France crashes out at Under-20 World Cup, England secures top of group

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:53 PM CDT Sunday, May. 28, 2023

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — France crashed out of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday despite a 3-1 group stage win against Honduras. The French lost their first two matches in Group F, from which Gambia and South Korea advanced to the knockout stage.

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France, playing most of the match in La Plata down to 10 men, needed only one more goal to take Tunisia’s spot in the round-of-16 as one of the four best third-placed teams, but fell short.

Ousmane Camara was sent off in the 13th minute and Odin Ramos opened the scoring for Honduras two minutes later with a free kick that resulted from the Frenchman’s crude tackle. Starlet Alan Virginius still gave the French a turnaround with goals in the 41st and 60th minutes. Feliz Nzouango found the back of the net in the 77th minute, but France failed to add a fourth against an exhausted Honduran team.

France's Felix Nzouango celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E soccer match against Honduras at Diego Armando Maradona stadium in La Plata, Argentina, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Gambia and South Korea drew 0-0 in the other match of the group. The African team will face Uruguay in the next stage, while the Asian side will take on Ecuador.

Earlier, England secured top spot in Group E with a 0-0 draw against Iraq.

Uruguay finished second thanks to a 1-0 win over Tunisia with an injury-time goal from the spot. Thanks to France’s failure, Tunisia will advance and face Brazil in the next round.

England faces Italy in the round of 16 on Wednesday.