USMNT U-20s draw Ecuador, Fiji and Slovakia at World Cup

The U.S. will face Ecuador for a third straight tournament

The U.S. has been drawn with Ecuador, Fiji and Slovakia in Group B of the 2023 Under-20 World Cup.

The draw for the event was held on Friday, almost a month after it was originally scheduled, due to FIFA stripping Indonesia of its hosting rights and awarding the tournament to Argentina earlier this week.

Despite the last-minute change of host, the tournament will still be held between May 20 and June 11.

For the U.S., it will be the third straight U-20 World Cup they’ve faced Ecuador. The South American side knocked them out at the quarterfinal stage of the 2019 U-20 World Cup.

This will be the first time the U.S. has faced Fiji and Slovakia at the U-20 World Cup.

The top two finishers from each of the six groups, as well as the four best third-place teams will advance to the round of 16.

Per U.S. Soccer, all three of the USA’s games will be in San Juan. The dates for the matches are as follows:

Saturday, May 20: vs Ecuador

Tuesday, May 23: vs Fiji

Friday, May 26: vs Slovakia

Full U-20 World Cup draw

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