U20 World Cup: Results and group standings after the first matchday

Everything you need to know about the opening day of the U20 World Cup

The opening day of the group stage of the U20 World Cup wrapped up on Monday night with the matches in Groups E and F.

Morocco pulled off a shock by defeating Spain (2-0). In fact, it was the only African victory, as the continent’s three other representatives fell short.

Egypt, South Africa, and Nigeria were beaten by Japan (0-2), France (1-2), and Norway (0-1) respectively.

The United States recorded a massive win over the tournament’s minnows, New Caledonia, with a resounding 9-1 scoreline.

Here are the results and group standings after Matchday 1:

Chile – New Zealand 2-1

3- New Zealand 0 pts (-1)

South Korea – Ukraine 1-2

4- South Korea 0 pts (-1)

United States – New Caledonia 9-1

1- United States 3 pts (+8)

4- New Caledonia 0 pts (-8)

Colombia – Saudi Arabia 1-0

3- Saudi Arabia 0 pts (-1)