U20 World Cup: Top scorers ranking after matchday 1 | OneFootball

Ranking of the top scorers after the first matchday of the U20 World Cup

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If there was one player who truly stood out during the opening day of the group stage of the U20 World Cup currently taking place in Chile, it was Benjamin Cremaschi.

The midfielder played a pivotal role in the United States’ dominant 9-1 win over New Caledonia, netting a hat-trick and providing two assists.

The Inter Miami player, currently on loan at Parma, tops the scorers' chart ahead of his compatriot Nolan Norris and Argentina’s Alejo Sarco, who each bagged a brace.

Here is the top scorers ranking after matchday 1:

1. Benjamin Cremaschi (USA): 3 goals

2. Nolan Norris (USA): 2 goals

3. Alejo Sarco (Argentina): 2

4. Frankie Westfield (USA): 1 goal

5. Cole Campbell (USA): 1

6. Rion Ichihara (Japan): 1

7. Gessime Yassine (Morocco): 1

8. Niko Tsakiris (USA): 1

9. Mattia Mannini (Italy): 1

10. Enso González (Paraguay): 1

11. Anthony Bermont (France): 1

12. Hisatsugu Ishii (Japan): 1

13. Lautaro Millán (Chile): 1

14. Ian Gárguez (Chile): 1

15. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay): 1

16. Óscar Perea (Colombia): 1

17. Hennadiy Synchuk (Ukraine): 1

18. Rasmus Holten (Norway): 1

19. Ian Subiabre (Argentina): 1

20. Martín Krug (Panama): 1

21. Oleksandr Pyshchur (Ukraine): 1

22. Kim Myeong-jun (South Korea): 1

23. Luighi Hanri (Brazil): 1

24. Yassir Zabiri (Morocco): 1

25. Nathan Walker (New Zealand): 1

26. Lucas Michal (France): 1

27. Taha Habroune (USA): 1

28. Rafael Barbosa Coutinho (Brazil): 1

29. Tiago Caballero (Paraguay): 1

30. Diego Ochoa (Mexico): 1

31. Alexei Domínguez (Mexico): 1

32. Giovany Herbert (Panama): 1

33. Antoine Simane (New Caledonia): 1

34. Jody Ah Shene (South Africa): 1

35. Karel Pérez (Cuba): 1