FIFA U20 World Cup finals set to kick off today
FIFA U20 World Cup finals will start today with an opening ceremony in central Turkish city of Kayseri
ISTANBUL
The FIFA U20 World Cup finals hosted this year by Turkey is set to kick off on Friday.
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The President of FIFA Joseph Blatter will attend the opening ceremony of the U20 World Cup Games on Friday and the opening match of the tournament will be played between Cuba and South Korea at the Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri. Turkey's Cuneyt Cakir will be in charge of the game.
Tournament matches will be played in Istanbul, Bursa, Antalya, Trabzon, Rize, Kayseri and Gaziantep.
Turkey will compete in Group C with Colombia, El Salvador and Australia, and they will play their first group match against El Salvador on June 22 at Avni Aker Stadium in Trabzon.
The semi-finals will be played on July 10 in Bursa and Trabzon. The match for the third place will be played on July 13 in Istanbul and the final game will be played on the same day at Istanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium.
The FIFA U20 World Cup finals group-stage fixtures are as follow:
Group A:
| Date | Time | Place | Game |
| 21 June Friday | 18:00 | Istanbul | France v Ghana |
| 21 June Friday | 21:00 | Istanbul | USA v Spain |
| 24 June Monday | 18:00 | Istanbul | France v USA |
| 24 June Monday | 21:00 | Istanbul | Spain v Ghana |
| 27 June Monday | 20:00 | Istanbul | Spain v France |
| 27 June Thursday | 20:00 | Kayseri | Ghana v USA |
Group B:
| Date | Time | Place | Game |
| 21 June Friday | 18:00 | Kayseri | Cuba v South Korea |
| 21 June Friday | 21:00 | Kayseri | Nigeriav Portugal |
| 24 June Monday | 18:00 | Kayseri | Cuba v Nigeria |
| 24 June Monday | 21:00 | Kayseri | Portugal v South Korea |
| 27 June Thursday | 17:00 | Istanbul | South Korea v Nigeria |
| 27 June Thursday | 17:00 | Kayseri | Portugal v Cuba |
Group C:
| Date | Time | Place | Game |
| 22 June Saturday | 18:00 | Trabzon | Colombia v Australia |
| 22 June Saturday | 21:00 | Trabzon | Turkey v El Salvador |
| 25 June Tuesday | 18:00 | Rize | Australia v El Salvador |
| 25 June Tuesday | 21:00 | Rize | Turkey v Colombia |
| 28 June Friday | 21:00 | Trabzon | Australia v Turkey |
| 28 June Friday | 21:00 | Gaziantep | El Salvador v Colombia |
Group D:
| Date | Time | Place | Game |
| 22 June Saturday | 18:00 | Gaziantep | Mexico v Greece |
| 22 June Saturday | 21:00 | Gaziantep | Paraguay v Mali |
| 25 June Tuesday | 18:00 | Gaziantep | Mexcio v Paraguay |
| 25 June Tuesday | 21:00 | Gaziantep | Mali v Greece |
| 28 June Friday | 18:00 | Trabzon | Greece v Paraguay |
| 28 June Friday | 18:00 | Gaziantep | Mali v Mexico |
Group E:
| Date | Time | Place | Game |
| 23 June Sunday | 18:00 | Antalya | Chile v Egypt |
| 23 June Sunday | 21:00 | Antalya | England v Iraq |
| 26 June Wednesday | 18:00 | Antalya | Chile v England |
| 26 June Wednesday | 21:00 | Antalya | Iraq v Egypt |
| 29 June Saturday | 21:00 | Antalya | Iraq v Chile |
| 29 June Saturday | 21:00 | Bursa | Egypt v England |
Group F:
| Date | Time | Place | Game |
| 23 June Sunday | 18:00 | Bursa | New Zealand v Uzbekistan |
| 23 June Sunday | 21:00 | Bursa | Uruguay v Croatia |
| 26 June Wednesday | 18:00 | Bursa | New Zealand v Uruguay |
| 26 June Wednesday | 21:00 | Bursa | Croatia v Uzbekistan |
| 29 June Saturday | 18:00 | Antalya | Uzbekistan v Uruguay |
| 29 June Saturday | 18:00 | Bursa | Croatia v New Zealand |
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