Overview
- Saturday’s schedule features South Korea vs Ukraine and Japan vs Egypt at 17:00, followed by Paraguay vs Panama and host Chile vs New Zealand at 20:00.
- Argentina’s group includes Italy, Australia and Cuba, with the Albiceleste set to debut on Sunday at 20:00 against the Caribbean side.
- Coach Diego Placente’s squad includes three Newell’s Old Boys products: Valentino Acuña, Mateo Silvetti of Inter Miami and Tomás Pérez of Porto.
- Argentina secured qualification by finishing second at the South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela, behind Brazil.
- The nation’s pedigree shapes expectations after five titles between 1995 and 2007, plus the 1979 triumph led by Diego Maradona.