The stars of the next U-20 World Cup

On April 21^st, the draw for the groups for the next FIFA U-20 World Cup was held, which will finally take place in Argentina after the situation that occurred in Indonesia, which led to a change in the setting. Diego Maradona, Robert Prosinecki, Lionel Messi, and Paul Pogba are some of the names that have shone in some of the previous 22 editions of the tournament, and at the end of May, the 23rd edition will begin, where some of the following names are expected to stand out from the rest.

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Kevin Paredes (United States): He is a left-back who, at just 18 years old, was signed by Wolfsburg in Germany, where he has had a lot of contributions so far this season. He stands out for his good attacking conditions that allow him to play even as a winger.

Álvaro Rodríguez (Uruguay): In the words of Carlo Ancelotti himself, Álvaro is going to be in the Real Madrid first team as an alternative to Karim Benzema. Although he represented Spain up to the under-18s category, he decided to represent Uruguay at the under-20s level because his father comes from the South American country. In the qualifying tournament, Álvaro scored 5 goals in 8 games, being one of the most outstanding players in the competition.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (England): The Englishman is very reminiscent of his compatriot Jadon Sancho, both for his dribbling ability and for his history since, like the current Manchester United player, he signed for Borussia Dortmund coming from Manchester City without having played any game as a professional with the sky blue club.

Maximo Perrone (Argentina): the Argentine midfielder who started his career at Velez Sarsfield and who is currently in Manchester City’s first team, is one of the main figures of the local team for the World Cup. His quality to play as a deep-lying playmaker was good enough to capture the attention of Pep Guardiola, who already gave him a debut in the first team.

Gabriel Slonina (United States): the goalkeeper of Polish descent is one of the best under-20s in his position and set several records for precociousness in the MLS before signing for Chelsea in 2022. He has already made his debut with the senior United States national team.

Vitor Roque (Brazil): He was, along with his compatriot Andrey Santos, the top scorer in the 2023 South American U-20 Championship and is currently one of the young strikers with the most suitors in Europe. He already debuted with the senior Brazil national team.

Tai Abed (Israel): he is a skilled left-footed right winger who already showed his class in the last European sub-19 Championship. He has participated with his club, PSV Eindhoven, in the UEFA Youth League although he still has no minutes with the first team.

Cher Ndour (Italy): He is a very complete midfielder who stands out in various facets of the game, both offensive and defensive. He signed at the age of 16 for Benfica, with whom he has already played in the first team, although he has important suitors like Paris Saint Germain.

Andrey Santos (Brazil): Despite being a midfielder, he was one of the top goalscorers in the 2023 South American U-20 Championship and one of the leaders of the Brazilian team that won the tournament. At the beginning of the year, he was signed by Chelsea although he remains on loan at Vasco da Gama, the club where he was formed as a player.

🏆 The stage is set. Which nation will lift the FIFA #U20WC trophy?

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