Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, has wished the Continent’s four representatives – Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar and Saudi Arabia – good luck ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 set to kick off on Thursday, May 23.
The AFC President said: “All four teams have done well to reach the FIFA Under-20 World Cup and on behalf of the Asian football family, we wish them the very best of luck and the Asian football family have no doubts that they will do us proud.
“As underlined in the AFC’s Vision and Mission, we want to see our players shine on the biggest stages and I am confident that they will not only learn from the experience, but also stand proud with the world’s best and inspire our future generations.”
Japan, runners-up in 1999, will start the Continent’s campaign when they take on Ecuador in Group B on the opening day at the Bydgoszcz Stadium at 8:30pm (local time). The young Samurai Blue will then face Mexico on Sunday, May 26, before a potentially thrilling encounter with Italy on Wednesday, May 29.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Lodz: Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, Japan and Qatar will be flying the flag for Asia when the eagerly anticipated 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup gets underway in Poland on Thursday.
The quartet qualified for the global extravaganza courtesy of their performances at last year’s AFC U-19 Championship, a tournament which saw Saudi Arabia – inspired by attacking midfielder Turki Al Ammar – beat Korea Republic 2-1 in the final.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup’s latest edition will run until June 15, and will be held in six cities across Poland - Bielsko-Biala, Bydgoszcz, Gdynia, Lodz, Lublin and Tychy.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Lodz: Saudi Arabia arrive in Poland for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup looking to impress after claiming last year’s AFC U-19 Championship.
Join the-AFC.com as we detail all you need to know about Khalid Abdullah Atawi’s charges as they prepare to face 2013 champions France, Mali and Panama in Group E.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Lodz: Qatar are set to make their fourth FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in Poland, with Bruno Pinheiro’s side looking to improve on their last two outings at the global extravaganza.
Join the-AFC.com as we take a closer look at the West Asian nation ahead of their Group D encounters with Nigeria, Ukraine and the United States of America.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Lodz: Korea Republic head to Poland for a 15th FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign aiming to build on their runners-up finish at last year’s AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia.
Join the-AFC.com as we detail all you need to know about the East Asians as they prepare to face two-time winners Portugal, South Africa and six-time champions Argentina in Group F.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Lodz: Japan arrive in Poland for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland looking to impress on the global stage after reaching the semi-finals of last year’s AFC U-19 Championship.
Join the-AFC.com as we detail all you need to know about the 1999 runners-up ahead of their eagerly anticipated Group B campaign.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Zurich: With seven days to go until the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019, the announcement of the final squad lists marks another important step on the road to this eagerly awaited tournament.
A total of 504 players have been called up by the 24 participating nations to follow in the footsteps of global stars such as Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and countless others who first showed the world what they could do at this event.
Asia will be represented by Japan, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, All eyes now turn to Poland to see which members of the class of 2019 can emulate these legendary players.