advertisement

England, Venezuela reach Under-20 World Cup final

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - England and Venezuela both came from behind Thursday, and both advanced to the Under-20 World Cup final.

The English team got a pair of goals from Dominic Solanke in a 3-1 win over Italy in Jeonju. Venezuela goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez made the key save in a shootout to help his team beat Uruguay 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Daejeon.

After Riccardo Orsolini gave Italy the lead in only the second minute, Solanke equalized in the 66th and added the third in the 88th. Ademola Lookman scored the other goal for England in the 77th minute.

England and Venezuela are in the tournament's final, which will take place in Suwon on Sunday, for the first time.

In the early match, Samuel Sosa scored an injury-time equalizer and Farinez made the big save for Venezuela by stopping a penalty from Nicolas De La Cruz in the shootout.

De La Cruz had given Uruguay the lead from the spot in the 49th minute.

Italy's Filippo Romagna, left, fights for the ball against England's Dominic Calvert-Lewin during their semi final soccer match in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) The Associated Press
Venezuela's Samuel Sosa, left, celebrates after scoring a goal against Uruguay during a semi-final match in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) The Associated Press
Uruguay's Nicolas Schiappcasse, bottom, falls on the ground as he fights for the ball against Venezuela's Nahuel Ferraresi during their semi-final match in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joo) The Associated Press
Uruguay's Nicolas Schiappcasse, left, fights for the ball against Venezuela's Eduin Quero during their semi-final match in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joo) The Associated Press
Italy's Mattia Vitale, front, fights for the ball against England's Ainsley Maitland-Niles during their semi final soccer match in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) The Associated Press
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.