Colombia asserted their claim to being among the favourites to win the Under-20 World Cup after defeating South Korea by 1-0 on Friday to finish atop their group with a perfect record. Colombia finished with nine points in Group A, ahead of France, who defeated Mali to clinch second place with six points. Two other teams advanced on Friday to the round of 16 knock-out stage.
Portugal defeated New Zealand 1-0 to clinch first place in Group B, ahead of Cameroon in second on four points after a 1-0 victory over Uruguay. Group play will wrap up on Saturday with Australia facing Spain and Ecuador playing Costa Rica in Group C. In Group D, Saudi Arabia will play Nigeria to decide first and second, while Croatia compete against Guatemala.