Zealand (in Santiago del Estero) and USA-Ecuador (in San Juan). At 6:00 p.m., also in San Juan, the other Group B clash will take place: Fiji-Slovakia.
Javier Mascherano’s team will face Guatemala in Santiago del Estero on Tuesday, May 23, starting at 6:00 p.m. The final is three days later, on Friday, May 26 at the San Juan Biennial, against New Zealand at 6:00 p.m.
It should be noted that the selected venues are four: Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona de La Plata, Bicentennial of San Juan, Único Madres de Ciudades de Santiago del Estero and Malvinas Argentinas de Mendoza. La Plata will host the tournament’s four defining matches, with two semifinals (Thursday, June 8), a third-place fight and the expected final (on June 10).
The four quarterfinal ties will be split between Santiago del Estero and San Juan. The round of 16 confirmations will be distributed as follows: two in Mendoza, two in La Plata, two in San Juan and two in Santiago del Estero between Tuesday, May 30 and Thursday, June 1.
In total, La Plata will host 18 matches, Mendoza will host 14, and the remaining 20 will be split equally between San Juan and Santiago del Estero. The detail is that both La Plata and Mendoza will be the places responsible for receiving the two groups. Group C, D, E and F will distribute their benefits between these two locations.
Fixture and Complete Schedule (Local Time)
Saturday 20 May
15.00 Guatemala vs New Zealand (Group A) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
15.00 USA vs Ecuador San Juan Stadium (Group B)
18.00 Argentina vs Uzbekistan (Group A) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
At 18.00 Fiji vs SlovakiaSan Juan Stadium (Group B)
Sunday, May 21
15.00 Israel vs Colombia at La Plata Stadium (Group C)
15.00 Nigeria vs Dominican Republic at Mendoza Stadium (Group D)
18.00 Senegal vs Japan at La Plata Stadium (Group C)
18.00 Italy vs Brazil at Mendoza Stadium (Group D)
Monday, May 22
15.00 England vs Tunisia at La Plata Stadium (Group E)
15.00 France vs Korea Republic at Mendoza Stadium (Group F)
18.00 Uruguay vs Iraq at La Plata Stadium (Group E)
18.00 Gambia vs Honduras at Mendoza Stadium (Group F)
Tuesday, May 23
15.00 New Zealand vs Uzbekistan (Group A) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
18.00 Argentina vs Guatemala (Group A) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
USA vs Fiji at 3:00pm San Juan Stadium (Group B)
18.00 Slovakia vs Ecuador San Juan Stadium (Group B)
Wednesday 24 May
15.00 Senegal vs Israel at La Plata Stadium (Group C)
15.00 Nigeria v Italy at Mendoza Stadium (Group D)
18.00 Colombia vs Japan at La Plata Stadium (Group C)
18.00 Dominican Republic vs Brazil at Mendoza Stadium (Group D)
Thursday, May 25
15.00 Uruguay vs England at La Plata Stadium (Group E)
15.00 France vs Gambia at Mendoza Stadium (Group F)
18.00 Tunisia vs Iraq at La Plata Stadium (Group E)
18.00 Honduras vs Korea Republic at Mendoza Stadium (Group F)
Friday 26th May
15.00 Slovakia v USA San Juan Stadium (Group B)
15.00 Ecuador vs Fiji at Santiago del Estero Stadium (Group B)
18.00 Uzbekistan vs Guatemala (Group A) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
18.00 Argentina vs. New Zealand San Juan Stadium (Group A)
Saturday 27th May
15.00 Dominican Republic vs Italy at Mendoza Stadium (Group D)
15.00 Brazil vs Nigeria (Group D) at La Plata Stadium
18.00 Colombia vs Senegal (Group C) at La Plata Stadium
18.00 Japan vs Israel at Mendoza Stadium (Group C)
Sunday, May 28
15.00 Tunisia vs Uruguay (Group E) at Mendoza Stadium
15.00 Honduras vs France at La Plata Stadium (Group F)
18.00 Iraq vs England at La Plata Stadium (Group E)
18.00 Republic of Korea vs Gambia at Mendoza Stadium (Group F)
Tuesday, May 30
14.30 Round of 16: 1B vs 3 A/C/D at Mendoza Stadium (38)
18.00 Round of 16: 2A vs 2C at Mendoza Stadium (37)
Wednesday, May 31
14.30 Round 16: 1C vs 3 in A/B/F San Juan Stadium (42)
14.30 Round 16: 1D vs 3 B/E/F at La Plata Stadium (40)
18.00 Round 16: 1A vs 3 in C/D/E San Juan Stadium (41)
18.00 Round of 16: 1E vs 2D at Estadio de la Plata (39)
Thursday, June 1
14.30 Round of 16: 1F vs 2E at Santiago del Estero Stadium (44)
18.00 Round of 16: 2B vs 2F at Santiago del Estero Stadium (43)
Saturday 3rd June
14.30 Quarter Final: W37 vs W40 San Juan Stadium (46)
18.00 Quarter Final: W42 vs W39 at San Juan Stadium (47)
Sunday, June 4
14.30 Quarter-final: W43 vs W41 (48) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
18.00 Quarter-final: W38 vs W44 (45) at Santiago del Estero Stadium
Thursday, June 8
14.30 Semi-Final: W45 vs W46 (49) at La Plata Stadium
18.00 Semi Final: W47 vs W48 at La Plata Stadium (50)
Sunday 11 June
14.30 Third Place: L49 vs L50 at La Plata Stadium
18.00 Final: W49 vs W50 at La Plata Stadium
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