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U-20 Defeat Has Little Bearing on Future of U.S. National Team
Published: April 14, 2011
Here's a look at the last 10 years' worth of winners and runners-up from the U-20 World Cup:
Egypt 2009
Winner: Ghana
Runner Up: Brazil
Canada 2007
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Czech Republic
Netherlands 2005
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Nigeria
UAE 2003
Winner: Brazil
Runner Up: Spain
Argentina 2001
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Ghana
Nigeria 1999
Winner: Spain
Runner Up: Japan
If the winners or runners-up were used as any indication of how the future soccer powers of the world would look, then Argentina and Spain would be the favorites with Brazil as a close second (seems to be the nature of things), and Ghana should have won a World Cup for Africa by now (Why hasn't that happened?).
Perhaps the only bit of insight that can be gained from the U-20 tournament is Ghana's world-class status, but any fan that watched the England/Ghana friendly a week ago could have come to the same conclusion.
Ghana's good.
They're better than the media or fans ever gave them credit for, but if one would have looked at the club pedigree, at least 10 players are playing at European clubs, if not top-flight clubs. Add to that a strong coach with tactics that favored the team's strength, and there's no reason not to consider Ghana a dangerous side.
Still, that could have been discerned without a U-20 World Cup. These players were picked up at an early age by clubs that recognized their talent.
Then maybe the U-20 World Cup is the coming-out party for star players on the international scene. Javier Saviola, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football
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U-20 Defeat Has Little Bearing on Future of U.S. National Team
Published: April 14, 2011
Here's a look at the last 10 years' worth of winners and runners-up from the U-20 World Cup:
Egypt 2009
Winner: Ghana
Runner Up: Brazil
Canada 2007
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Czech Republic
Netherlands 2005
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Nigeria
UAE 2003
Winner: Brazil
Runner Up: Spain
Argentina 2001
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Ghana
Nigeria 1999
Winner: Spain
Runner Up: Japan
If the winners or runners-up were used as any indication of how the future soccer powers of the world would look, then Argentina and Spain would be the favorites with Brazil as a close second (seems to be the nature of things), and Ghana should have won a World Cup for Africa by now (Why hasn't that happened?).
Perhaps the only bit of insight that can be gained from the U-20 tournament is Ghana's world-class status, but any fan that watched the England/Ghana friendly a week ago could have come to the same conclusion.
Ghana's good.
They're better than the media or fans ever gave them credit for, but if one would have looked at the club pedigree, at least 10 players are playing at European clubs, if not top-flight clubs. Add to that a strong coach with tactics that favored the team's strength, and there's no reason not to consider Ghana a dangerous side.
Still, that could have been discerned without a U-20 World Cup. These players were picked up at an early age by clubs that recognized their talent.
Then maybe the U-20 World Cup is the coming-out party for star players on the international scene. Javier Saviola, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football
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- Former England Manager Graham Taylor Dies at Age 72
- Bruce Arena Names USMNT January Camp Invitees
- Karamoko Dembele Makes England U15s Debut After Playing for Scotland in November
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- Rugby Player Bruno Andres Doglioli Banned 3 Years for Tackling Female Referee
U-20 Defeat Has Little Bearing on Future of U.S. National Team
Published: April 14, 2011
Here's a look at the last 10 years' worth of winners and runners-up from the U-20 World Cup:
Egypt 2009
Winner: Ghana
Runner Up: Brazil
Canada 2007
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Czech Republic
Netherlands 2005
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Nigeria
UAE 2003
Winner: Brazil
Runner Up: Spain
Argentina 2001
Winner: Argentina
Runner Up: Ghana
Nigeria 1999
Winner: Spain
Runner Up: Japan
If the winners or runners-up were used as any indication of how the future soccer powers of the world would look, then Argentina and Spain would be the favorites with Brazil as a close second (seems to be the nature of things), and Ghana should have won a World Cup for Africa by now (Why hasn't that happened?).
Perhaps the only bit of insight that can be gained from the U-20 tournament is Ghana's world-class status, but any fan that watched the England/Ghana friendly a week ago could have come to the same conclusion.
Ghana's good.
They're better than the media or fans ever gave them credit for, but if one would have looked at the club pedigree, at least 10 players are playing at European clubs, if not top-flight clubs. Add to that a strong coach with tactics that favored the team's strength, and there's no reason not to consider Ghana a dangerous side.
Still, that could have been discerned without a U-20 World Cup. These players were picked up at an early age by clubs that recognized their talent.
Then maybe the U-20 World Cup is the coming-out party for star players on the international scene. Javier Saviola, Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football
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- Former England Manager Graham Taylor Dies at Age 72
- Bruce Arena Names USMNT January Camp Invitees
- Karamoko Dembele Makes England U15s Debut After Playing for Scotland in November
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- Rugby Player Bruno Andres Doglioli Banned 3 Years for Tackling Female Referee
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