Without too many surprises on the opening day of the U-20 World Cup that takes place in Argentina.

For Group A, victory for New Zealand that shares first place with Argentina and for Group B, victory for Slovakia and the United States.

Argentina defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 in their debut game in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was played in Group A at a packed Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero.

Rosario Central striker Alejo Véliz (26m.PT), with a header, and Inter Italian midfielder Valentín Carboni (41m.PT) declared the victory of the "albiceleste" team, which started at a disadvantage by a goal from Makhmudjon Makhamadjonov (23m. PT).

This Saturday, the Under 20 World Cup began in Santiago del Estero and San Juan and in addition to the triumph of the Argentine team, the day featured three other matches that served as the opening of a competition that will end on June 11.

In Group A, New Zealand beat Guatemala 1-0 at the Único Madre de Ciudades Stadium. After an irregular match, Norman Garbett put the Oceanics ahead to seal his first victory in the competition.

In the next day, Guatemala will face Argentina next Tuesday from 6:00 p.m., while New Zealand will do the same from 3:00 p.m. against Uzbekistan.

On the other hand, the United States beat Ecuador 1-0 in Group B at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium, with a goal by Jonathan Gómez in the last minutes to start off on the right foot.

The North American team, which came to this competition as the Concacaf qualifying champion, will face Fiji on the next date.

For the continuity of Group B, Slovakia thrashed Fiji 4-0 in their debut in a U-20 World Cup in history.

Those led by Albert Rusnak dominated from start to finish and the authors of the goals were Adam Gazi, Máté Szolgai, Artur Gajdos and Timotej Jambor closing the scoring in San Juan.

Slovakia will seek to continue on this path next Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. against Ecuador.

The day will continue this Sunday with the presentation of Israel against Colombia from 3:00 p.m. for Group C and at the same time Nigeria against the Dominican Republic for Group D. Then, from 6:00 p.m., Brazil will face Italy (Group D) and Senegal faces Japan (Group C).

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