On the strength of four goals by MLS players, the US Under-20 national team advanced to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday with a dominant 6-0 win over New Zealand in Incheon, South Korea.
The USA advance to play Venezuela in the U-20 World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday (1:50am ET on FS2) within hours of an international friendly between the senior teams of both countries at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on Saturday night (10 pm ET on FS1).
A shot by Real Salt Lake defender Justen Glad was deflected by Josh Sargent to break the New Zealand resistance and open the scoring in the first half.