Germany, Brazil victorious at Under-20 World Cup

Brazil's Boschilia is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during their U20 soccer World Cup match against Nigeria

Striker Judivan scored twice as Brazil beat Nigeria 4-2 on Monday in a thrilling start to its FIFA Under-20 World Cup campaign.

The lead changed hands twice during the first half, and the teams went to halftime locked at 2-2 before Judivan clinched the match with his second goal eight minutes from fulltime thanks to a rare Nigerian defensive blunder.

Brazil’s win gave the five-time champion an early advantage in Group E ahead of the match later Monday between Hungary and North Korea.

Hany Mukhtar scored a hat trick as Germany took early control of Group F with an 8-1 win over outclassed Oceania champion Fiji. Uzbekistan and Honduras were due to meet in the second match of the group later on day three.