England have won the Under-20 World Cup after defeating Venezuela 1-0 in the final in South Korea on Sunday, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring the victor. "We want to see as many of our players playing first-team football as possible".
"We knew when we came to Korea that we had a chance if we played like we knew we could", England coach Paul Simpson said. Interest and pressure may be ramping up before a first World Cup final at any significant level since 1966, but they are conveniently isolated. We'll be building up to the action throughout the morning before giving you a blow-by-blow account of the game as it unfolds.
The young Three Lions were aggressive from the start at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, some 45 kilometers south of Seoul, with Dominic Solanke first threatening Venezuela goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez in the 10th minute with his right foot and firing another from distance in the 15th.
"We've got some fantastic youngsters coming through, and defensively they looked good, and looked a threat going forward".
On the other hand, Freddie Woodman was England's hero, as his superb penalty save in 74 minutes kept England's one goal lead intact and ended up being the difference in lifting the trophy.
"I would have cheered for South Korea if they had made it to the finals but today, I'm happy whoever wins", said 25-year-old Lee Jun-Woo.
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England conceded a penalty with 17 minutes remaining when Penaranda was brought down by Jake Clarke-Salter.
Penranda took the spot kick, but Woodman got the piece of the ball and saved England.
Gary Lineker, who reached the World Cup semi-finals in 1990, also tweeted: "England's Under-20s have won the World Cup".
The Newcastle striker had played his part in the qualification period and in South Korea on the route to this World Cup Final - but had to be content with watching from the bench. The feeling was just relief to be honest.
England still had an attacking threat and Josh Onomah nearly gave them a two-goal cushion when he ran unopposed to shoot from distance, only to see his shot cannon back off the crossbar.
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