Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will play Brazil, Italy, and the Dominican Republic in Group D at the U20 World Cup to be hosted by Argentina between May 20 and June 11, this year.
The two-time finalist were put in the ‘group of death’ following the draws which held in Zurich on Friday.
Hosts Argentina will play in group A alongside Uzbekistan, Guatemala, and New Zealand.
In group B are the United States, Ecuador, Fiji Islands, and Slovakia while African champions Senegal, Japan, Israel, and Colombia will slug it out in group C.
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Uruguay, Iraq, England, and Tunisia will try each other for size in Group E, and in Group F are France, Korea Republic, The Gambia, and Honduras.
Argentina is the most successful nation at the FIFA U20 World Cup since the competition was launched in Tunisia in 1977 having won the competition six times.
Nigeria has emerged as runners-up twice, Saudi Arabia in 1989 and The Netherlands in 2005 and coached by Tunde Disu and Samson Siasia respectively.
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