Debutants Israel claim third place in Under-20 World Cup

Omer Senior and Anan Khalaili scored late on for Israel to claim third place in the Under-20 World Cup as they beat South Korea 3-1 on Sunday.

Attackers Senior and Khalaili were on the scoresheet in the final 14 minutes at La Plata's Diego Maradona stadium as Israel ended their first appearance in the competition on a high.

They had stunned Brazil in the quarterfinals but their charmed progress was stopped by Uruguay in the last four on Friday.

They responded to the semifinal defeat quickly by opening the scoring in the third-placed playoff after 20 minutes as midfielder Ran Binyamin hit home.

Four minutes later, South Korea equalised as Seung-Won Lee converted a penalty.

Israel had the best of the second half and with 20 minutes remaining, Senior had a goal disallowed for offside.

Six minutes later replacement Senior was on the scoresheet before Khalaili made sure of victory with four minutes to play but was subsequently yellow carded for taking his shirt off while celebrating.

Later, Uruguay face Italy in the final with both sides eyeing their first World Under-20 crown.

Fifa moved the competition to Argentina weeks before kick-off, as world football's governing body withdrew Indonesia's hosting rights after protests against Israel's participation.