Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between the United States and Colombia. The U-20 World Cup match scheduled for 3:30 a.m. ET will be held at Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
USA head coach Tab Ramos (via FIFA): "We played a type of game that we normally are not used to playing. It was an open game. We tried hard and did a good job considering that we kept a couple of players off today, like [Rubio] Rubin. We had to go and search for [the result] but I had to take the central midfielder [captain Emerson Hyndman] off, so we weren't playing at full strength at the end. You obviously want to come in first place, but any team we play now is gonna be a good team."
Colombia head coach Carlos Restrepo (via FIFA): "I feel that it's a shame that it was a mistake that put us behind on the scoresheet too quickly. It was a very hard emotional blow, given the high hopes we'd had for this game [against Portugal]. And from that point on we needed to work the game through, but being a goal down already... In the second half we decided to take more risks, we introduced an attacking player for a defensive one, but then we made another mistake that led to a goal. It turned out to be very difficult to get our heads back up after that."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Gedion Zelalem has been a massive influence in the midfield this World Cup. The 18-year-old made two starts during the group stage.
USA's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Steffen; Moore, Brown, Vickers, Acosta; Zelalem, Delgado, Hyndman; Allen, Arriola, Jamieson
Colombia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Montero; Angulo, Quintero, Zapata, Tello; Sanchez, Villarreal, Gutierrez, Otero; Rodriguez, Borre
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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