USMNT dominates the final
🔥@Paxten_30 scores his 6️⃣th goal of the Concacaf U-20 tournament!@USYNT double their lead! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uhdNYjvOoh
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 4, 2022
It was a dream final for the young U-20 American side as they scored three goals in each half which is something you do not see often in a final. Goals from Tyler Wolff, Noah Allen, Jack McGlynn, Niko Tsakiris as well as a brace from Paxten Aaronson were enough to secure a victory for the United States. Paxten Aaronson ended up scooping the Golden Boot and the Golden ball for his 7 goals and 1 assist.
The United States players capped off an amazing tournament as their goalkeeper Christopher Brady won the best goalkeeper and Paxten Aaronson won the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot.
Dominican Republic made history
¡HACIENDO HISTORIAAAAAAAAAAA! 🇩🇴🥲💗
— Selección Dominicana de Futbol (@sedofutbol) July 2, 2022
✅ @FIFAWorldCup U20 Indonesia 2023
✅ Juegos Olímpicos París 2024
¡ESTO ES PARA USTEDES NUESTRA HERMISA QUISQUEYA! 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴 pic.twitter.com/u4rUjndL4b
Although Dominican Republic lost 6-0 they should definitely hold their heads high as they made it to their first ever Concacaf U-20 Championships final, they secured a place in the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Indonesia next year as well as qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Dominican Republic should grow from this loss as they had an outstanding tournament beating Anguilla 6-0, beating Belize 2-0, drawing with St Lucia 2-2, beating El Salvador 5-4 after being behind in the first half, beating Jamaica 3-0 in the quarter finals and coming back against Guatemala after being 2-0 down to win on penalties.
Considering they scored a total of 20 goals in this tournament and made two knockout stage comebacks the future really does look bright for the young Dominican Republic side.
