Qatar lost their second successive match at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland yesterday after going down to Ukraine 0-1 in Poland. Bruno Miguel’s boys had to lost Nigeria in their Group D opening match. 
Now they have to beat USA on Thursday in their final group to keep their last 16 chances alive. The tournament’s 24-team format allows the four best third-placed countries from the groups to also progress and Qatar will be hoping that they can sneak through.
Defender Denys Popov scored his second consecutive winning goal as Ukraine won a tight contest yesterday, which confirmed their place in the knockout phase 
After an evenly-contested first half, Popov headed home in the 59th minute on a second-chance opportunity from an initial corner for the Ukrainians. Serhii Buletsa provided the delivery for his second assist of the competition.
Things went from bad to worse for Qatar as captain Nasir Peer was shown a straight red card for a late tackle on Maksym Chekh. Ukraine have now advanced to the Round of 16 in all four of their appearances in competition history (2001, 2005, 2015 and 2019). However, they have yet to reach the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, late goals in each half helped Uruguay outlast Honduras 2-0 at Lublin Stadium as La Celeste secure their place in the knockout stage. The road to the knockout rounds became much clearer on Sunday for Groups A and B. With two of three group stage matches played for eight teams, two sides can already count themselves among the final 16.
Italy clinched a place in the Round of 16 at Poland 2019, having recorded back-to-back wins over Mexico and Ecuador. Their latest conquest in Bydgoszcz was workmanlike, with captain Andrea Pinamonti putting Gli Azzurrini ahead early and their heady defence doing the rest.
Senegal made it two victories in two games by converting a pair of penalties against Colombia, also solidifying a spot in the last 16. The Lions of Teranga boast a three-point cushion on top of Group A with Poland as their final group stage opponent.
On Sunday Japan put together perhaps an even more impressive performance, shutting out the touted Mexico attack to the tune of 3-0 in Gdynia for their first win of the competition.
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