FIFA Under 17 WorldCup 2017

Final

England 5-2 Spain
Scorers
England: R. Brewster 44', Gibbs white 58', P. Foden 69', 89', M. Guehi 84'
Spain: Sergio Gómez 10', 31'
Match highlights

3rd Place

Bazil 2-0 Mali
Scorers
Brazil: Alan Souza 55', Yuri Alberto 88'
Match highlights

Semifinals

Brazil 1-3 England
Scorers
Brazil: Wesley 21'
England: R. Brewster 10', 39', 77'
Match highlights

Mali 1-3 Spain
Scorers
Mali: L. N'Diaye 74'
Spain: Abel Ruiz 19'(p), 43', Ferrán Torres 71'
Match highlights

Quarterfinals

Mali 2-1 Ghana
Scorers
Mali: H. Drame 15', D. Traore 61'
Ghana: M. Kudus 70'(p)
Match highlights

USA 1-4 England
Scorers
USA: J. Sargent 72'
England: R. Brewster 11', 14', 90'(p) M. Gibbs-White 64'
RED Card: S. Dest (USA) 90'
Match highlights

Spain 3-1 Iran
Scorers
Spain: Abel Ruiz 13', Sergio Gómez 60', Ferrán Torres 67'
Iran: Saeid Karimi 70'
Match highlights

Germany 1-2 Brazil
Scorers
Germany: J. Arp 21' (p)
Brazil: Weverson 71', Paulinho 77'
Match highlights

Pre-Quarterfinals

Colombia 0-4 Germany
Scorers
Germany: J. Arp 7', 65', Y. Bisseck 39', J. Zamora 49'
Match highlights

Paraguay 0-5 USA
Scorers
USA: T. Weah 19', 53', 77', A. Carleton 63', J. Sargent 74'
Match highlights

Iran 2-1 Mexico
Scorers
Iran: M. Sharifi 7'(p), Allahyar Sayyad 11'
Mexico: R. De La Rosa 37'
Match highlights

France 1-2 Spain
Scorers
France: L. Pintor 34'
Spain: Juan Miranda 44', Abel Ruiz 90'(p)
Match highlights

England 0-0 (5-3 on penalties) Japan

Match highlights

Mali 5-1 Iraq

Scorers
Mali: H. Drame 25', L. N'Diaye 33', 90', F. Konate 73', S. Camara 87'
Iraq: Ali Kareem 85'
Match highlights


Ghana 2-0 Niger
Scorers
Ghana: E. Ayiah 45'(p), R. Danso 90'
Match highlights

Brazil 3-0 Honduras
Scorers
Brazil: Brenner 11', 56', Marcos Antonio 44'
Match highlights

Group Stage

Group A

Matches

Colombia 0-1 Ghana
Scorers
Ghana: I. Sadiq 39'
Match highlights

India 0-3 USA
Scorers
USA: J. Sargent 30'(p), C. Durkin 51', A. Carleton 84'
Match highlights

Ghana 0-1 USA
Scorers
USA: A. Akinola 75'
Match highlights

India 1-2 Colombia
Scorers
India: J. Thaunaojam 82'
Colombia: J. Peñaloza 49', 83'
Match highlights

Ghana 4-0 India
Scorers
Ghana: E. Ayiah 43', 52', R. Danso 86', E. Toku 87'
Match highlights

USA 1-3 Colombia
Scorers
USA: G. Acosta 24'
Colombia: J. Vidal 3', J. Peñaloza 67', D. Caicedo 87'
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ghana	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
2	Colombia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	USA	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
4	India	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7	0

Group B

Matches

New Zealand 1-1 Turkey
Scorers
New Zealand: M. Mata 58'
Turkey: A. Kutucu 18'
RED Card: M. Mata (New Zealand) 90'
Match highlights

Paraguay 3-2 Mali
Scorers
Paraguay: A. Galeano 12', M. Sánchez 17', A. Rodríguez 55'(p)
Mali: H. Drame 20', L. N'Diaye 34'
Match highlights

Turkey 0-3 Mali
Scorers
Mali: D. Traore, L. N'Diaye 68', F. Konate 86'
Match highlights

Paraguay 4-2 New Zealand
Scorers
Paraguay: A. Rodríguez 2', A. Vega 75', 78', B. Armoa 90'
New Zealand: Duarte 20', 34' (og)
Match highlights

Turkey 1-3 Paraguay
Turkey: K. Kesgin 90'
Paraguay: G. Bogado 41', F. Cardozo 43', A. Galeano 61'
Match highlights

Mali 3-1 New Zealand
Mali: S. Giddou 18', D. Traore 50', L. N'Diaye 82'
New Zealand: C. Spragg 72'
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paraguay	3	3	0	0	10	5	+5	9
2	Mali	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
4	Turkey	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5	1

Group C

Matches

Germany 2-1 Costa Rica
Scorers
Germany: J. Arp 21', N. Awuku 89'
Costa Rica: A. Gómez 64'
Match highlights

Iran 3-1 Guinea
Scorers
Iran: Allahyar Sayyad 59', M. Sharifi 70'(p), Saeid Karimi 90'
Guinea: D. Toure 90'
RED Card: M. Camara (Guinea) 68'
Match highlights


Costa Rica 2-2 Guinea
Scorers
Costa Rica: Y. Jarquín 26', A. Gómez 67'
Guinea: D. Toure 30', I. Soumah 81'
Match highlights

Iran 4-0 Germany
Scorers
Iran: Y. Delfi 6', 42', Allahyar Sayyad 49', V. Namdari 75'
Match highlights

Costa Rica 0-3 Iran
Scorers
Iran: M. Ghobishavi 25'(p), T. Shariati 29'(p), M. Sardari 89'
Match highlights

Guinea 1-3 Germany
Scorers
Guinea: I. Soumah 26'
Germany: J. Arp 8', N. Kühn 62', Ş. Çetin 90'(p)
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	5	6	-1	6
3	Guinea	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
4	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	3	7	-4	1

Group D

Matches

Brazil 2-1 Spain
Scorers
Brazil: Lincoln 25', Paulinho 45'
Spain: Wesley 5'(og)
Match highlights

North Korea 0-1 Niger
Scorers
Niger: A. Abdourahmane 59'
Match highlights

Spain 4-0 Niger
Scorers
Spain: Abel Ruiz 21', 41', César 45', Sergio Gómez 82'
Match highlights

North Korea 0-2 Brazil
Scorers
Brazil: Lincoln 56', Paulinho 61'
Match highlights

Spain 2-0 North Korea
Scorers
Spain: Moha 4', César 71'
RED Card: Paek Kwang Min (North Korea) 84'
Match highlights

Niger 0-2 Brazil
Scorers
Brazil: Lincoln 4', Brenner 34'
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Niger	3	1	0	2	1	6	-5	3
4	North Korea	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

Group E

Matches

New Caledonia 1-7 France
Scorers
New Caledonia: K. Wanesse 90'
France: B. Iwa 5'(og), A. Gouiri 20', 33', C. Gomes 30', M. Caqueret 40', K. Wanesse 43' (og), W. Isidor 90'
Match highlights

Honduras 1-6 Japan
Scorers
Honduras: P. Palacios 36'
Japan: K. Nakamura 22', 30', 43', T. Kubo 45', T. Miyashiro 51', T. Suzuki 90'
Match highlights

France 2-1 Japan
Scorers
France: A. Gouiri 13', 71'
Japan: T. Miyashiro 73' (p)
Match highlights

Honduras 5-0 New Caledonia
Scorers
Honduras: C. Mejía 25', 42', J. Hernández 27', P. Palacios 51', 88'
Match highlights

France 5-1 Honduras
Scorers
France: W. Isidor 14', A. Flips 23', 64', A. Gouiri 86', Y. Adli 90'
Honduras: C. Mejía 10'
Match highlights

Japan 1-1 New Caledonia
Scorers
Japan: K. Nakamura 7'
New Caledonia: J. Jeno 83'
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	14	3	+11	9
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	4
3	Honduras	3	1	0	2	7	11	-4	3
4	New Caledonia	3	0	1	2	2	13	-11	1

Group F

Matches

Chile 0-4 England
Scorers
England: C. Hudson-Odoi 5', J. Sancho 51', 60', A. Gomes 81'
RED Card: J. Bórquez (Chile) 79'
Match highlights

Iraq 1-1 Mexico
Scorers
Iraq: Mohammed Dawood 16'
Mexico: R. De La Rosa 51'
Match highlights

England 3-2 Mexico
Scorers
England: R. Brewster 39', P. Foden 48', J. Sancho 55'(p)
Mexico: D. Lainez 65', 72'
Match highlights

Iraq 3-0 Chile
Scorers
Iraq: Mohammed Dawood 6', 68', M. Lara 81'(og)
Match highlights

England 4-0 Iraq
Scorers
England: A. Gomes 11', E. Smith Rowe 57', D. Loader 59', 71'
Match highlights

Mexico 0-0 Chile
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9
2	Iraq	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	4
3	Mexico	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
4	Chile	3	0	1	2	0	7	-7	1

FIFA U-17 World Cup Draw

Draw on 7th July

The Groups are:

Group A: India, USA, Colombia, Ghana

Group B: Paraguay, Mali, New Zealand and Turkey

Group C: Iran, Guinea, Germany, Costa Rica

Group D: DPR Korea, Niger, Brazil, Spain

Group E: Honduras, Japan, Caledonia, France

Group F: Iraq, Mexico, Chile, England


The POTs are:

#	POT 1	POT 2	POT 3	POT 4
1	India (Host)	Japan	North Korea	Chile
2	Mexico	Spain	USA	Paraguay
3	Brazil	New Zealand	Honduras	Ghana
4	Germany	England	Iraq	Guinea
5	Mali	Costa Rica	Colombia	Niger
6	France	Iran	Turkey	New Caledonia

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017

Final

Brazil defeated Tahiti 6-0
Scorers
Brazil: Mauricinho 1', 18', Datinha 7', Catarino 30', Daniel 32', 33'

Third place play-off

Iran defeated Italy 5-3
Scorers
Iran: Ahmadzadeh 3', 14', 36'(p), Mokhtari 19', Mesigar 30'
Italy: Gori 26', 29', Ramacciotti 33'

Semifinals

Tahiti defeated Iran 1-1 (AET) 3-2 (penalties)
Scorers
Tahiti: Tepa 32'
Iran: Nazem 19'

Brazil defeated Italy 8-4
Scorers
Brazil: Mauricinho 2', 15', 19', Rodrigo 9', Catarino 12', Lucão 17', Mão 22', Bokinha 26'
Italy: Marrucci 2', Ramacciotti 9', Gori 26'(p), Corosiniti 26'

Quaterfinals

Iran defeated Switzerland 4-3 (AET)
Scorers
Iran: Ahmadzadeh 4', 14', Nazem 36', Mokhtari 39'
Switzerland: Francois 19', 33', St. Fleur 22', Williams 34'

Tahiti defeated Paraguay 6-4
Scorers
Tahiti: Jo 9', N. Bennett 12', Taiarui 19', Labaste 29', Tavanae 36', Tepa 36'
Paraguay: Fernandez 15', Moran 18', 24', Zayas 36'

Italy defeated Senegal 5-1
Scorers
Italy: Gori 2'(p), 23', 27'(p), Marrucci 21', Frainetti 25'
Senegal: Balde 34' (p)

Brazil defeated Portugal 4-3
Scorers
Brazil: Catarino 1', Datinha 19'(p), 21', Rodrigo 34'
Portugal: Torres 1', Jordan 12', 30'

Group Stage

Group A

Matches

Switzerland defeated Senegal 6-6 (AET) 3-1 (penalties)
Scorers
Switzerland: Hodel 4', Stankovic 23'(p), 24', 31', Werder 28', Spacca 39
Senegal: Fall 2', Balde 13', Diagne 18', 32', Ndoye 25', Ndour 38'

Bahamas defeated Ecuador 4-1
Scorers
Bahamas: Francois 19', 33', St. Fleur 22', Williams 34'
Ecuador: Moreira 29'

Senegal defeated Ecuador 9-0
Scorers
Senegal: Diagne 6', 17', Barry 7', 9', 21', Ndoye 15', 34', Diassy 24', Balde 25'

Switzerland defeated Bahamas 3-2
Scorers
Switzerland: Ott 6', Hodel 13', 27'
Bahamas: St. Fleur 1', Christie 31'

Senegal defeated Bahamas 10-1
Scorers
Senegal: Sylla 1', Balde 2', 3', 21', Diagne 5', Diassy 8', Ndoye 26', 30', Diouf 34', 34'
Bahamas: Christie 17'(p)

Switzerland defeated Ecuador 9-5
Scorers
Switzerland: Mo Jaeggy 7', Stankovic 8', 15', 33', Ott 10', 10', 18', 23', Werder 10'
Ecuador: Bailon 15', Cedeno 16', 22', Delgado 21', Gallegos 23'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	0	18	13	+5	7
2	Senegal	3	2	0	0	1	25	7	+18	6
3	Bahamas	3	1	0	0	2	7	14	-7	3
4	Ecuador	3	0	0	0	3	6	22	-16	0

Group B

Matches

Italy defeated Mexico 8-1
Scorers
Italy: Di Palma 3', Zurlo 17', Palmacci 17', 26', Gori 20', 24', 31', Ramacciotti 34'
Mexico: Maldonado 35'

Iran defeated Nigeria 4-4 (AET) 2-1(penalties)
Scorers
Iran: Ahmadzadeh 8', 21', Mokhtari 16', 33'
Nigeria: Tale 15'(p), Emmanuel 19', Godspower 22', Ibenegbu 33'

Iran defeated Mexico 3-2
Scorers
Iran: Hosseini 20', Akbari 29', Ahmadzadeh 31'
Mexico: Mosco 21', Maldonado 25'

Italy defeated Nigeria 12-6
Scorers
Italy: Palmacci 2', 31', 31', Zurlo 9', Gori 19', 21', 23', 29', 29', 32', Di Palma 23', Chiavaro 35'
Nigeria: Abu 2', 28', 35', Godspower 6', Tale 22', Emeka 23'

Nigeria defeated Mexico 5-4 (AET)
Scorers
Nigeria: Emeka 15', Abu 20', 39', Tale 35', Godspower 37'
Mexico: Villa 8', A. Rodriguez 15', Maldonado 16'(p), Mosco 39'

Italy defeated Iran 5-4
Scorers
Italy: Gori 8', 26', Corisiniti 29', Ramacciotti 29', 34'
Iran: Akbari 9', Ahmadzadeh 11', Mesigar 18', Mokhtari 36'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	0	25	11	+14	9
2	Iran	3	1	0	1	1	11	11	0	4
3	Nigeria	3	0	1	0	2	15	20	-5	2
4	Mexico	3	0	0	0	3	7	16	-9	0

Group C

Matches

Paraguay defeated Panama 5-2
Scorers
Paraguay: Villaverde 1', Benitez 5', Zayas 10', Carballo 25', Moran 30'
Panama: Watson 9', Rangel 27'

Portugal defeated United Arab Emirates 2-1 (AET)
Scorers
Portugal: Belchior 19', Bruno Novo 37'
United Arab Emirates: Ali Karim 36'

Paraguay defeated Portugal 5-3
Scorers
Paraguay: Rolon 4', Moran 16', 31', Lopez 27', Carballo 27'
Portugal: Jordan 11', 18', Alan 34'

United Arab Emirates defeated Panama 2-2 (AET) 3-2 (penalties)
Scorers
United Arab Emirates: Walid 1', 9'
Panama: Galvez 2', Arrocha 2'

Portugal defeated Panama 7-0
Scorers
Portugal: Torres 3', Leo Martins 5', 28', Coimbra 6', José Maria 13', 32', Belchior 31'

United Arab Emirates defeated Paraguay 3-2
Scorers
United Arab Emirates: Haitham 5', 12', W. Beshir 25'
Paraguay: Carballo 9', 29'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paraguay	3	2	0	0	1	12	8	+4	6
2	Portugal	3	1	1	0	1	12	6	+6	5
3	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	Panama	3	0	0	0	3	4	14	-10	0

Group D

Matches

Tahiti defeated Poland 8-4
Scorers
Tahiti: Fung Kuee 2', 36', Tavanae 4', 34', Tepa 7', Angel 12', N. Bennett 13', 18'
Poland: Lenart 22', Kubiak 27'(p), R. Bennett 31'(og), Jesionowski 34'

Brazil defeated Japan 9-3/b>
Scorers
Brazil: Goto 5'(og), Rodrigo 6', 17', 23', 28', 36', Mauricinho 20', 35', Catarino 21'
Japan: Oba 10', Goto 12', Bokhinha 22'(og)

Tahiti defeated Japan 4-3
Scorers
Tahiti: Labaste 4', Tavanae 26', Tepa 28', Li Fung Kuee 35'
Japan: Akaguma 26', 31', 34'

Brazil defeated Poland 7-4
Scorers
Brazil: Lucao 6', Catarino 20', 31', Rodrigo 24', Fernando 26', 34', Mauricinho 36'
Poland: Jesionowski 3', 34', Saganowski 32', 36'(p)

Japan defeated Poland 9-4
Scorers
Japan: Goto 4', 5', 18', 22', 27', Oba 16'(p), Iino 22', Yamauchi 23', 30'
Poland: Jesionowski 18', Saganowski 19', 26', Ziober 36'

Brazil defeated Tahiti 4-1
Scorers
Brazil: Filipe 5', Bruno Xavier 7', Catarino 13', 29'
Tahiti: Tepa 3'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	0	20	8	+12	9
2	Tahiti	3	2	0	0	1	13	11	+2	6
3	Japan	3	1	0	0	2	15	17	-2	3
4	Poland	3	0	0	0	3	12	24	-12	0

2017 CONMEBOL U-17 Championship

The top four teams will qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 in India

Final Stage

Results

Brazil defeated Chile 5-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Paulinho 12', Alan Souza 44', 63', 83', Lincoln 80'

Columbia defeated Paraguay 2-1
Scorers:
Columbia: D. Barrerro 40', J. Vidal 66'
Paraguay: M. Sánchez 9'

Venezuela defeated Ecuador 4-2
Scorers:
Venezuela: J. Hurtado 21', J. Echeverría 25' (p), J. Barragán 77', D. Luna 90'
Ecuador: J. Rezabala 37', S. Micolta 46'

Brazil defeated Columbia 3-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 24', 52', Alerrandro 69'

Chile defeated Ecuador 1-0
Scorers:
Chile: G. Zúñiga 34'

Paraguay defeated Venezuela 3-1
Scorers:
Paraguay: R. Fernández 2', F. Romero 20', A. Rodríguez 54'
Venezuela: C. Cásseres 90'(p)

Brazil defeated Ecuador 3-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 19', 29', Lincoln 55'

Paraguay defeated Chile 2-0
Scorers:
Paraguay: F. Romero 7', M. Sánchez 45'

Columbia drew Venezuela 0-0

Brazil defeated Venezuela 4-0
Scorers:
Brazil: D. Luna 25'(og), Lucas Halter 39', Vinicius Junior 83', Yuri Alberto 90'

Chile defeated Columbia 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: G. Zúñiga 20'

Paraguay drew Ecuador 2-2
Scorers:
Paraguay: J. Rolón 45', R. Fernández 57'
Ecuador: S. Micolta 37', C. Tobar 40'

Brazil drew Paraguay 2-2
Scorers:
Brazil: Lincoln 15', 40'(p)
Paraguay: Sánchez 78', Fernández 82'

Chile defeated Venezuela 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: A. Díaz 37'

Columbia defeated Ecuador 2-1
Scorer:
Columbia: J. Campaz 53', J. Martínez 90'
Ecuador: J. Quiñónez 12'

Table

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	5	4	1	0	17	2	+15	13
2	Chile (H)	5	3	0	2	3	7	-4	9
3	Paraguay	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3	8
4	Columbia	5	2	1	2	4	6	-2	7
5	Venezuela	5	1	1	3	5	10	-5	1
6	Ecuador	5	0	1	4	5	12	-7	1

Round Robin Matches

Group A

Colombia defeated Ecuador 2-1
Scorers:
Colombia: D. Barrerro 72', J. Peñaloza 78'
Ecuador: J. Rezabala

Chile defeated Bolivia 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: S. Valencia 38'

Ecuador defeated Uruguay 1-0
Scorer:
Ecuador: J. Porozo 16'

Chile drew Colombia 1-1
Scorers:
Chile:
Columbia: J. Peñaloza 60'

Colombia defeated Uruguay 3-1
Scorers:
Colombia: J. Peñaloza 38'(p), D. Barrerro 49', J. Campaz 63'
Uruguay: O. Falconis 44'

Ecuador defeated Bolivia 1-0
Scorer:
Ecuador: J. Campos 80'


Bolivia defeated Colombia 3-2
Scorers:
Bolivia: F. Roca 4', S. Melgar 9', F. Roca 56'
Colombia: L. López 77', J. Campaz 80'

Chile drew Uruguay 1-1
Scorers:
Chile: A. Valencia 90'
Uruguay: P. Neris 72'

Uruguay defeated Bolivia 2-0
Scorers:
Uruguay: T. Chacón 45', G. Viera 66'

Chile defeated Ecuador 1-0
Scorer:
Chile: J. Porozo 23'(og)

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chile (H)	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	8
2	Columbia	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
3	Ecuador	4	2	0	2	3	3	0	6
4	Uruguay	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1	4
5	Bolivia	4	1	0	3	3	6	-3	3

Group B

Venezuela defeated Argentina 1-0
Scorer:
Venezuela: S. Chalbaud 54'

Brazil defeated Peru 3-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 14', Marcos Antonio 34', Lincoln 45'(p)

Paraguay defeated Argentina 1-0
Scorer:
Paraguay: F. Romero 19'

Brazil defeated Venezuela 1-0
Scorer:
Brazil: Paulinho 56'

Venezuela drew Paraguay 2-2
Scorers:
Venezuela: E. Ferreira 47', J. Hurtado 68'
Paraguay: A. Galeano 22' (p), N. Morínigo 90'

Argentina defeated Peru 3-0
Scorers:
Argentina: F. Colidio 35', 40', A. Obando 58'

Venezuela defeated Peru 3-2
Scorers:
Venezuela: J. Barragán 21', J. Hurtado 30', C. Makoun 77'
Peru: R. Ibarra 24'(og), G. Sánchez 45'

Brazil drew Paraguay 1-1
Scorers:
Brazil: Vinicius Junior 38'
Paraguay: M. Sánchez 15'(p)

Paraguay defeated Peru 2-0
Scorers:
Paraguay: A. Rodríguez 20', A. Fuentes 43'(og)

Brazil defeated Argentina 2-0
Scorers:
Brazil: Brenner 61', Yuri Alberto 82'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10
2	Paraguay	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	8
3	Venezuela	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
4	Argentina	4	1	0	3	3	4	-1	3
5	Peru	4	0	0	4	2	11	-9	0

Brazil, Italy and Argentina started with a Win

Brazil struggled to beat 9 men Belgium in their opening match in group C. Hernanes scored a magnificent goal in the 79th minute for Brazil. Brazil struggled for most of the part of the match. In another match of group C host China drew 1-1 with New Zealand.

Messi was the star for Argentina. He helped Argentina to register 2-1 win over brilliant Ivory Coast in group A. Messi scored a goal and also assist the second. Australia drew with Serbia 1-1.

USA defeated Japan 1-0 in their opening match. Italy registered a easy 3-0 win over Honduras. Cameroon drew 1-1 with Korea and Nigeria drew 0-0 with Netherlands.

CAS Ruling

I am very disappointed with CAS ruling. According to me a player should give more priority for his country than club. I do not understand why one should not be playing as he likes.

Olympic Football 2008: Argentina and Nigeria are favorites

Argentina Hot Favorite

In my last article, I have written will Brazil win the elusive Olympic gold medal. They are taking a strong team no doubt. Now let us discuss about the prospect of other teams. Last time gold medalist Argentina is hot favorite. They have won the under-20 FIFA World cup in 2005 and 2007. They are bringing their U-20 stars along with Messi to challenge other teams. Argentina is placed in Group A along with Côte d'Ivoire, Australia and Serbia. They will face little challenge on their way to second round. They may face Netherlands or Nigeria in quarterfinal. There is mouth watering match can be a possible in semi final, Brazil vs Argentina. If it happens Olympic football will reach dizzy height with stars like Messi, Robinho and Ronaldinho will play.

African Challenge

Recently Africa teams are doing very well in Olympic football. Cameroon, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire will lead the African challenge. Nigeria which won the Under-17 2007 World cup will be another favorite. Nigeria should qualify for quarterfinal from group B. Their main challenger will be Netherlands. USA and Japan can cause few upsets here. Cameroon is placed in group D having Italy as the main challenger. Honduras and Korea are the other team. Côte d'Ivoire has to beat Australia and Serbia to qualify from this group along with Argentina.

European Challenge

Spain is the last European country to win gold medal in 1992. I doubt Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Serbia will emulate Spain in this year tournament. Netherlands won bronze medal in 1908, 1912, and 1920. Italy won gold medal in 1936, and bronze in 1928 and 2004.

Kick off

The tournament starts on 7th Aug’08 with eight matches. We have two very interesting match. Argentina will meet Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria will face Netherlands. In other notable matches Brazil meets Belgium, Cameroon meets Korea Republic, and Italy meets Honduras. So from the first day the tournament will be in top gear. I think teams will follow the attacking football seen in Euro 2008. Argentina , Brazil and Nigeria will lead the pack for attacking football.