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May 30:  U-20 World Cup

5/6/2015

 
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What: The FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015

Where: New Zealand (seven cities; Auckland hosts the final)

When: May 30 - June 20, 2015

Competing: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Panama, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal, Serbia, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan

More: This is the 20th version of what was formerly known as the World Youth Championship since 1977.  Argentina has won it six times.

Fun Fact: Myanmar and Fiji are making their debuts at this competition; nice to see some diversity in the qualifications!

Official: http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup


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