Thursday afternoon, at 17:30 GMT, Uruguay will look to make it to the U20 World Cup finals for the third time in their history when they go one-on-one against Israel U20 at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.
Uruguay U20 will look to be dominant in their match, create high-quality chances, and set the tempo of the match through their midfield control and passing.
Israel U20 will look to keep their form going and gain the ultimate prize of making it to the U20 World Cup finals and bolster their chances of winning the tournament in Argentina.
Key Highlights
Uruguay U20 Form Going into the Semi-Final
Uruguay have shown mettle and solidity at this tournament so far. Their success has been characterized by clinical attacking but especially solid defensive showings.
They are a hard team to play against. They are organized, aggressive, and dynamic in pressing, defending deep, one-on-ones, and being offensive when needed. As a result, opponents do not know how to expose their weaknesses.
As they look to make it three final appearances at the U20 World Cup, they will be motivated to beat Israel on Thursday.
Israel U20 are the Surprise Package
Israel announced their intent at this U20 World Cup Tournament t when they stunned Brazil 3-2 to make it into the semi-final and keep their glory dreams alive.
Israel showed character when they had to come from a goal down twice against Brazil to beat the pre-tournament favorites and progress to the semi-final.
They will look to maintain this spirit when they face Uruguay on Thursday.
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Uruguay U20
Uruguay U20 are without center-forward Andres Ferrai, who is sidelined with a torn muscle bundle, whereas striker Matias Abaldo is also out of contention with a knee injury.
Uruguay could have 10-goal forward Luciano Rodriguez back after he served his suspension in the quarter-final victory over the USA U20.
The rest of the squad are available for selection ahead of the clash against Israel U20 in the semi-final.
Israel U20
Israel do not have any absences ahead of their clash against Uruguay in the semi-final. This will come as a boost to the manager as he bids to pick the strongest side to bolster their chances of making it into the finals.
Possible Lineups
Uruguay U20
R. J. Rodriguez Lucas; A. Matturro, F. Gonzalez, J. S. Boselli Graf, M. Ponte; F. Diaz; J. C. De Los Santos, I. Sosa, R. S. Chagas Diaz, F. Gonzalez
Israel U20
J. Tzarfati; I. Feingold, S. Lemkin, O. Isarelov, R. Revivo; I. Madmon, E. Y. Kancepolsky; A. Khalaili, T. A. Kassus, A. Ligassy; D. D. Turgeman
Prediction
Uruguay U20 will look to be on the front foot in the clash against Israel U20. The focus will be to dominate the midfield and keep the ball well to bolster the number of chances they create in the final third.
When out of possession, Uruguay U20 will look to press high up the pitch and be aggressive in their efforts to win the ball back. They will run hard and play as a team, defensively and offensively. This will give them the platform to dominate and create chances.
Israel U20 will also look to be proactive in this match. Although they will be defensively solid in their structure, they will look to attack and set the match’s tempo when they win the ball back.
They will aggressively tackle and press to ensure that Uruguay U20 do not have the match all their way.
Both teams will look to dominate the ball, be proactive, and play on the front foot. Therefore, a draw is the likely result in this semi-final within regulation time.
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