At the completion of pool play in the U20 World Cup Soccer, the top two teams and the best four 3rd place teams advance to the Round of 16. The teams that advanced, with their win, tie and loss records in brackets, are:
Gp A: Chile (2:1:0), Austria (1:2:0) and Congo (1:1:1)
Gp B: Spain (2:1:0), Zambia (1:1:1) and Uruguay (1:1:1)
Gp C: Mexico (3:0:0), Gambia (2:0:1) and Portugal (1:0:2)
Gp D: USA (2:1:0), Poland (1:1:1) and Brazil (1:0:2)
Gp E: Argentina (2:1:0), Czech Republic (1:2:0)
Gp F: Japan (2:1:0), Nigeria (2:1:0)
Interesting Facts:
- Mexico was the only team to go undefeated in pool play.
- Gambia has a population of 1.5 million people in 4,361 square miles. The Big Island of Hawaii is 4,038 square miles.
- Two regions had all their teams advance to the Round of 16: All 4 Africa and all 4 South American teams advanced. 5 of 6 European, 2 of 5 North/Central America, 1 of 4 Asian and 0 of 1 Oceanic advanced.