New Zealand’s opening game at the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup will be against Guatemala in Santiago del Estero, in northern Argentina.
The Group A fixture will be played on Saturday May 20, 2023 (local time) which is likely to mean it will take place on the Sunday (NZT).
The fixture schedule has been announced by FIFA after the tournament draw which has placed New Zealand in the same group as hosts Argentina, Uzbekistan and Guatemala.
Main photo: The 42,000-capacity Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades (Unique Mother of Cities Stadium) where New Zealand will play Guatemala and Uzbekistan. Photo credit: Copa Argentina.
The 24-nation tournament ends on June 11 with the final.
Fixtures
New Zealand are in the same group as hosts Argentina, and Guatemala and Uzbekistan at the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup, due to start on May 20.
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Game to be played on Sunday May 21, 2023 (NZT)
Guatemala v New Zealand
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estoro, 6am (NZT)
Check out the stadium for New Zealand’s opening game:
Game to be played on Wednesday May 24, 2023 (NZT)
New Zealand v Uzbekistan
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estoro, 6am (NZT)
Game to be played on Saturday May 27, 2023 (NZT)
New Zealand v Argentina
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan, 9am
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