One player to watch from every team at the U20 World Cup

"NEW ZEALAND: Luke Brooke-Smith, 17, AM, Wellington Phoenix (A-League/NZL) A lively, direct, quick and incisive attacking midfielder who can play on either wing. Brooke-Smith (pictured) has a quick first step and is good with either foot, which gives him the option to take on opponents from either side. Already a semi-regular at club level, he and made his senior All Whites debut earlier this month vs. Australia, becoming their second-youngest debutant. Watch for him to create danger in transition."

"CHILE: Juan Francisco Rossel, 20, FW, Unversidad Catolica (CHI) A tall, movement-based forward who scored five goals in the South American qualifiers and is starting to integrate with the first-team squad for his club. His key features are excellent close control, ability to shield the ball, combinational awareness and a powerful, right-footed shot. Rossel also picks smart positions and makes things happen across the attacking line."

"EGYPT: Mohamed El-Sayed, 19, CM, Zamalek (EGY) A holding/box-to-box presence in the Egypt midfield, El-Sayed was influential in the African qualifying tournament. He is composed in possession, secure in tight areas, and efficient at moving the ball on. Hard-working and tactically astute, he reads the tempo of the game well, links play and already looks physically adapted to senior football at local powerhouses Zamalek."

The Under-20 World Cup begins in Chile with 24 nations participating. Group A includes Luke Brooke-Smith (New Zealand), a 17-year-old attacking midfielder with a quick first step, ambidexterity, semi-regular club minutes and a senior debut for New Zealand versus Australia as the nation's second-youngest debutant. Chile's Juan Francisco Rossel, 20, is a movement-based forward with excellent close control, shielding ability, combinational awareness, smart positioning and a powerful right-footed shot, having scored five goals in South American qualifiers. Egypt's Mohamed El-Sayed, 19, is a composed holding/box-to-box midfielder at Zamalek who reads tempo, links play and is physically adapted to senior football. Japan's Rion Ichihara, 20, is an assertive center back with nearly 75 league games who reads the game well and handles one-vs-ones.

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