Italy is participating in the U-20 World Cup for the eighth time. After making it to the semifinals of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, they were guaranteed a spot in the competition.
Gli Azzurrini have not been in real life since a 1-1 draw against Germany in the U-20 World class Association in Spring. The two objectives came in the final part, with Armindo Sieb opening the scoring for Germany on the hour mark, while Guiseppe Ambrosino evened out issues five moment later.
Brazil, on the other hand, are competing in the 19th U-20 FIFA World Cup, the longest tournament ever, and they want to win their sixth title at this level. They qualified for the World Cup by winning the South American U-20 Championship for the 12th time.
In their most recent friendly match in April, the South American nation was held to a score of 1-1 by Iraq. Abul Razaq Qassem scored from the spot on the haftime, setting up Kevin’s equalizer on the hour.
Brazil are one of the favorites to win the tournament and have been one of the most successful teams at this level. Italy, on the other hand, has surprisingly struggled at the U-20 level, with their best finish at this point coming in 2017 when they finished third.
Brazil will be eager to get their campaign off to a good start, so Ramon Menezes’ team should win easily in a game with a lot of goals.
Prediction: Italy 1-3 Brazil
This is the fourth time the two sides have been matched in the gathering phase of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Brazil prevailed in two previous matches. Their latest gathering in the 1987 release saw Italy guarantee a 1-0 win in Chile.
Italy has won four of their six games, going unbeaten. Brazil are unbeaten in 12 games, winning nine.bFive of Italy’s last six games have had objectives at the two closures.
When making a prediction for Italy U20, we keep in mind that the team has a big name but has never reached the World Cup finals. In 2017, they won a bronze medal. At the last mundial, the Italians likewise battled for third spot, however lost to Ecuador (0-1). The team was successful at the European championship, which earned them a spot in the upcoming competition. The Azzurri lost to England (1-2), the eventual runner-up, in the semifinals. The Italians played two friendlies against Norway (2-2) and Germany (1-1) in anticipation of the Mundial.
When making a prediction for Brazil U20, we should take into account the fact that the team has been significantly more successful at the World Championships than the Italian team. The Brazilians have won the gold medal five times, with Casemiro and Oscar participating in the 2011 victory. Additionally, the yellow-green team did not participate in either of the previous two World Cups. But this time, the Pentacampeons won the South American championship and advanced to the global forum. The Chosen Ones played three friendly games leading up to it. They lost to Iraq (1-1) despite winning over Uzbekistan (4-1) and the Dominican Republic (1-0).
Lineups of this match are not published yet. SUF will update soon.
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |