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Cuba Ends Participation in U-20 World Cup in Chile

The Cuban U-20 national soccer team ended its participation in the 25th U-20 World Cup in Chile this Saturday after losing 3-1 to Australia.

A large group of fans cheered on the Caribbean team with flags and chants. In a match held at the iconic National Stadium in Santiago, the country’s capital. After a fairly even first quarter of an hour on the field, the Australians began to take control of the action. And in the 20th minute, Max Caputo scored the first goal.

The goal unsettled Cuba, who opted to stay back in their own half, which their opponents took advantage of to attack with more energy. In the 39th minute, Daniel Bennie made it 2-0, ending the first half of the match.

After the break, the match became more even, but a poor clearance by goalkeeper Yordy Hodelín allowed Caputo to regain control of the scoreboard in the 50th minute. Far from being intimidated, the Cubans took a stronger lead. Also in the 63rd minute, Alessio Raballo scored the consolation goal to seal the final score of 3-1.

Thus, the largest of the Antilles concluded their Group D campaign in fourth place with two losses. One draw, four goals scored, and eight conceded. Their best result was the historic 2-2 draw against Italy. Which was hailed as a feat by the Chilean press.

In the group, Argentina qualified with a perfect record of nine points from three wins, and Italy, with one win, one draw, and one los. Specifically today’s match against the Trans-Andean team.
The Australians finished third in the standings with three points thanks to one win and two losses. And must await the end of this stage to find out if they advance to the round of 16.

This Saturday, the surprise came in Group C, where Morocco and Mexico qualified. While Spain can only hope to be among the four best third-place finishers, and Brazil, the regional football powerhouse, was eliminated from the World Cup.

With information from Prensa Latina

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