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U.S. Under-20 team heads to World Cup quarterfinals after rout of New Zealand

Union defender Auston Trusty, a Media native, scored the Americans' fifth goal of the game in his World Cup debut.

Philadelphia Union defender Auston Trusty (seen here playing for the Union’s USL affiliate Bethlehem Steel) scored for the United States Under-20 team in its 6-0 rout of New Zealand at the World Cup.
Philadelphia Union defender Auston Trusty (seen here playing for the Union’s USL affiliate Bethlehem Steel) scored for the United States Under-20 team in its 6-0 rout of New Zealand at the World Cup.Read moreCourtesy of the USL

With a contribution from Union defender Auston Trusty in his Under-20 World Cup debut, the United States blew out New Zealand, 6-0, in the round of 16 on Thursday in Incheon, South Korea.

Trusty, a Media native, scored the fifth of those six goals on a rocket of a shot in the 84th minute:

The Americans are headed to the quarterfinals, where they'll face Venezuela on Sunday in Jeonju. The game will kick off at 2 a.m. Eastern time. Fox Sports 2 and NBC Universo will televise it.

(Yes, you read that right. We'll see if Fox moves the game to a more prominent channel between now and then.)

It's the first time ever that the U.S. Under-20 team has reached the quarterfinals at consecutive World Cups.

Here are video clips of all six goals:

32′: Josh Sargent

64′: Jeremy Ebobisse

65′: Brooks Lennon

76′: Justen Glad

84′: Auston Trusty

90+3′: Lagos Kunga

United States lineup (4-4-2):

Forwards: Josh Sargent, Jeremy Ebobisse (Sebastian Saucedo 79')
Midfielders: Eryk Williamson, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Brooks Lennon (Lagos Kunga 79')
Defenders: Danny Acosta (Auston Trusty 76'), Justen Glad, Erik Palmer-Brown, Tommy Redding
Goalkeeper: Jonathan Klinsmann