Japan U20 will play against Israel U20 at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in the FIFA U20 World Cup on Saturday.
With Colombia already through to the next round, the second ticket in Group C is still up for grabs. Japan are in second place with three points but could be dethroned if they lose to Israel, who hold one point. Bottom side Senegal, with one point, can also move into second place if they beat Colombia decisively.
After a promising 1-0 win over Senegal in their opening match, the Samurai Blue lost their second match against Colombia 2-1. Riku Yamane had put the Asians ahead after half an hour, but goals from Asprilla and Angelo secured a second win for the South Americans and progress to the knockout stages.
Israel narrowly avoided a second straight defeat when they faced Senegal on Wednesday. Babacar N’Diaye’s own goal leveled the score at 1-1 in favor of Israel, who lost their first match against Colombia 2-1. However, they will need to up their game to overcome a more tactical Japanese side.
Israel had a brilliant campaign at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, finishing second in Group B behind England to qualify for the follow-up tournament. They reached the final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup playoff but lost to England 3-1 on penalties. However, they are yet to replicate those feats in Argentina.
Japan U-20 vs Israel U-20: TV Channel and Live Streaming
Argentina: DIRECTV Sports Argentina, TyC Sports Play, TyC Sports Argentina
Canada: TSN2, RDS App, TSN+
Egypt: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports English 2
France: The Team Web
Indonesia: Vidio, Moji
International: FIFA+
Israel: KAN 11
Japan: J Sports 2
Mexico: ViX
Morocco: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports English 2
New Zealand: Sky Sport 4 NZ
Portugal: RTP Play
South Africa: SuperSport Variety
United Arab Emirates: beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports English 2
USA: Fubo (free trial), Telemundo Sports Live.
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