Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:55:39 +0000 By Grace Chaile-Lesoetsa AFRICAN champions Zambia will face two-time champions Portugal, Costa Rica and Iran in the group stage of the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup to be held in South Korea from May 20 to June 11. According to the draws conducted by FIFA yesterday at Suwon Artrium in South Korea, Zambia was placed in Group C. If Zambia storms the last 16 round, they will face either South Africa, Uruguay, Japan or Italy who are in Group D. West Africans Guinea were drawn against hosts Korea, six-time champions Argentina and England in Group A. Germany, Mexico, Venezuela and Vanuatu compete in Group B while Group E has France, New Zealand, Honduras and Vietnam. Superstitious Senegal will face Donald Trump’s boys United States, Saudi Arabia and Ecuador in Group F. Zambia will play Portugal in their opening match on May 21 before taking on Iran three days […]
