A brace scored in the 18th and 46th minute by USA forward Sebastian Soto helped them to a 2-0 win over Nigeria at the ongoing FIFA U20 World Youth Championship in Poland.
Soto was left unmarked in the box when he opened scoring from a corner kick and he was on it again a minute after the restart with a smart finish to put USA two goals up.
Nigeria thought they have gotten a route back into the game when they were awarded a penalty but the decision was later overturned after a review by the Video Assistant Referee ( VAR).
The defeat leaves Nigeria with three points ahead of their last group game against Ukraine, who are already through to the next round of the tournament after a 1-0 win over Qatar. The USA of America are also on three points courtesy of the win over Nigeria.
All three teams could yet qualify for the round of 16 due to the best loser rule where the four best placed third teams move into the knock out rounds.
