The top two from Groups E and F go head-to-head on Matchday 6 of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™, as the battle for group supremacy heats up. Eight-goal opening-day winners USA go toe-to-toe with France as Colombia and Norway, both fresh off narrow victories, do battle. Later in the day, South Africa return to action against New Caledonia, while Nigeria and Saudi Arabia face off.
Fixtures
Thursday 2 October
USA v France
Colombia v Norway
South Africa v New Caledonia
Nigeria v Saudi Arabia
How to watch
You can purchase tickets to watch the stars of tomorrow play live here. You can also stream all matches for free on FIFA+.
USA v France
13:00 in Los Angeles
16:00 in Washington D.C.
17:00 in Rancagua
22:00 in Paris
The sides are fresh from very different victories. USA plundered nine against New Caledonia to record the joint-fourth biggest U-20 World Cup win ever, while France needed a late goal to edge a resilient South Africa. Both will be aware this contest could be crucial in deciding who advances top of the pile.
Players to watch
Cole Campbell
Quick, technically gifted and an accomplished dribbler, Campbell routinely terrorised New Caledonia and netted the last of their nine goals.
Anthony Bermont
The Lens man showed both sides of his game against South Africa, scoring a terrific goal while playing in midfield, before switching to left-back and locking up a lively Amajita attack.
Colombia v Norway
15:00 in Medellin
17:00 in Talca
22:00 in Oslo
The Group F pacesetters meet, with Colombia and Norway locking horns following a pair of 1-0 victories. Norway coach Bjorn Johansen described Colombia as the “favourites” for this group prior to the tournament, and will be keen for his side to steal a march on their South American counterparts.
Players to watch
Oscar Perea
The winger lived up to his billing as Colombia’s No10 against Saudi Arabia, pulling the strings and capping an eye-catching display by tapping home the winning goal.
Rasmus Holten
Norway’s skipper netted the all-important penalty against Nigeria, and the centre-back impressed with his passing and leadership skills en route to the Player of the Match prize.
South Africa v New Caledonia
20:00 in Rancagua
01:00 on Friday in Johannesburg
10:00 on Friday in Noumea
While this pair departed El Teniente stadium with nothing to show for their efforts last time out, both had plenty of pride intact. South Africa wrestled back control against France and proved to be more than a match for their European counterparts. New Caledonia, meanwhile, stuck at a daunting test against USA and found their maiden U-20 World Cup goal to give their efforts some reward.
Players to watch
Shakeel April
South Africa’s No7 was lively throughout in their defeat to France, and is sure to give the New Caledonia backline plenty to think about in the wide areas.
Wapae Simane
A goalscorer versus the US, hard-working forward Simane already has his place in New Caledonian folklore secured.
Nigeria v Saudi Arabia
20:00 in Talca
00:00 on Friday in Abuja
02:00 on Friday in Riyadh
Nigeria’s attacking play impressed against Norway, while Saudi Arabia earned plenty of praise for their strong rearguard versus Colombia. Something will have to give here if either want to keep pace with the top two.
Players to watch
Kparobo Arierhi
Nigeria were desperately unlucky not to come away with something against Norway, with striker Arierhi at the heart of much of their good attacking play.
Hamed Yousef
The highly-rated shot-stopper helped keep Saudi Arabia in it against Colombia, and could be in for another busy evening’s work.
