England are U20 World Champions after beating Venezuela 1-0 in today's final in Suwon, South Korea.

Paul Simpson's Young Lions were the first England side to reach a world showpiece for over half a century and they followed in the footsteps of Sir Alf Ramsey's team, who lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the game's only goal after 35 minutes while a second-half penalty save from Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman preserved England's lead and ensured they became world champions.

Calvert-Lewin wrote his name into the history books in the first-half with what proved to be the winning goal. The Everton forward contested a long, diagonal ball behind the Venezuela defence and saw his initial effort well saved before tapping home the rebound from close range.

Watford attacker Adalberto Penaranda won Venezuela a penalty 17 minutes from the end. The referee pointed to the spot before immediately referring the decision to the video assistant referee.

The penalty award stood but Woodman's strong palm kept out Penaranda's spot-kick, despite diving the wrong way.

A frantic finale saw England hang on to lift the trophy, surpassing their previous best at the Under-20 World Cup which was a third place finish in 1993.