DUBAI: If Harry Kane looks a little frustrated for Tottenham Hotspur at the moment, the same was true 10 years ago as England threw away a 2–0 lead against Iraq at the FIFA U-20 World Cup to draw 2-2.
Kane was there when the young Three Lions finished bottom of their group, and Iraq made it all the way to the semifinals. At the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the two nations have been grouped together again, with Tunisia and Uruguay completing the line-up.
It all means that there is a chance of an Arab team in the knockout stage. It is a tough group, but only to be expected in an elite international competition such as this.
England recovered from that embarrassment a decade ago to win the tournament in 2017, and Uruguay are habitual participants in the knockout stages.