U20 World Cup: Argentina suffer penalty heartbreak against Mali (VIDEO)
Dreams of recovering the past glories of yesteryear were shattered by Mali on Tuesday evening as Argentina under-20s crashed out of the World Cup in the round of sixteen on […]
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U20 World Cup: Argentina book last 16 spot with victory over Portugal (VIDEO)
Argentina’s 5-2 victory over South Africa on Saturday still left a number of unanswered questions of Fernando Batista’s side and while some remain, La Albiceleste made a statement on Tuesday […]
U20 World Cup: Ezequiel Barco dazzles as Argentina U20s sweep aside South Africa in opener (VIDEO)
Argentina under 20s made a winning start to their World Cup campaign after a four-goal second half flurry inspired by Ezequiel Barco eventually saw off South Africa in Group F. […]
Alvarez, Ferreira & Almendra fire Argentina past Honduras in U20 World Cup warm up (VIDEO)
Argentina under-20s completed their preparations in Benidorm ahead of their World Cup opener against South Africa next Saturday and thanks to a quick start from River Plate duo Julián Alvarez […]
Barco, Almendra & Ferreira in but no place for Balerdi or Almada as Argentina name U20 World Cup squad
Only a final day defeat to Brazil denied Argentina under-20s lifting the South American Championship in February but with a World Cup spot safely secured regardless, Fernando Batista wasn’t expected […]
Argentina under-20s thrash Guinea but must now wait to see if World Cup progress is possible (VIDEO)
After consecutive defeats to England and South Korea, Argentina’s hopes of reaching the under-20 World Cup last 16 hung in the balance and even after an emphatic 5-0 win over […]
Argentina under-20s on brink of World Cup exit after defeat to South Korea (VIDEO)
“It was a match that can be analysed in the same way as against England. There are no excuses but in both matches we dominated and paid dearly for mistakes,” […]
Argentina under-20s begin World Cup campaign with damaging defeat to England (VIDEO)
Given Argentina’s path to qualification, the issues surrounding selecting the squad and the injury to Lautaro Martínez during the preparation, La Albiceleste’s struggles at the under-20 World Cup are perhaps […]
Argentina thrash Vietnam under-22s in final friendly before U20 World Cup (VIDEO)
Claudio Úbeda welcomed captain Santiago Ascacibar and striker Lautaro Martínez back into his starting eleven for Argentina under-20s final warm-up match ahead of their World Cup opener against England next […]
Argentina under-20s sweep past Vietnam in World Cup warm-up match (VIDEO)
Claudio Úbeda’s Argentina under-20 side made a winning start to their World Cup preparations with a 4-1 victory over Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. Estudiantes pair Santiago Ascacibar and Lucas […]
Ezequiel Barco left out of Argentina under-20s World squad
After weeks of speculation Claudio Úbeda confirmed his Argentina under-20 squad for this month’s World Cup and Independiente midfielder Ezequiel Barco was surprisingly replaced by Argentinos Juniors’ Ignacio Méndez despite […]
Argentina under-20 World Cup squad confirmed – Ponce & Colombatto added
Claudio Ubeda has named his final 21-player squad for next month’s under-20 World Cup and among the surprises are call-ups for European-based pair Ezequiel Ponce and Santiago Colombatto. Argentina had named […]
Racing striker Lautaro Martínez a World Cup doubt for Argentina under-20s
Argentina under-20s are sweating over the fitness of star striker Lautaro Martínez after the Racing striker limped out of training on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. The 19-year-old has been ruled […]
Claudio Úbeda names 23-man Argentina under-20 squad for World Cup
After plenty of discussion this week surrounding clubs not allowing players to participate in the under-20 World Cup, coach Claudio Úbeda named the 23 players that will train this week […]
Argentina U20 squad under threat ahead of World Cup as Independiente withdraw Ezequiel Barco amid concerns more could follow
Argentina are already far from favourites at next month’s under-20 World Cup after scraping through qualification at the Sudamericano but Claudio Úbeda may find his task all the more difficult should […]
Argentina under-20s name preliminary squad for World Cup
Lautaro Martínez and Santiago Ascacibar were named in Claudio Úbeda’s 35-player preliminary squad for the under-20 World Cup in South Korea, which kicks off in May. After scraping through in […]
Maradona draws Argentina with hosts South Korea, England & Guinea for under-20 World Cup
Qualification from the Sudamericano was barely achieved and on Wednesday morning, Argentina under-20s were drawn in a testing group for the World Cup in South Korea. Diego Maradona and Pablo […]
Argentina under-20s all but out of the World Cup after draw with Austria (VIDEO)
Argentina needed a win to progress to the knockout stages of the World Cup in New Zealand in their final group game against Austria and last night Humberto Grondona’s youngsters […]
Argentina suffer World Cup defeat to Ghana and now must win to progress (VIDEO)
Argentina under-20s defensive frailties were ruthlessly exposed again earlier in Wellington as Humberto Grondona’s side suffered a 3-2 defeat to Ghana which leaves them in a critical condition if they […]
Argentina held by Panama in World Cup opener despite Correa double (VIDEO)
Humberto Grondona’s Argentina under-20 side made a less than perfect start to the World Cup in New Zealand last night after being held by Panama in their group B opener. […]
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