The World Cup for under-20s is entering the knockout stage and some national teams have stood out with their quality. Along with Argentina and Brazil, the potential surprise of the tournament could also be the USA. They played a great group stage and after 3 games they recorded 3 victories with a goal difference of 6:0. They are the only team that won all 3 in the group and they are the only team that did not concede a single goal. What is interesting is that they were not the favorites in any of those matches, except against Fiji, but still they decided the matches in their favor with a very dominant game. They play very fast football, with a lot of ball possession. With such a game from the group stage, appetites have certainly increased and it really doesn't look like it will stop at this stage of the competition. They have a really nice opportunity for that, because their opponent today did not show much in the group stage.

New Zealand reached this stage of the competition as one of the best third-placed teams from all groups. However, comparing all the other third-ranked teams, they really left the worst impression. They are the only team that continues the World Cup with a negative goal difference, with 7 goals conceded and only 3 goals scored. What could be noticed so far in their game is the considerable insecurity of the defensive part of the team, especially when defending attacks from the side. Even their goalkeeper does not inspire much confidence with his interventions and a certain part of the goals are directly his fault. The goals they scored against Uzbekistan were not the result of some elaborate actions, but they scored more of them due to the lack of quality of the Uzbek goalkeeper. I honestly think that in this game they will be in a completely subordinate position and that they will create few chances in front of the opponent's goal.

20岁以下青少年世界杯进入淘汰赛阶段，一些国家队凭借自己的实力脱颖而出。除了阿根廷和巴西，本届世界杯的潜在惊喜也可能是美国。他们在小组赛中表现出色，3场比赛后取得了3场胜利，净胜球为6比0。他们是小组中唯一一支3战全胜的球队，也是唯一一支没有失球的球队。有趣的是，除了与斐济的比赛外，他们在这些比赛中都不是最受欢迎的，但他们仍然以非常强势的比赛决定了对他们有利的比赛。他们踢得非常快，有很多控球。小组赛这样一场比赛，人们的胃口当然会增加，而且看起来这种胃口不会在比赛的这个阶段停止。他们有一个很好的机会，因为他们的对手今天在小组赛中表现不佳。

新西兰队作为所有小组中最好的第三名之一进入了这个阶段的比赛。然而，与所有其他排名第三的球队相比，他们确实给人留下了最糟糕的印象。他们是世界杯上唯一一支净胜球为负的球队，丢了7个球，只进了3个球。到目前为止，在他们的比赛中可以注意到的是，球队的防守部分相当不安全，尤其是在防守边路的进攻时。即使是他们的门将，他的干预也没有激发多少信心，某些进球直接是他的错。在对阵乌兹别克斯坦的比赛中，他们的进球并不是精心策划的结果，而是由于乌兹别克斯坦门将的素质不足，他们进了更多的球。老实说，我认为在这场比赛中，他们将完全处于从属地位，他们在对手门前创造的机会很少。