FIFA U-20 World Cup: Top five players in the tournament

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Published 12.06.2023
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Top five players in the tournament
Italy’s Cesare Casadei celebrates scoring his side’s opening goal against South Korea during a FIFA U-20 World Cup semifinal.

Italy’s Cesare Casadei celebrates scoring his facet’s opening purpose in opposition to South Korea throughout a FIFA U-20 World Cup semifinal.
| Photo Credit: Gustavo Garello/AP

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Italy’s Cesare Casadei celebrates scoring his facet’s opening purpose in opposition to South Korea throughout a FIFA U-20 World Cup semifinal.
| Photo Credit: Gustavo Garello/AP

The FIFA Under-20 World Cup has been an ideal stepping stone for younger footballers to become the senior ranges of the game.

The ultimate of the 2023 version held in Argentina noticed Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 within the ultimate to safe its first title, with Luciano Rodriguez firing within the winner late within the recreation.

Here are the highest 5 gamers from this version of the match

Pafundi – Italy

Italy’s Simone Pafundi, front, and Uruguay’s Fabricio Diaz vie for the ball during the FIFA U-20 World Cup final.

Italy’s Simone Pafundi, entrance, and Uruguay’s Fabricio Diaz vie for the ball in the course of the FIFA U-20 World Cup ultimate.
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Gustavo Garello/AP

Simon Pafundi surprised South Korea along with his left-footed purpose within the semifinal of the U20 World Cup. The late freekick purpose secured Italy’s ticket to the ultimate.

The 17-year-old is at present enjoying for Udinese and is the primary participant born in 2006 to play in top-flight Italian soccer. At 16 years he was known as up by Mancini to the nationwide crew and he made his mark because the youngest Italian debutant in 100 years.

Casadei – Italy

Casadei was Italian facet’s talisman on this match as he discovered the again of the online seven instances surpassing Paolo Rossi and Toto Schillaci because the highest-scoring Italian within the competitors on the way in which to profitable the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball.

The Chelsea starlet has despatched Italy to its first ultimate within the match. He was a product of the Inter youth crew and is at present on mortgage at Reading. The Blues midfielder has a vivid profession awaiting at Chelsea and his explosive efficiency at this match will certainly assist his case for an opportunity within the first crew.

Marcus Leonardo – Brazil

The Santos striker has been an everyday starter for the membership scoring 13 targets and aiding thrice. He was on the radar of many European golf equipment particularly West Ham in the summertime switch window and he’s now reportedly a goal of Manchester United, Roma and different distinguished European Clubs. T

he Brazilian wunderkind has scored 5 targets and assisted as soon as in his U20 World Cup marketing campaign, stepping up for the crew in what appears to be unlucky losses for the South American facet. After his first full season at Santos and an unbelievable efficiency on the World Cup, Marcus Leonardo might be wanting ahead to a profitable senior profession.

Anderson Duarte – Uruguay

Uruguay’s Anderson Duarte reacts during the final.

Uruguay’s Anderson Duarte reacts in the course of the ultimate.
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AGUSTIN MARCARIAN

The Uruguayan ahead has had an eye fixed for purpose because the begin of this competitors.

He guided La Celeste into the finals along with his predatory purpose over Israel. The 19-year-old has scored thrice on this marketing campaign, main the counter-attacking model of his facet guaranteeing its progress to the ultimate.

Dor David Turgeman – Israeli

The 19-year-old Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead made news by scoring the winner in opposition to Brazil within the quarterfinals of the match. That purpose has been recorded as arguably probably the greatest within the competitors as he dribbled previous the Brazilian defence and curled it into the highest nook. 

Benfica is in chase to signal the striker, who scored twice and assisted as soon as within the World Cup marketing campaign, with curiosity from the German facet Eintracht Frankfurt.