GHANA: A look at the Under-20’s
Over the last eight years the football paradigm has shifted. Some 10-12 years ago, Brazil beating Spain would not have been news. But Spain have been the best team in […]
Category Archives: UNDER-20 WORLD CUP
U20 WORLD CUP: Les Champions
FINAL FRANCE 0-0 URUGUAY FRANCE WIN 4-1 ON PENS France were the victors in the final of the Under-20 World Cup beating a resilient Uruguayan side in a penalty shoot-out, […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Semi-Finals round-up
France and Uruguay will be the final to decided the Under-20 World Champions on Saturday. Will Burns covers all the action from the two semi-finals below. FRANCE 2-1 GHANA France […]
IRAQ: Achieving So Much With So Little
Iraq a country geographically located in the Middle East, wedged in between Iran, Syria and Jordan. Is a place synonymous with war. Enter the U20’s Iraqi football team a squad of […]
AUSTRALIA: U-20 review – Turkey is just the beginning
There has been much discussion recently in Australia regarding the Style v Performance debate. What is more important at youth level? To play beautiful and technical football or grind out […]
U20 WORLD CUP: QUARTER-FINALS ROUND-UP
Six goals were exchanged and Iraq did it again and make their way into the semi-finals! Ghana also defeated Chile to advance to the final four after coming out on […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Quarter-Finals round-up
Tournament favourites Spain fell to an extra-time goal and France dominated Uzbekistan to reach the final four, Will Burns has all the action. FRANCE 4-0 UZBEKISTAN France cruised into the […]
U20 WORLD CUP: LAST 16 ROUND-UP
South American giants Colombia were shocked to a penalty-shootout defeat, Iraq somehow ‘did it again’ and got past Paraguay, Ghana stopped Portugal and Chile defeated Croatia. The second half of […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Last 16 Round-up
One half of the last sixteen fixtures have passed and four countries have progressed into the quarter-finals, Will Burns is here with a review of the action. SPAIN 2-1 MEXICO […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Matchday Seven
Spain, France, Portugal and Nigeria are the first countries to head into the knockout stages. Meanwhile, Ghana and Korea Republic sweat on progressing in the tournament sitting in third in […]
U20 WORLD CUP: MATCHDAY SIX
Iraq once again pulled off an upset but this time grabbing all three points against Egypt – Will Burns has just a short, quick round-up below. CHILE 1-1 ENGLAND Tottenham […]
U20 WORLD CUP: MATCHDAY FIVE
A huge win for El Salvador, a big win for Colombia, a good win for Paraguay and the first goalless draw of the tournament made the headlines in day five […]
U20 WORLD CUP: MATCHDAY FOUR
Tournament favourites Spain and France were unconvincing, Nigeria are starting to show promise and Portugal and Korea Republic played out a great game. But overall, it was a bit of […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Matchday Three
Peter Taylor’s England suffered a major blow in their opening game of the Under-20 World Cup with a disappointing 2-2 draw against Iraq. In other games, Uzbekistan put three past […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Matchday Two
Tournament favourites Colombia and Mexico failed to find winning starts on Saturday afternoon as hosts Turkey got their campaign underway with a great 3-0 victory over underdogs El Salavdor later. […]
U20 WORLD CUP – Matchday One
It was a case of goals galore in the opening day of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey on Friday. Andy Powell and Will Burns are here to review […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Players to watch
With the FIFA Under-20 World Cup set to kick off later today and inside the host nation Turkey, the anticipation has hit the clouds with a whole field of top-quality […]
SUMMER OF FOOTBALL AT WFW
We are welcome to announce that WorldFootballWeekly.com will keep your football hunger at bay throughout the summer showcasing three international tournaments in addition to all the usual World Cup action. […]
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