Champs England dominate ESPN's U-17 WC Team of the tournament
Phil Foden and Rhian Brewster are among the four England players in ESPN's Team of the Tournament for the U-17 World Cup. Who else made the cut?
Phil Foden and Rhian Brewster are among the four England players in ESPN's Team of the Tournament for the U-17 World Cup. Who else made the cut?
Brazil scored twice in a six-minute span in the second half to beat Germany 2-1 Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Under-17 World Cup in India.
Playing at the peak of their passing powers, Spain demolished an Iranian side that had won every previous game in the tournament.
Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Iran to reach the U-17 World Cup semi-finals, where they will meet Mali on Wednesday.
Iran start as underdogs against Spain, but coach Abbas Chamanian believes it will be an equally tough match for the European champions.
Iran set up a quarterfinal clash with Spain with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Mexico in the round of 16 of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Goa on Tuesday.
With the group stages over, here's how the round of 16 matchups -- including France vs. Spain -- look like.
Iran maintained their unbeaten record in the competition with a 3-0 win over Costa Rica, which helped them top group C.
Younes Delfi, Allahyar Sayyad and Vahid Namdari scored as Iran qualified for the knockout round of the U-17 World Cup.
Goals from Allahyar Sayyad, Mohammed Sharifi and substitute Karimi Saeid helped Iran to a comfortable 3-1 win over Guinea in Group C.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil U17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
Angola U17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
New Zealand U17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
Canada U17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |