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Soccer-U.S., Serbia lead way into U-20 World Cup quarters

* U.S. through to quarters, Mali surprise Ghana

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* Serbia through in debut as independent country (Recasts, updates after late games)

By Greg Stutchbury

WELLINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - Rubio Rubin's blistering strike and a penalty save by Zackary Steffen ensured the United States advanced to the quarter-finals of the under-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 with a 1-0 win over Colombia on Wednesday.