Kick-off on 21.05.23 00:00.

On May 11th, the Albiceleste dominated the debutant of the U20 World Cup, the Dominican Republic, with a 4-0 victory. Huracan's forward Gauto scored a brace. The White Wolves have already played three friendlies in the second half of spring. The team lost to their Brazilian counterparts (1-4, despite opening the scoring) and Uruguay (0-2), but managed to confidently defeat the Dominican Republic with the help of two penalties, securing a 3-0 win.

Watch the Argentina - Uzbekistan match online. The opponents have previously faced each other in the group stage of the tournament in 2003. At that time, in Sharjah (UAE), the team from Central Asia took the lead in the fourth minute and maintained their advantage until the middle of the second half. The South American team snatched victory in injury time, converting a penalty kick to secure a 2-1 win. Argentina are hosting the tournament for the second time in its history, with the first one being in 2001. Previously, only Australia hosted the U-20 World Cup twice (1981, 1993).

This will be the seventeenth championship for the Sky Blue and White team. Among the participants of the current World Cup, only Brazil has reached the final stage more times. The Albiceleste struggled in the continental qualifiers, earning only three points in four matches in Group A. They lost to Paraguay (1-2), Brazil (1-3), and Colombia (0-1), and won only against Peru (1-0). Watch the Argentina - Uzbekistan battle online. The top three teams advance to the next round, so without the host status, Argentina would not have made it into the list of the top twenty-four teams in the world in this age category, who qualified for the World Cup.

It will be Uzbekistan's fifth appearance in the tournament. In the AFC qualifiers, the White Wolves topped Group A without conceding a single goal in three matches (seven points). They defeated Iraq (1-0) and Syria (2-0) and drew with Indonesia (0-0). In the playoffs, the team from Central Asia eliminated Australia (2-1), South Korea (1-0), and Iraq (1-0). Fayzullaev and Kholdorov scored two goals each. Watch the Argentina - Uzbekistan game online.