Portugal U20 meets with Argentina U20 in round 2 of the group stage of World Cup U20. The match will be played on Tuesday, May 28th at Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała)
If the bookmakers give the greatest chances of winning the tournament to the French national team, then the Portuguese and the Argentines share second place. The main star of the current Portuguese youth team is the midfielder of Lisbon Benfica Gedson Fernandes, who is already 20 years old, and he is one of the oldest players in his team. The central midfielder has played 46 matches for his club in this season, which is a bit surprising for his age. However, it is not the only star in the Portuguese team. Raphael Leao and Diogo Dalot have already managed to recommend themselves at the highest level, playing for Lille and Manchester United, respectively.
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Portugal held its first match in the tournament against South Korea, where it was predicted to win. However, the victory was hard enough - Portugal scored the only goal at the beginning of the match. If you do not look at ball possession, the game was generally equal. Korea also cannot be underestimated in this group. Of course, the 18-year-old Lee Kang-in, who plays for Valencia, stands out against the partners. This guy has been in the Bats’ squad since the age of 10, and Marcelino Toral is now increasingly taking him to train with the regular team. Lee Kang-in is the key hope of South Korean football. As for Portugal, the team took second place in the group in the recently played tournament (the Elite League), losing only to the Netherlands.
Argentina is the most titled team of the youth world cups. It has already gained gold medals for six times, which is one more than the Brazilians did. The main star of the current team is the central defender Nehuen Perez, who plays for Atletico Madrid. At one time, Saviola, Aguero, and Messi shone at the world youth championships, but now Perez’s time has come, despite the fact that he is not an attacking player.
If we look at his person in more detail, the Mattress Makers have watched him for quite a long time, and they finally paid 3 million euros to Argentinos Juniors for his transfer last summer. Argentina is one of the most probable contenders to win the tournament. While preparing for this championship, Argentina held 4 meetings - it beat Japan, Saudi Arabia and Honduras but lost to France, which in turn has the highest chances on Polish ground.
The last time the youth teams of Portugal and Argentina met at the 2011 World Cup. That fight turned out to be very pragmatic, because it was a semifinal and there was a lot at stake. In the regulation and extra time, the opponents never scored goals but managed to pick up many yellow cards. The fate was decided only in a penalty shootout, where Portugal was luckier. At that tournament, the Portuguese beat France further but lost to Brazil in the final.
It is not easy to predict the favorite of the upcoming match, because this is really the case when the opponents deserve each other. Both teams have enough rising stars, which will play for the top clubs of Europe in the future. By the way, the Youth World Cup is in its turn a kind of market where scouts from many clubs will be present and will choose young players for themselves, and they, in turn, will try to show all their best qualities. Bookmakers also do not dare point out the favorite of the match - the odds for the victory of both teams are about 2.40, and you can bet on a draw for 3.40.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
