England advances, France loses to Gambia at Under-20 World Cup

England reached the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup with a 3-2 win over Uruguay on May 25, living up to expectations as one of the title favourites at the tournament.

England reached the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup with a 3-2 win over Uruguay on May 25, living up to expectations as one of the title favourites at the tournament.

France's chances are in dire trouble, though, after its 2-1 loss to Gambia and the 2-2 draw between South Africa and Honduras, a result that made it impossible for the French squad to finish in one of the top two spots in Group F.

Unbeaten Gambia has six points and will progress to the Round of 16. France, after back-to-back defeats, needs to win its last group game against Honduras to have any chance of advancing as one of the four best third-place teams.

England opened the scoring in rainy La Plata in the 22nd minute with a header by Bashir Humphreys. Alfie Devine added a second in first-half stoppage time.

Uruguay netted in the 49th through Franco González but England regained a two-goal cushion when Darko Gyabi scored in stoppage time to keep England atop Group E. The Uruguayans scored their second via Matias Abaldo just before the final whistle.

Tunisia beat Iraq 3-0 in the later Group E game and remained in contention for a place in the knockout stages.

Yousseff Snana scored in the 55th and Chaim el Djebali doubled Tunisia's lead two minutes later. Rayan Nasraoui was sent off in the 75th, but the numerical disadvantage didn't stop Tunisia from getting a penalty that Mahmoud Ghorlbel converted in the 86th.