As we all expected, the United States Under-20’s easily dispatched of France to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. Sebastian Soto’s brace and Justin Rennicks late winner propelled the young U.S. team to a round they’ve had trouble dealing with. In fact, the U.S. haven’t reached the semifinals of this competition since 1989.
Standing in their way of a berth in the final four is South American Youth Champions Ecuador. This Champion vs. Champion match-up will surely be an interesting one with so much on the line. Ecuador’s group stage wasn’t anything to brag about as they advanced via one of the third-place spots having won only once.