The draw for the FIFA 2023 U20 World Cup has taken place and Argentina in Group A.

Hosts Argentina have been drawn in Group A at the tournament. And they will play in the opening match of the tournament against Uzbekistan on May 20 at the Santiago del Estero.

Winner of the 1995 U20 World Cup with Argentina, Juan Pablo Sorin and World Cup winner David Trezeguet were at the draw. They were the two people pulling the names of the countries from the pots.

Argentina have been drawn in Group A along with Uzbekistan, Guatemala and New Zealand. Group B has the United States of America, Ecuador, Fiji and Slovakia.

Group C is with Senegal, Japan, Israel and Colombia while Group D has Italy, Brazil, Nigeria and Dominican Republic. Group E is with Uruguay, Iraq, England and Tunisia. Group F has France, Korea Republic, The Gambia and Honduras. Here are the full groups:

Group A:
Argentina
Uzbekistan
Guatemala
New Zealand

Group B:
USA
Ecuador
Fiji
Slovakia

Group C:
Senegal
Japan
Israel
Colombia

Group D:
Italy
Brazil
Nigeria
Dominican Republic

Group E:
Uruguay
Iraq
England
Tunisia

Group F:
France
Kore Republic
THe Gambia
Honduras

Argentina plays Uzbekistan on May 20, Guatemala on May 23 and New Zealand on May 26.

The pots have been confirmed for the FIFA 2023 U20 World Cup and hosts Argentina are a seeded team.

The Argentina U20 national team will be a seeded team at the U20 World Cup. After having initially not qualified for the tournament, Argentina were named as new hosts following the decision to remove Indonesia as the host country.

Argentina are in Pot 1 with Uruguay, USA, France, Senegal and Italy, all as seeded teams. It is four pots of six teams.

The tournament begins on May 20 and the final is on June 11. Here are the pots for Friday’s draw:

Pot 1:
Argentina
Uruguay
USA
France
Senegal
Italy

Pot 2:
England
Korea Republic
New Zealand
Brazil
Ecuador
Colombia

Pot 3:
Nigeria
Uzbekistan
Japan
Iraq
Honduras
Fiji

Pot 4:
Guatemala
Dominican Republic
The Gambia
Israel
Slovakia
Tunisia

Manchester United could give Alejandro Garnacho permission to play at the U20 World Cup pending a result.

Following Manchester United’s elimination from the Europa League, the team could give Alejandro Garnacho permission to be with the Argentina team and participate at the U20 World Cup.

Argentina U20 coach Javier Mascherano included Garnacho in the preliminary list for the U20 World Cup but initial reports stated that Manchester United would not be releasing the player for the tournament. According to Gastón Edul, that could change.

With United eliminated from the Europa League, should they get eliminated against Brighton in the FA Cup, the idea might change and they might release him for the U20 World Cup which will be held in Argentina. He also states that Garnacho is “dying with desire” to play.

Brighton play Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Four stadiums are expected to be announced for the FIFA 2023 U20 World Cup in Argentina.

It was made official earlier this week that the U20 World Cup will be held in Argentina and we are starting to get the names of the possible stadiums. According to DobleAmarilla, four stadiums have been selected.

The opening match of the U20 World Cup will be on May 20 at the Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero. This is the same stadium which was used for Argentina’s 7-0 win vs. Curaçao last month. Here are the four stadiums selected for the World Cup:

Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
Único Diego Maradona, La Plata
Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Bicentenario, San Juan

The final will be held at the Único Diego Maradona in La Plata.