ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Spain became the first team to advance to the knockout
stages of the Under-20 World Cup, earning a lacklustre 1-0 victory over Ghana on
Monday.
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boosted its chances of reaching the final 16 with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with
France after a late strike by Daniel Cuevas. Spain, the tournament favourite,
was a shadow of the team that routed the Americans 4-1. It rarely threatened and
often appeared unsettled by Ghanas pressing style. The only real chance for
Spain came in the 13th minute when Denis Suarez took a long ball and sent a pass
to an unmarked Jese who tapped it in. Ghana had the better chances in the second
period but struggled to finish. A header from Frank Acheapong went wide in the
55th and then Yiadome Boakye spun around and fired his shot just over the goal
three minutes later. Ghanas Ebenezer Assifuah was taken down in the area in
injury time by defender Israel Puerto but no penalty was called. Spain coach
Julen Lopetegui insisted he was "happy" with his sides performance despite its
lack of offence. "We played a strong physical team and we had a lot of chances,"
he said. "We scored one goal and dominated the second half. We are very happy to
be in the second round." Ghanas Sellas Tetteh praised his players "brave" effort
and blamed the poor finish on his sides inexperience. It now must beat the
United States in its final group match for any chance of advancing. "You never
call it over until its over," Tetteh said. "That is the game of football. There
is nothing that is impossible. We will give it our final shot." In the earlier
match, France looked on pace to win and advance after Auxerre striker Yaya
Sanogo scored his second goal of the tournament from a penalty kick in the 48th
minute. It came after Dimitri Foulquier was sideswiped by Americas Javan Torre
in the area. The United States had few chances and missed those it did have --
the worst when Luis Gils penalty was easily saved in the 65th. But the Americans
grew in confidence toward the end and it paid off in the 85th. Gil made up for
his miss, curving a free kick into the area that Cuevas pounced on and scored.
"I feel like they were confused. They couldnt get the ball out and luckily it
took a bounce my way and I got to push it in," Cuevas said. The late goal showed
the character of the American team, he said. "Our team is very united and we are
always together and pushing forward," Cuevas said. "If things dont go our way,
we keep trying and keep trying until they do. Luckily we got the tie." Coach Tab
Ramos admitted he was a "little disappointed" with the performance from the
Americans early on but happy to come away with a draw. "My disappointment is
that in a game like today we should have gotten all three points," Ramos said.
"At the end of the day, it was great courage, effort by our team." With France
and Spain having won their openers, the United States needs a victory in its
final match against Ghana to advance outright. But it could still advance as one
of the four best third-placed teams. France failed to repeat the form that beat
Ghana 3-1 in its opener. "I dont think we had a great control of the game
tonight," France coach Pierre Mankowski said. "It feels a bit strange because
the U.S. team was hardly dangerous. But they had situations they should have
never had. We conceded a penalty and a free-kick, which led to their goal."
France will be without captain Paul Pogba for their final group match against
Spain after a second yellow card in two matches. "The boys were really
disappointed at the end of the game," Mankowski said. "Playing without Pogba for
the last crucial game against Spain is something we have to figure out tomorrow
when things will be quieter." In the other early match in Group B, Nigeria got
its campaign on track with a 3-0 win over newcomer Cuba. Aminu Umar scored twice
in four minutes and captain Abdul Ajagun got his third of the tournament as the
African team easily beat Cuba. Nigeria opened the scoring when Olarenwaju
Kayodefed fed Umar for the easy tap-in with 19 minutes gone. Four minutes later,
Abdullahi Shehu drilled a cross which Umar flicked between his legs for the
goal. The Nigerians completed the route in the 67th when Kingsley Madus cross
was headed home by Ajagun. In the other Group B match, South Korea twice came
from behind to draw with Portugal 2-2.
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. Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely
breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard
recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Sanjeev Chawla, one of the accused in the 2000
match-fixing scandal, was arrested in London in June following an extradition
request from India, the Indian Express has reported. Chawlas case will be heard
in London on October 3, even as the UKs Crown Protection Services (CPS) has
written to Delhi Police asking for details about the security arrangements and
facilities in the prison in which Chawla will be kept.The arrest was made
following the Indian governments extradition request. He faces charges of fixing
cricket matches between India and South Africa in 2000, Yasser Mehmood, press
officer of the CPS, told the Indian Express. Chawlas case will be heard at the
Westminster Magistrates Court in London on October 3.Chawla, along with former
South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, was named in Delhi Polices chargesheet filed
in July 2013 for fixing matches between February and March 2000. The scandal
came to light in April 2000 after Delhi Police got hold of a taped conversation
between Cronje and Chawla in a conspiracy related to match-fixing and betting
during South Africas tour of India in 2000.
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plane crash in June 2002, later admitted that he had received 6000 pounds from
Chawla for providing personal favours in a Test against England in Centurion in
January 2000, in which he forfeited South Africas second innings in a
rain-affected match. Chawla was also named in the King commissions report that
had investigated Cronjes activities.In January 2001, Chawla was arrested by
Scotland Yard in North London in connection with alleged match-fixing, and was
also accused of offering money to two England players to underperform in a Test
match against New Zealand at Old Trafford in 1999. In June that year, he was
released as there was insufficient evidence to prove the charges against him.The
other bookmakers and gamblers listed in the Delhi Polices 2013 chargesheet were
Rajesh Kalra, Krishan Kumar, Sunil Dara and Manmohan Khattar.
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