South Africa stun FIFA World Cup U20 debutants New Caledonia as Siviwe Magidigidi registers brace in Amajita's huge win

South Africa managed to collect their first three FIFA U-20 World Cup points after a 5-0 victory against New Caledonia on Friday morning.

The big win came after an opening defeat of 2-1 to France, but Amajita were just in their own class in the second Group E game as they swept aside the tournament's debutants.

Mdaka's side scored their opening goal in the 35th minute through Siviwe Nwakali before they grabbed their second in the 34th minute. Siviwe Magidigidi was brought down, and South Africa were given a penalty that was converted by Shakeel April.

Magidigidi registered his first goal when he found the back of the net in the 44th minute after striking from just inside the box. The brace hero scored his second in the 52nd minute from close range.

Lazola Maku struck in the 80th minute to ensure the African champions won with a bigger scoreline.

Although Mdaka believes his charges faced challenging opponents, he said Amajita should have scored more.

“It was quite a challenging game because we needed to win at all costs, and we needed goals as well. We believe we should have scored more than we did, as we were quite wasteful with the chances we created," Mdaka said in his post-match reaction.

"We played well from the back, but we were sluggish in the front, so we need to improve our tactical and positional discipline, and I think we should have scored nine or ten goals," he added.

South Africa, third on the log although with the same points as second-placed France, will face USA on Sunday at the Estadio El Teniente.

USA have already booked their place in the knockout phase after beating France 3-0.