The U.S. U-20s face Argentina on Friday in the quarterfinals of the World Youth Championships. Argentina is the defending champion and winner of three of the last four U-20 world titles.
Galavision airs the game live 11:55 am ET/8:55 am PT (west feed, delay 11:55 PT)*
Coach Thomas Rongen's team was the first U.S. squad to win its group at a U-20 World Youth Championship. It defeated Paraguay, 3-1, lost to Germany, 3-1, and downed South Korea, 2-0.
The Americans downed Ivory Coast, 2-0, in the round of 16.
Eddie Johnson leads the Americans in scoring with four goals — three from the penalty spot. Captain Bobby Convey has been involved in seven of the eight U.S. goals.
Freddy Adu came off the bench during the loss to Germany and started against South Korea and Ivory Coast as a wide left midfielder.
U.S. SCORERS:
Eddie Johnson 4
Bobby Convey 1
Mike Magee 1
Justin Mapp 1
Zak Whitbread 1
Argentina, for which Fernando Cavenaghi and Leandro Fernandez have each scored three goals, finished first in Group B after wins over Spain (2-1), Uzbekistan (2-1) and Mali (3-1). It beat Egypt, 2-1, in the round of 16 in overtime.
Argentina and the USA, along with eliminated Ireland, are the tournament's highest scoring teams with eight goals.
''The USA is one of the teams that has impressed me the most,'' said Argentine U-20 coach Hugo Tocalli. ''They mark all over the field and play with skill, speed and tactical discipline. They will present a huge challenge.''
* Satellite viewers receive Galavision's East Coast feed regardless of their time zone. Galavision's West Feed is available to cable subscribers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington state.