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Guatemala defeats Croatia 1-0 to advance (AP) [Aug 07, 2011] Marvin Ceballos scored in the 81st minute to give Guatemala a 1-0 victory over Croatia on Saturday and the last berth in the 16-team knockout stage of the Under 20-World Cup. Ceballos scored when he chipped the ball past keeper Matej Delac. Guatemala finished third in Group D with three points. Croatia lost all three matches and was eliminated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Guatemala defeats Croatia 1-0 to advance [Aug 07, 2011] Marvin Ceballos scored in the 81st minute to give Guatemala a 1-0 victory over Croatia on Saturday and the last berth in the 16-team knockout stage of the Under 20-World Cup. Ceballos scored when he chipped the ball past keeper Matej Delac. Guatemala finished third in Group D with three points. Croatia lost all three matches and was eliminated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia, Guatemala playing for pride [Aug 05, 2011] With both teams already eliminated from the tournament, Croatia and Guatemala meet in Armenia on Saturday playing for pride and searching for their first points of the competition. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nigeria: Colombia 2011 - F'eagles Target Maximum Points [Aug 05, 2011] A win over Group D favourites Croatia early hours of tomorrow will shoot African champions Nigeria into the knockout stage of the U20 World Cup. The Flying Eagles got off to a flying start at Colombia 2011 with a 5-0 thrashing of debutants Guatemala and another win over Croatia, who were turned back by Saudi Arabia 2-0, would guarantee their passage to the second round of the tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nigeria beats Croatia 5-2 at Under-20 World Cup (AP) [Aug 04, 2011] Substitute striker Uche Nwofor scored two second-half goals to help Nigeria defeat Croatia 5-2 on Wednesday and clinch a berth in the second round of the Under 20 World Cup. Nigeria has a perfect six points from two games in Group D, along with Saudi Arabia, which trounced Guatemala 6-0 earlier Wednesday and also advanced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Nigeria beats Croatia 5-2 at Under-20 World Cup [Aug 04, 2011] Substitute striker Uche Nwofor scored two second-half goals to help Nigeria defeat Croatia 5-2 on Wednesday and clinch a berth in the second round of the Under 20 World Cup. Nigeria has a perfect six points from two games in Group D, along with Saudi Arabia, which trounced Guatemala 6-0 earlier Wednesday and also advanced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Saudis get off to winning start against Croatia [Aug 02, 2011] Saudi Arabia got off to a strong start with a 2-0 victory over Croatia on Sunday in the opening match for both teams at the Under-20 World Cup. Yasir Alfahmi scored in the 54th minute to give Saudi Arabia a 1-0 lead in the Group D match, and Fhad Almuwallad extended the lead in the 69th. The victory gives Saudi Arabia 3 points to share the group lead with Nigeria, which defeated Guatemala 5-0... [via YahooNews] More >>