On a day notable for yet another Iraqi comeback, Chile, Uzbekistan and Croatia all passed up opportunities to join sole qualifiers Spain in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013. The Lions of Mesopotamia came from a goal down to beat Egypt 2-1 and move a step closer to taking a wholly unexpected place in the knockout phase, their fightback leaving the Egyptians with much to do to progress. Group E rivals England posted another draw and may now have to go for broke on a final day on which all four teams in the section will be in contention for a place in the next round. In Group F, meanwhile, Uruguay bounced back from defeat to Croatia to beat New Zealand, while Uzbekistan’s draw with the Croats leaves the pool wide open, with even the pointless Junior All Whites still in with a chance of making it through. The results Group E: Antalya Chile 1-1 England (Goals: Nicolas Castillo 32 pen, Chile; Harry Kane 64, England) Iraq 2-1 Egypt (Goals: Ammar Abdulhussein 33, Mohanad Abdulraheem 79, Iraq; Hassan Ahmed 27, Egypt) Group F: Bursa New Zealand 0-2 Uruguay (Goals: Giorgian de Arrascaeta 4, Nicolas Lopez 75) Croatia 1-1 Uzbekistan (Goals: Marko Livaja 65, Croatia; Sardor Rakhmanov 24, Uzbekistan) Memorable moments Never say die Iraq have announced themselves as one of the revelations of Turkey 2013, a status they owe to staging two fightbacks in as many games, which have brought them four points out of six and the lead in Group E. After clawing back a two-goal deficit in the final 15 minutes of their game against England, the Lions of Mesopotamia hit the comeback trail again after falling behind to Egypt, going on to record a famous win.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:28:40 +0000
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