Spurs7891
Jermaine Jenas
I am surprised not much attention is being given to the U-20 World Cup which is being hosted by Turkey June 21-July 13. It used to be a very prestigious tournament when it was known as World Youth Championship until 2005. It created so many world super stars such as Maradona, Messi, Aguero, Owen etc.
Unfortunately, it has lost the prestige of old as many big teams are promoting their youngsters to their senior teams very early nowadays. But still find it hard to accept that both Brazil and Argentina who have won 11 out of 18 titles have failed to qualify to the U-20 WC this time. Any World Cup is all about Europe Vs Brazil and Argentina. So it will be interesting to see how this WC fares without both the giants of Brazil and Argentina.
Find it really annoying this WC is being held at the same time as the Confederation Cup in Brazil which is a rehearsal for the senior WC 2014. With both being FIFA tournaments, don't understand why they didn't adjust the schedule to avoid the clash of both tournaments.
Unfortunately, it has lost the prestige of old as many big teams are promoting their youngsters to their senior teams very early nowadays. But still find it hard to accept that both Brazil and Argentina who have won 11 out of 18 titles have failed to qualify to the U-20 WC this time. Any World Cup is all about Europe Vs Brazil and Argentina. So it will be interesting to see how this WC fares without both the giants of Brazil and Argentina.
Find it really annoying this WC is being held at the same time as the Confederation Cup in Brazil which is a rehearsal for the senior WC 2014. With both being FIFA tournaments, don't understand why they didn't adjust the schedule to avoid the clash of both tournaments.
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