With an entirely overwhelming victory against New Zealand in the first round of the tournament’s last-16, USA’s remarkable performance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 continued.

Kees Sims of New Zealand should have stopped Owen Wolff’s right-footed strike from 25 yards out that gave the game its first goal.

The lone goal of the first half was Wolff’s speculative shot, which the Kiwi seems to have thought was going wide of his right-hand post.

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With a precise, left-footed strike from 12 yards out, Cade Cowell notched his third goal of the competition. After that, everything started to pour in.

Diego Luna led a lightning-fast counterattack that resulted in the third goal for the US.

Justin Che was in the right place at the right time and reacted quickly to stab home from close range after Cowell’s initial cross was saved.

Late in the game, an unmarked substitute named Rokas Pukstas headed in a Brandan Craig free-kick to seal the victory and guarantee the nation’s fourth consecutive trip to the U-20 World Cup quarterfinals.

The winner of The Gambia-Uruguay will play Mikey Varas’ team in the quarterfinals on Sunday at the Santiago del Estero Stadium.

The United States reached the quarterfinals of a FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time without giving up a goal.