The Young Scorpions will be looking forward to beat Honduras in their opening match to fancy their hopes of reaching the second round of the global cadet biggest football fiesta.
Coach Abdoulie Bojang and his charges hammered Godoy Cruz 4-0 in an international friendly match played in Mendoza, Argentina last Tuesday.
Salifu Colley, Kajally Drammeh and Sainey Sanyang all registered their names on the score sheet for the Young Scorpions during the match.
Honduras U-20 team, on the other hand, will also brawl to defeat The Gambia U-20 team in their opening match to increase their chances of advancing to the second round of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, The Gambia U-20 team reached the second round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007 but slipped to Austria U-20 team 2-1.