An long range own goal by the England defender Fikayo Tomori handed Guinea a 1-1 draw at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.
Chelsea’s Tomori put the ball in his own net from just outside the centre circle in the 59th minute after attempting a backpass to his goalkeeper Dean Henderson. The defender struck the ball without looking and was shocked to see Henderson well outside the penalty area. The keeper made a vain attempt to kick the ball clear as it passed him. Lewis Cook opened the scoring in the 53rd minute with a low shot from 25 yards.
England wore black armbands during the Group A match in Jeonju in recognition of the bomb attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
Following their 3-0 victory against Argentina on Saturday England have four points from two matches and next face South Korea on Friday. Guinea, who earned its first point in the tournament, play Argentina.
In Group B, Venezuela became the first team to advance to the second round by routing Vanuatu 7-0 in Daejeon.
Sixteen of the 24 teams will progress to the knockout stage, the top two teams from each of the six groups and the four best third-place finishers. The final takes place in Suwon on 11 June.
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