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The United States U-20 team defeated New Zealand 6-0 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

It was goals galore from the U.S. in the second half as they put five past New Zealand to put the result beyond any doubt.

The score was 1-0 at halftime as Josh Sargent opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a deflection in front of goal on a Justin Glad shot. It had been a rather one-sided showing in possession in the opening 45 minutes as the U.S. dictated the pace.

In the second half, the U.S. came alive as they broke down the New Zeland defense and were clinical in their finishing.

Jeremey Ebobisse scored in the 64th minute to start the onslaught as he tucked home a shot from just outside the 18.

The attack would continue as Brooks Lennon scored his second goal of the tournament just a minute later to make it 3-0.

Glad would head home a goal off of a corner kick in the 76th minute with Auston Trusty and Lagos Kunga rounding out the goalscoring.

Jonathan Klinsmann recorded his second clean sheet of the competition as he was not required to make any saves in the victory.

The result tied the largest margin of victory for the USMNT at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In other news, Sargent moves into a tie for the Golden Boot with Venezuela’s Sergio Cordova. The 17-year-old has scored four goals in four matches for the U.S. as he continues to impress.

Moving on

Venezuela awaits the U.S. in the quarterfinals. The South American country defeated Japan 1-0 in their round of 16 match to advance. The goalscorer for Venezuela was none other than New York City FC player Yangel Herrera.

The quarterfinal match will be contested on Sunday at 2:00 AM (ET).