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Soccer News of Thursday, 5 July 2001

Source: AP

Argentina, Ghana Advance to Final

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina, seeking a record fourth title, beat Paraguay 5-0 on Wednesday to advance to the championship game of the FIFA World Youth Championship.

Javier Saviola scored his ninth and 10th goals of the tournament, limited to players under 20, and helped Argentina reach Sunday's final against Ghana, a 2-0 winner over Egypt in Cordoba.

Leandro Romagnoli, Andres D'Alessandro and Esteban Herrera also scored for Argentina, which lost captain Fabricio Coloccini for the final after he received his second yellow card of the tournament.

Abass Inusah scored for Ghana, and Egypt's El Atrawy had an own goal.