Argentina thrashed Guinea 5-0 on Friday at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea to knock the African side out of the tournament.

Guinea finish bottom of Group A having needed a win against Argentina to have any chance of progressing.

In the other Group A match England advanced to the last 16 with a 1-0 win over South Korea, who also go through.

Guinea earned their only point of the tournament with a 1-1 draw with England on Tuesday.

They began their campaign with a 3-0 loss to hosts South Korea.

Marcelo Torres opened the scoring for Argentina after 33 minutes and Lautaro Martinez added a second just before half-time.

Matias Zaracho and Marco Senesi scored one each in the second half before Martinez completed the scoring.