THE Argentina national teamclassified in the round of 16 of the Sub 20 worldfaces today New Zeland In Saint John with the aim of finishing first in group A of the tournament that is played in the country. San Juan del Bicentenario stadium will host the game in the third round, which will begin at 6:00 pm and will be broadcast on public TV, TyC Sports and DirecTV Sports.
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Argentina vs New Zealand: probable lineups
Argentina: Frederick Gomes Gerth; Agustín Giay, Lautaro Di Lollo, Valentín Gómez and Román Vega; Federico Redondo, Ignacio Miramón and Luka Romero; Brian Aguirre or Juan Gauto, Alejo Vélez or Ignacio Maestro Puch and Matías Soulé. DT: Javier Mascherano.
New Zeland: Kees Sims; Isaac Hughes, Finn Surman and Lukas Kelly; Jackson Jarvie, Fin Conchie, Jackson Manuel and Adam Supik; Jay Herdman, Kian Donkers and Norman Garbett. DT: Darren Bazeley.
Sub 20 World Championships: New Zealand’s possibilities
Oceania champions New Zealand are set to win to clinch first place and with the tie it will depend on Uzbekistan’s result against Guatemala to see if they advance second or third. The New Zealand team started off with a 1-0 win against Guatemala and in their second appearance they let the victory slip away at the end and drew 2-2 against Uzbekistan.
Sub 20 World Cup: what result does Argentina need
Already qualified for the next phase, the national team will secure first place with a draw against New Zealand and will then play the round of 16 in San Juan next Tuesday. The rival will be a top third party and can be from Group C, D or E, which with a match to go today would be Israel, Italy and Tunisia respectively.
Source: Clarin
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