The second day of Round of 16 action at the FIFA U-17 World Cup United Arab Emirates 2013 witnessed two teams from both Africa and South America book their tickets through to the last eight. While Côte d'Ivoire narrowly edged past continental rivals Morocco, Nigeria highlighted their title credentials with a crushing victory over Iran.
Uruguay were equally dominant in overcoming tournament debutants Slovakia, but Argentina were made to work hard for their quarter-final berth against Tunisia. Today’s victors will now jostle for a spot in the semi-finals in fixtures pitting South Americans against Africans.
The results
Round of 16 - Day Two
Uruguay 4-2 Slovakia
Morocco 1-2 Côte d'Ivoire
Argentina 3-1 Tunisia
Nigeria 4-1 Iran
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