Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between the United States and Serbia. The U-20 World Cup match scheduled for 12:30 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
USA head coach Tab Ramos (via FIFA): "I'm very happy and satisfied with my team's performance. Above all, of course, I've got to mention our goalkeeper [Zack Steffen]. He held on to our win against a dominant Colombian side. The match was very close and hard-fought. Both teams could have won it and our opponents pushed us all the way to the final whistle. They never gave up, but we did everything in our power to stop them."
Serbia head coach Veljko Paunovic (via FIFA): "I was totally convinced that we were going to get an equalizer [to force extra time against Hungary]. This team have scored a lot of goals in the last few minutes of matches because they always keep going right down to the wire. We have 21 lions who play football with their hearts and give absolutely everything on the pitch. We always had faith and kept believing. When we equalized, I said to myself, 'This is ours to win.' I asked the lads to wait for a chance and told them that one would come. When it finally did, we converted it. We're still alive and kicking."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Rubio Rubin scored the match-winner for the United States in the Round of 16 against Colombia. In 28 appearances with Utrecht last season, the 19-year-old finished with three goals and five assists.
USA's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Steffen; Requejo, Vickers, Miazga, Payne; Delgado; Allen, Zelalem, Hyndman, Arriola; Rubin
Serbia's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Szekely; Tamas, Lenzser, Kecskes, Osvath; Nagy, Vida; Kalmar, Sallai, Zsoster; Mervo
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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