I'm YA's resident doctor, but not the kind of doctor you would want giving you an examination anywhere outside of a lecture hall. I've been YA's feet-on-the-ground in Germany since 2008, have an affinity for overly verbose descriptions of irrelevant minutiae, keep an eye on YAs in most of the destinations on mainland Europe, and watch a whole lot of Serie A.
The impressive run through the U-20 World Cup finally came to an unflattering end for head coach Mikey Varas and his squad, as they were unable to match their recent performances in a deflating loss to South Americans Uruguay.
A penalty-shootout loss to Sparta ended Taylor Booth and Utrecht’s shot at European qualification, although the American ended a successful first season at the club with a strong substitute performance.
The United States U-20 Men’s National Team will try to get past the quarterfinal roadblock on Sunday when they play South Americans Uruguay, with a spot in the final four on the line.
The United States U-20 Men’s National Team remained perfect in this year’s World Cup, blowing past Round of 16 opponents New Zealand on Tuesday night to book their place in Sunday’s quarterfinal.
Yet another loss by Luca de la Torre and Celta Vigo saw them drop dangerously close to the drop, while Yunus Musah couldn’t get onto the field for Valencia as a point against now-relegated Espanyol might have been enough to ensure their survival.
Tanner Tessmann and the rest of his American teammates at Venezia saw their slim chance for promotion back to Serie A take a stumble at the first hurdle, after they were knocked out of the playoffs by Cagliari on Saturday.
With a perfect run through the group stage now under their belt, the United States U20 MNT will attempt to extend their stay in Argentina when they host New Zealand on Tuesday in the Round of 16.
Ricardo Pepi was held goalless in his final game with Groningen, while Djordje Mihailovic and AZ Alkmaar were unable to claim their golden chance to jump into the Eredivisie top three.
The United States U-20 MYNT finished a successful run through the group stage, beating Slovakia by a pair of goals to secure a potentially straightforward Round of 16 game.
The United States U-20 MYNT closes out their so far successful group stage against Slovakia on Friday, with their advancement to the final 16 already secured.
