# 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final

The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup final was the final match and culmination of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, hosted by Argentina. The match was played at the La Plata Stadium in La Plata on 11 June 2023, and was contested by Italy and Uruguay. Uruguay won the match after defeating Italy 1–0, winning their first U-20 title. It was the country's first major title since the 2011 Copa America and their first world title since the 1950 FIFA World Cup, both with their senior national team.

## Road to the final

| Uruguay | Uruguay | Round | Italy | Italy |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Iraq | 4–0 | Match 1 | Brazil | 3–2 |
| England | 2–3 | Match 2 | Nigeria | 0–2 |
| Tunisia | 1–0 | Match 3 | Dominican Republic | 3–0 |
| Group E runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  England 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage 2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3 4  Iraq 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1 Source: FIFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers | Group E runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  England 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage 2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3 4  Iraq 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1 Source: FIFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers | Final standings | Group D runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Brazil 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Knockout stage 2  Italy 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 3  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 4  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 Source: FIFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers | Group D runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Brazil 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Knockout stage 2  Italy 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 3  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 4  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 Source: FIFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| Gambia | 1–0 | Round of 16 | England | 2–1 |
| United States | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | Colombia | 3–1 |
| Israel | 1–0 | Semi-finals | South Korea | 2–1 |

## Match
### Details

| Uruguay | Italy |
| GK | 12 | Randall Rodríguez |
| CB | 2 | Sebastián Boselli |
| CB | 16 | Facundo González |
| CB | 13 | Alan Matturro |
| CM | 8 | Rodrigo Chagas |
| CM | 5 | Fabricio Díaz (c) | 90+12' |
| CM | 14 | Damián García |
| RW | 11 | Juan Cruz de los Santos | | 90+2' |
| AM | 10 | Franco González |
| LW | 7 | Anderson Duarte | | 62' |
| CF | 19 | Luciano Rodríguez | | 90+6' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Andrés Ferrari | | 62' |
| MF | 15 | Ignacio Sosa | | 90+2' |
| MF | 18 | Santiago Homenchenko | | 90+6' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Broli ||
| GK | 1 | Sebastiano Desplanches |
| RB | 4 | Matteo Prati | 83' |
| CB | 5 | Daniele Ghilardi |
| CB | 14 | Gabriele Guarino | 33' |
| LB | 3 | Riccardo Turicchia |
| DM | 16 | Giacomo Faticanti | | 46' |
| RM | 8 | Cesare Casadei |
| LM | 6 | Samuel Giovane (c) | | 89' |
| AM | 10 | Tommaso Baldanzi | | 89' |
| CF | 20 | Simone Pafundi | | 56' |
| CF | 9 | Giuseppe Ambrosino | 47' | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Mattia Zanotti | 90' | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Francesco Pio Esposito | | 56' |
| FW | 11 | Daniele Montevago | | 56' |
| MF | 7 | Niccolò Pisilli | | 89' |
| MF | 17 | Luca Lipani | 90+12' | 89' |
| Coach: ||
| Carmine Nunziata ||
| Assistant referees: Mahbod Beigi (Sweden) Andreas Söderkvist (Sweden) Fourth official: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) Reserve assistant referee: William Arrieta (Costa Rica) Video assistant referees: Fedayi San (Switzerland) Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Juan Lara (Chile) | Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |