WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The knockout rounds of the Under-20 World Cup opened with a major upset as Mali stunned Ghana 3-0 while 10-man Serbia beat Hungary 2-1 in extra time on Wednesday.
Bence Mervo put underdog Hungary ahead with his fifth goal of the tournament in the 57th minute but Serbia, reduced to 10 men, equalized though Ivan Saponjic in stoppage time, and took the round-of-16 match with a heart-breaking own goal by Attila Talaber in the 118th minute.
Talaber was inconsolable when the final whistle sounded.
Mali defied all pre-match predictions when it outclassed Ghana in cold, wet and windy conditions in Wellington.