Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Ukraine and the United States. The U-20 World Cup match scheduled for 3 a.m. ET will be held at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
Ukraine head coach Oleksandr Petrakov (via FIFA): "I'm very pleased with the game [against Myanmar] and the [6-0] result. I had planned to bring [Valerii] Luchkevych at halftime ahead of the game, as we were lacking speed. We had agreed that he would start the second half and he really improved our game. Like in the New Zealand game, we struggled to score our chances in the first half, but this clearly changed after the break. That's why we play football, to make people happy."
USA head coach Tab Ramos (via FIFA): "I'm very happy with the team and happy that we got through the first two games. The team did a good job [against New Zealand]. I think we played relaxed. The combination of players we have on the field is a good one. We came here to win games. I told the boys that this team has a lot of talent, but we have to take it one at a time. As a nation we normally don't progress so quickly, so we are obviously very happy about that."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bradford Jamieson is enjoying his time at the U-20 World Cup. The 18-year-old has one goal to match his efforts at the club level with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Ukraine's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sarnavskiy; Sobol, Kacharaba, Burda, Polehenko; Chumak, Kovalenko; Kabaiev, Yaremchuk, Tatarkov; Besedin
USA's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Steffen; Acosta, Vickers, Miazga, Payne; Hyndman, Delgado, Zelalem; Jamieson, Rubin, Arriola
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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