U20 World Cup: The United States defeated Italy 3-0 and entered the quarterfinals. Nico made a world wave with his unbeatable set piece.

The U20 World Cup quarter-finals ushered in the seventh game. In this battle, the U.S. U20 team faced the Italian U20 team.

The United States had 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, while Italy had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group stage. It can be seen that the United States is in better shape than the Italian team. However, in the two recent encounters between national teams of the same level, Italy had the upper hand because Italy defeated the American team in both of those encounters. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Italy defeating the United States as a guest.

In the 8th minute of the first half, Mosconi's pass-like shot from the right side of the frontcourt hit the left post and the US team escaped.

After 7 minutes, the U.S. team took a corner kick on the right side. Norris' header was blocked by the Italian goalkeeper. Then Kremarski made a close shot in front of the goal to help the U.S. team take the lead.

In the 79th minute, the United States got a chance to set the ball on the left side of the frontcourt. Then 20-year-old Niko Tsakiris took the penalty and hit an invincible inward spin to help the United States gain another victory and expand its lead. You can see the ball going around the left side of the wall and then spinning into the net from the outside in. It's a wonderful set-piece world wave, so silky smooth.

In stoppage time, the 20-year-old Parma star Kremarski got the ball into the middle of the penalty area and shot successfully, helping the US team gain another victory.

In the end, the United States eliminated Italy and advanced to the quarterfinals. Next, the United States team will face the winner between South Korea and Morocco.