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U20 World Cup: 1-0, Italy beats Asian powerhouses, welcomes a good start + ranking first

4:12pm, 29 September 2025【Football】

The first round of the U20 World Cup group stage continued to fight fiercely, with the Italian U20 team facing the Australian U20 team representing Asia. In addition to Italy and Australia, this group also has two teams, Cuba and Argentina. Italy and Argentina are obviously popular teams to qualify, so if the Australian team wants to qualify, they must get points in the game against Italy and Argentina, otherwise it will be difficult. Since Italy's paper strength is stronger than Australia, more fans were full of confidence in Italy's defeat to Australia before the game.

In the 10th minute of the first half, Italy got a penalty kick, and 19-year-old Matia Manini scored on the left to help the Italian team take the lead.

In the end, the Italian team defeated Australia 1-0 with a penalty kick. Italy got a good start, and Australia suffered a dark opening. After the game, the Italian team temporarily ranked first in Group D with 3 points, while the Australian team temporarily ranked last in the group with 0 points.

Italy's ball possession rate exceeded 50% in the whole game. In addition, Italy is higher than the Australian team in terms of corner kicks, shots, and shots, so it is not surprising that the Italian team won, but it is a pity that it did not win a big victory.