Match Report
1 points for Iraq U20 (4th), 7 for England U20 (1st): a 6-point gap. Iraq U20 had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Iraq U20 were scoring 0 and conceding 2.33, England U20 1.33 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
England U20 had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata (capacity 20,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.