WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- African countries captured two semifinal places at the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday as Mali and Senegal kept up their surprising run in the tournament.
Mali pulled off its biggest upset yet by beating European champion Germany 4-3 on penalties while Senegal beat Uzbekistan 1-0 for the only regular-time win in Sunday's quarterfinals, three of which were decided in shootouts.
Serbia and the United States traded 18 penalties before Serbia emerged 6-5 winner of a match which had been locked 0-0 after extra time.
And five-time champion Brazil was taken to penalties for the second match in a row before beating Portugal 3-1.