Israel has reached the quarter-finals of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under-20 World Cup with a stunning upset.
Israel defeated favourites Brazil 3-2 in extra time in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 in San Juan, Argentina, on Thursday.
Israel and Brazil were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes. Then came extra time. In the first minute of extra time, Brazil conceded a goal to take the lead. However, Israel came back with a goal of their own. Hamza Sibli equalised in the third minute of the first half, and Dor Tugman’s left-footed shot rattled the net in the first minute of the second half of extra time.
Israel, who narrowly qualified for the tournament in second place in Group C with one win and one draw in their group, showed their class by knocking out Brazil. Making their first appearance at the U-20 World Cup, Israel will play the winner of the USA-Uruguay match for a place in the final 토토사이트.
In the other quarter-final, Italy defeated Colombia 3-1. Kim Eun-jung-ho will meet Italy if they beat Nigeria to reach the quarter-finals.
Italy scored two goals in the first half to take a two-goal lead. They added a further goal at the start of the second half to consolidate their lead. They did concede a goal in the second half, but it didn’t have much of an impact on the outcome.