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

Confederations Cup 2017

Final

Germany defeated Chile 1-0
Scorers
Germany: Lars Stindl 20’
Man of the Match: Marc ter Stegen (Germany)
Match highlights

3rd Place Play-off

Portugal defeated Mexico 2-1
Scorers
Portugal: Pepe 90', Andrien 104 (p)
Mexico: Luis Neto 54' (og)
Man of the Match: G Ochoa (Mexico)
Match highlights

SemiFinal

Chile defeated Portugal 0-0 (3-0) on Penalties

Man of the Match: C Bravo (Chile)
Match highlights

Germany defeated Mexico 4-1
Scorers
Germany: L. Goretzka 6', 8', T. Werner 59', A. Younes 90'
Mexico: M. Fabián 89'
Man of the Match: L. Goretzka (Germany)
Match highlights

Group A

Matches

Russia defeated New Zealand 2-0
Scorers
Russia: M. Boxall 31'(og), F. Smolov 69'
Man of the Match: Fedor Smolov (Russia)
Match highlights

Portugal drew Mexico 2-2
Scorers
Portugal: Ricardo Quaresma 34', Cédric Soares 86'
Mexico: Javier Hernández 42', H. Moreno 90'
Man of the Match: Ronaldo (Portugal)
Match highlights

Portugal defeated Russia 1-0
Scorers
Portugal: Ronaldo 8'
Man of the Match: Ronaldo (Portugal)
Match highlights

Mexico defeated New Zealand 2-1
Scorers
Mexico: R. Jimenez 54', O. Peralta 72'
New Zealand: Chris Wood 42'
Man of the Match: J. Aquino (Mexico)
Match highlights

Mexico defeated Russia 2-1
Scorers
Mexico: N. Araújo 30', H. Lozano 52'
Russia: A. Samedov 5'
Man of the Match: H. Lozano (Mexico)
Match highlights

Portugal defeated New Zealand 4-0
Scorers
Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo 33'(p), Bernardo Silva 37', André Silva 80', Nani 90'
Man of the Match: Ronaldo (Portugal)
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
3	Russia	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7	0

Group B

Matches

Chile defeated Cameroon 2-0
Scorers
Chile: Arturo Vidal 81', Eduardo Vargas 90+2'
Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)
Match highlights

Germany defeated Australia 3-2
Scorers
Germany: L. Stindl 5', J. Draxler 44'(p), L. Goretzka 48'
Australia: T. Rogić 41', T. Jurić 56'
Man of the Match: J. Draxler (Germany)
Match highlights

Cameroon drew Australia 1-1
Scorers
Cameroon: A. Zambo Anguissa 45'
Australia: M. Milligan 60'(p)
Man of the Match: A. Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon)
Match highlights

Germany vs Chile 1-1
Scorers
Chile: A. Sanchez 6'
Germany: L. Stindl 41'
Man of the Match: A. Sanchez (Chile)
Match highlights

Germany defeated Cameroon 3-1
Scorers
Germany: K. Demirbay 48', T. Werner 66', 81'
Cameroon: V. Aboubakar 78'
Man of the Match: T. Werner (Germany)
Match highlights

Chile drew Australia 1-1
Scorers
Chile: M. Rodríguez 67'
Australia: J. Troisi 42'
Man of the Match: J. Troisi (Australia)
Match highlights

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
2	Chile	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
3	Australia	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2
4	Cameroon	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017

Finals

England defeated Venezuela 1-0
Scorer
England: Calvert-Lewin 35'

3rd Place play-off

Italy defeated Uruguay 0-0 (4-1) on penalties

Semifinals

Venezuela defeated Uruguay 1-1 (4-3) on penalties
Scorers
Venezuela: De La Cruz 49'(p)
USA: Sosa 90+1'

England defeated Italy 3-1
Scorers
England: Solanke 66', 88', Lookman 77'
Italy: Orsolini 2'

Quaterfinals

Venezuela defeated USA 2-1 (AET)
Scorers
Venezuela: Peñaranda 96', Ferraresi 115'
USA: Ebobisse 117'

Uruguay defeated Portugal 2-2 (5-4) on penalties
Scorers
Uruguay: Bueno 16', Valverde 50'(p)
Portugal: Silva 1', Gonçalves 41'

Italy defeated Zambia 3-2
Scorers
Italy: Orsolini 50', Dimarco 88', Vido 111'
Zambia: Daka 4', Sakala 84'

England defeated Mexico 1-0
Scorer
England: Solanke 47'

Pre-Quaterfinals

Venezuela defeated Japan 1-0 (AET)
Scorer
Venezuela: Herrera 108'

Portugal defeated South Korea 3-1
Scorers
Portugal: Xadas 10', 69', Bruno Costa 27'
South Korea: Lee Sang-heon 81'

Uruguay defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0
Scorer
Uruguay: de la Cruz 50'(p)

England defeated Costa Rica 2-1
Scorers
England: Lookman 35', 63'
Costa Rica: Leal 89'

Zambia defeated Germany 4-3
Scorers
Zambia: E. Banda 50', F. Sakala 68', Mwepu 86', Mayembe 107'
Germany: Ochs 37', Serdar 89', Arweiler 90+4'

Mexico defeated Senegal 1-0
Scorer
Mexico: Cisneros 89'

Italy defeated France 2-1
Scorers
Italy: Orsolini 27', Panico 53'
France: Augustin 37'(p)

USA defeated New Zealand 6-0
Scorer
USA: Sargent 32', Ebobisse 64', Lennon 65', Glad 76', Trusty 84', Kunga 90+3'

Group Stage

Group A

Matches

England defeated South Korea 1-0
Scorers
England: Dowell 56'

Argentina defeated Guinea 5-0
Scorers
Argentina: Torres 33', La. Martínez 43', 79', Zaracho 50', Senesi 74'

England drew Guinea 1-1
Scorers
England: Cook 53'
Guinea: Tomori 59'(og)

South Korea defeated Argentina 2-1
Scorers
South Korea: Lee Seung-woo 18', Paik Seung-ho 42'(p)
Argentina: Torres 50'

England defeated Argentina 3-0
Scorers
England: Calvert-Lewin 38', Armstrong 52', Solanke 90+3'(p)

South Korea defeated Guinea 3-0
Scorers
South Korea: Lee Seung-woo 36', Lim Min-hyeok 76', Paik Seung-ho 81'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3
4	Guinea	3	0	1	2	1	9	-8	1

Group B

Matches

Venezuela defeated Mexico 1-0
Scorer
Venezuela: Córdova 33'

Germany defeated Vanuatu 3-2
Scorers
Germany: Badu 27', Reese 32', Iyoha 50'
Vanuatu: Kalo 52', 77'

Venezuela defeated Vanuatu 7-0
Scorers
Venezuela: Velásquez 30', Córdova 42', 73', Peñaranda 46', Faríñez 56'(p), Hurtado 82', Sosa 89'

Mexico drew Germany 0-0

Venezuela defeated Germany 2-0
Scorers
Venezuela: Peña 51', Córdova 54'

Mexico defeated Vanuatu 3-2
Scorers
Mexico: Magaña 10', Cisneros 25', Álvarez 90+4'
Vanuatu: Kalo 52', Wilkins 62'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Venezuela	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
4	Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	4	13	-9	0

Group C

Matches

Costa Rica defeated Zambia 1-0
Scorers
Costa Rica: Daly 15'

Portugal defeated Iran 2-1
Scorers
Portugal: Gonçalves 54', Derakhshan Mehr 59'(og)
Iran: Shekari 4'


Zambia defeated Iran 4-2
Scorers
Zambia: F. Sakala 54', Mwepu 59', E. Banda 65', Daka 71'
Iran: Shekari 7', 49'(p)

Portugal drew Costa Rica 1-1
Scorers
Portugal: Gonçalves 32'(p)
Costa Rica: Marin 48'(p)

Zambia defeated Portugal 2-1
Scorers
Zambia: Chilufya 51', F. Sakala 76'
Portugal: Hélder 90+1'

Iran defeated Costa Rica 1-0
Scorers
Iran: Mehdikhani 81'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Zambia	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
2	Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	3

Group D

Matches

Table Standing

Italy drew Japan 2-2
Scorers
Italy: Orsolini 3', Panico 7'
Japan: Doan 22', 50'

Uruguay drew South Africa 0-0

Italy defeated South Africa 2-0
Scorers
Italy: Orsolini 23'(p), Favilli 57'

Uruguay defeated Japan 2-0
Scorers
Uruguay: Schiappacasse 38', Olivera 90+1'

Japan defeated South Africa 2-1
Scorers
Japan: Ogawa 48', Doan 72'
South Africa: Margeman 7'

Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0
Scorers
Uruguay: Amaral 76'

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	4
4	South Africa	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Group E

Matches

France defeated New Zealand 2-0
Scorers
France: Saint-Maximin 22', 37'

Honduras defeated Vietnam 2-0
Scorers
Honduras: Cruz 76', Álvarez 90+3'


France defeated Vietnam 4-0
Scorers
France: Thuram 18', Augustin 22', 45', Poha 52'

New Zealand defeated Honduras 3-1
Scorers
New Zealand: Bevan 1', 56'(p), Ashworth 23'
Honduras: Álvarez 50'

France defeated Honduras 3-0
Scorers
France: Augustin 15', Harit 44', Terrier 81'

Vietnam drew New Zealand 0-0

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
2	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Honduras	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	3
4	Vietnam	3	0	1	2	0	6	-6	1

Group F

Matches

USA drew Saudi Arabia 1-1
Scorers
USA: Lennon 40'
Saudi Arabia: Alamri 74'

Senegal drew Ecuador 0-0

Saudi Arabia defeated Ecuador 2-1
Scorers
Saudi Arabia: Al-Yami 7', 84'
Ecuador: Caicedo 89'

USA defeated Senegal 1-0
Scorer
USA: Sargent 34'


Ecuador drew USA 3-3
Scorers
Ecuador: Lino 5', Cabezas 7', 64'
USA: Sargent 36', 54', de la Torre 90+4'

Senegal defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0
Scorers
Senegal: Niane 13', Diagne 15'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	USA	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
2	Senegal	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
4	Ecuador	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2

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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

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

In my childhood I used to dream that one day the Indian football team will play in the football World Cup. India never played in the World Cup football at any level. In 1950, we were invited to play in the World Cup in Brazil but we declined. That has been our only chance till date. Our best football success have come at the Asian level and the Olympics. We won Gold in the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games and silver in the 1964 Asia Cup. We were 4th in the 1956 Olympics. But these all are long back achievements which have faded from our memories. In recent years, we have been unable to qualify for the 2nd or 3rd round of the World cup qualification. Our rank is 130. But thanks to FIFA we are playing in U-17 World cup by virtue of hosting it.

Whatever the way, we will be seeing The Blue Tigers playing for the first time in the world cup at  any level. I hope this is going to be a starting step for our future football success. One day this team will qualify in the 48 team football world cup. This doesn't mean I have great hopes on India U-17 team to do well in this tournament. I am not expecting them to put up an excellent show but hoping that they put up a decent show. If they qualify as one of the best third team to last 16 (however remote that chance!) it will be more than enough.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 is going to be hosted by India from 6th Oct to 28th October this year. The draw for the tournament will be held on July 7, 2017. “Kheleo”, the leopard, is the tournament’s mascot. It was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi by organisers of the 2017 Fifa Under-17 World Cup with Sports Minister Vijay Goel and All India Football President Praful Patel.

The tournament will be played in six venues which are: 

Kochi (Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium)

Goa (Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)

Guwahati (Indira Gandhi Athletic International Stadium)

Kolkata (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)

New Delhi (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)

The FIFA U-17 World Cup was originally started as the FIFA U-16 World Championship in 1985. The first team to win the tournament was Nigeria. The tournament was renamed as FIFA U-17 World Championship in 1991 and was won by Ghana. From 2007 the tournament was renamed as FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria is the most successful team. They were champion 5 times (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) and runner-up 3 times (1987, 2001, 2009). Nigeria never lost in the semifinal. Unfortunately we will not see Nigeria this time as they failed to qualify for 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. 

Brazil is the second most successful team after Nigeria. They won the championship 3 times (1997, 1999, 2003) and where runner-up twice (1995, 2005). You will be very surprised to know that some of the football superpower failed to win the tournament. Spain runner-up 3 times (1991, 2003, 2007), Germany runner-up once (1985), Argentina finished 3rd thrice (1991, 1995, 2003) and fourth twice (2001, 2013), Italy was fourth in 1987 and Uruguay were runner-up once (2011).

Africa is the most successful continent. Beside Nigeria winning 5 times, Ghana won twice (1991, 1995). From Europe, Soviet Union won it in 1987, France in 2001 and Switzerland in 2009. Saudi Arabia from Asia won it in 1989. Among the CONCACAF countries Mexico won it twice (2005, 2011).

Who will win the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017? Before that who will qualify? 24 teams will qualify for this tournament. The break-ups are:

AFC (Asia)	Host	India
	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Iran Iraq Japan North Korea
CAF (Africa)	2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations	Ghana Guinea Mali Niger
CONCACAF (Central, North America & Caribbean)	2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Honduras Costa Rica Mexico USA
CONMEBOL (South America)	2017 South American Under-17 Championship	Brazil Chile Paraguay Columbia
OFC (Oceania)	2017 OFC U-17 Championship	New Caledonia New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Turkey Spain England Germany France

2017 OFC U-17 Championship

Final

New Zealand defeated New Caledonia 7-0
Scorer: New Zealand: Rogerson J. 33', Cacace L. 36', Mata M. 62', 67', Conroy M. 70', Spragg C. 72', Palmer M. 90+1'


New Caledonia & New Zealand qualified for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 in India

Semifinal

New Caledonia defeated Solomon Islands 3-2
Scorer: New Caledonia: Bako 23', Jeno 68', Longue 79'
Solomon Islands: Toata 63', Allen 90+4'

New Zealand defeated Papua New Guinea 2-1
Scorer: New Zealand: Pukue 3'(og), Whyte 90+3'
Papua New Guinea: Kerobin 34'

Round Robin Matches

Group A

New Caledonia defeated Papua New Guinea 3-2
Scorer: New Caledonia: Gope-Fenepej 5', 31', Iwa Goal 90+3'(p)
Papua New Guinea: Kapai 35', Kerobin 64'

Tahiti defeated Vanuatu 1-0
Scorer:
Tahiti: Yann Vivi 11'

Papua New Guinea drew Vanuatu 3-3
Scorer:
Papua New Guinea:A. Pukue 16', B. Kerobin 45',81'
Vanuatu: D. Ngwele 25', 55', Z. Maguekon 83'

Tahiti drew New Caledonia 1-1
Scorer:
Tahiti: K. Beaumert 45'
New Caledonia: R. Caihé 83'

New Caledonia defeated Vanuatu 3-2
Scorer:
New Caledonia: Thahnaena L. 37', Gope-Fenepej 72', Wenisso R. 75'(p)
Vanuatu: Napau R. 84' Napau 89'

Papua New Guinea defeated Tahiti 2-1
Scorer:
Papua New Guinea:J. Allen 71', E. Simongi 87'
Tahiti: E. Kaspard 10'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Caledonia	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7
2	Papua New Guinea	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
3	Tahiti (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Vanuatu	3	0	1	2	5	7	-2	1

Group B

New Zealand defeated Samoa 11-0
Scorer:
New Zealand: Ebbinge 5', 10', Spragg 20', 40', 90', Sinclair 21', Palmer 67', 70', 90', Whyte 86', Mata 89'

Fiji drew Solomon Islands 1-1
Scorer:
Fiji: Dau 4'
Solomon Islands: Mana 52'

New Zealand defeated Solomon Islands 2-1
Scorer:
New Zealand: Williams 3', Spragg 84'
Solomon Islands: Kaoni 48'

Fiji defeated Samoa 3-0
Scorer:
Fiji: Matalau 9', Dau 17', 62'

Solomon Islands defeated Samoa 12-0
Scorers:
Solomon Islands: Mekawir M. 10', 19', 31', Toata S. 29', Kaoni G. J. 45+4', 67', 80', 88' Kaena D. 53', 66' Allen J. 57', 79'

New Zealand defeated Fiji 5-0
Scorer:
New Zealand: Jones L. 12', Neblett E. 41', Mata M. 76', Jones M. 90+1', Spragg C. 90+4'(p)

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	18	1	17	9
2	Solomon Islands	3	1	1	1	14	3	+11	4
3	Fiji	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	4
4	Samoa	3	0	0	3	0	26	-26	0

South American Youth Football Championship (U20) 2017

Champion

Uruguay - 8th Title  

Final Stages

Final Stage - Results

Uruguay defeated Ecuador 2-1
Scorers
Uruguay: Ardaiz 4', 25'
Ecuador: Lino 65'

Argentina defeated Venezuela 2-0
Scorers
Argentina: La. Martínez 42', 45'

Brazil drew Columbia 0-0


Brazil drew Argentina 2-2
Scorers
Brazil: Richarlison 10', Felipe Vizeu 66'(p)
Argentina: B. Mansilla 26', L. Martínez 90'

Venezuela defeated Uruguay 3-0
Scorers
Venezuela: Mejías 67', Soteldo 70'(p), Chacón 75'(p)

Ecuador defeated Columbia 3-0
Scorers
Ecuador: Cabezas 49', 82', Caicedo 62'

Brazil defeated Venezuela 1-0
Scorers
Brazil: Felipe Vizeu 88'

Uruguay defeated Columbia 3-0
Scorers
Uruguay: Waller 40', Schiappacasse 64', De la Cruz 82'(p)

Ecuador defeated Argentina 3-0
Scorers
Ecuador: Estupiñán 39'(p), Caicedo 57', Cabezas 62'

Argentina defeated Columbia 2-1
Scorers
Argentina: Torres 1', La. Martínez 90'
Columbia: Hernández 56'

Uruguay defeated Brazil 2-1
Scorers
Uruguay: Amaral 59', Viña 90+1'
Brazil: Guilherme Arana 23'

Venezuela defeated Ecuador 4-2
Scorers
Venezuela: Herrera 39', Soteldo 52'(p), Chacón 55', Córdova 63'
Ecuador: Estupiñán 87'(p), Cabezas 90+7'(p)

Columbia drew Venezuela 1-1
Scorers
Columbia: Hernández 85'(p)
Venezuela: Soteldo 35'

Uruguay defeated Argentina 3-0
Scorers
Uruguay: De la Cruz 37', Olivera 40', Amaral 61'

Brazil drew Ecuador 2-2
Scorers
Brazil: Guilherme Arana 15', Maycon 25'
Ecuador: R. Jaramillo 70'(p), P. Estupiñán 78'(p)

Final Stage - Table

Rank(#)	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay	5	4	0	1	10	5	+5	12
2	Ecuador (H)	5	2	1	2	11	8	+3	7
3	Venezuela	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	7
4	Argentina	5	2	1	2	6	9	-3	7
5	Brazil	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	6
6	Columbia	5	0	2	3	2	9	-7	1

Note: Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela , and Argentina qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Round Robin Results

Group A 

Columbia drew Paraguay 1-1
Scorers
Columbia: Ceter 88'
Paraguay: S. Ferreira 80'

Brazil defeated Ecuador 1-0
Scorers
Brazil: Felipe Vizeu 51'

Brazil drew Chile 0-0

Ecuador defeated Columbia 4-3;
Scorers
Ecuador: Estupiñán 40', Quintero 51', Cabezas 55'(p), Caicedo 91'
Columbia: Ceter 6', Obregón 37', Valencia 73'

Brazil defeated Paraguay 3-2
Scorers
Brazil: Matheus Sávio 38', Richarlison 56', Felipe Vizeu 64'
Paraguay: Medina 79'(p), 90'

Ecuador drew Chile 1-1
Scorers
Ecuador: Jor. Sierra 6'
Chile: Jos. Sierra 79'

Columbia defeated Brazil 1-0
Scorers
Columbia: Valencia 86'

Paraguay defeated Chile 2-1
Scorers
Paraguay: Báez 32', Paredes 90'
Chile: Jara 81'

Columbia defeated Chile 1-0
Scorers
Columbia: Valencia 4'

Ecuador defeated Paraguay 2-1
Scorers
Ecuador: Corozo 19', Lino 21'
Paraguay: Báez 46'

Ecuador, Columbia and Brazil qualified for the final stage of the championship.

Group A - Table

Rank(#)	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ecuador (H) (Q)	4	2	1	1	7	6	1	7
2	Columbia (Q)	4	2	1	1	6	5	1	7
3	Brazil (Q)	4	2	1	1	4	3	1	7
4	Paraguay	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1	4
5	Chile	4	0	2	2	2	4	-1	2

Group B

Uruguay drew Venezuela 0-0

Argentina drew Peru 1-1
Scorers
Argentina: La. Martíne 89'
Peru: Siucho 11'

Bolivia defeated Peru 2-0
Scorers
Bolivia: Monteiro 54', Miranda 88'

Argentina drew Uruguay 3-3
Scorers
Argentina: M. Torres 24' 74', A. Rogel 90'(og)
Uruguay: R. Amaral 4', N. De La Cruz 45'(p), N. Schiappacase 82'

Peru drew Venezuela 1-1
Scorers
Peru: Siucho 55'
Venezuela: Herrera Goal 88'

Argentina defeated Bolivia 5-1
Scorers
Argentina: Torres 22', 42', Mansilla 35', Conechny 54', Rodríguez 68'
Bolivia: R. Vaca 70'

Bolivia drew Venezuela 0-0

Uruguay defeated Peru 2-0
Scorers
Uruguay: Amaral 8'(p), Schiappacasse 63'

Uruguay defeated Bolivia 3-0
Scorers
Uruguay:Rogel 17', Bentancur 43', Amaral 82'

Argentina drew Venezuela 0-0

Uruguay, Argentina and Venezuela qualified for the final stage of the championship.

Group B - Table

Rank(#)	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay (Q)	4	2	2	0	8	3	5	8
2	Argentina (Q)	4	1	3	0	9	5	4	6
3	Venezuela (Q)	4	0	4	0	1	1	0	4
4	Bolivia	4	1	1	2	3	8	-5	4
5	Peru	4	0	2	2	2	6	-4	2

Africa Cup of Nations - Group A

Africa Cup of Nations
Group A - Round Robin Results

Gabon drew Guinea-Bissau 1-1
Scorers:
Gabon: Aubameyang 52'
Guinea-Bissau: Juary 91'

Burkina Faso drew Cameroon 1-1
Scorers
Burkina Faso: Dayo 75'
Cameroon: Moukandjo 35'

Gabon drew Burkina Faso 1-1
Scorers
Gabon: Aubameyang 38'(p)
Burkina Faso: P. Nakoulma 23'

Cameroon defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-1
Scorers
Cameroon: Siani 61', Ngadeu-Ngadjui 78'
Guinea-Bissau: Piqueti 13'

Gabon drew Cameroon 0-0

Burkina Faso defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-0
Scorers
Burkina Faso: Rudinilson 12'(og), B. Traoré 58'

Group A - Table

Rank(#)	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Burkina Faso	3	1	2	0	4	2	2	5
2	Cameroon	3	1	2	0	3	2	1	4
3	Gabon (H)	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	2
4	Guinea-Bissau	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

Africa Cup of Nations - Group B

Africa Cup of Nations
Group B - Round 1 Results


Algeria drew Zimbabwe 2-2
Scorers:
Algeria:  Mahrez 12', 82'
Zimbabwe: Mahachi 17', Mushekwi 29'(p)

Senegal defeated Tunisia 2-0
Scorers
Senegal: Mané 10'(p), Mbodji 30'

Group B - Table

Rank(#)	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Senegal	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
2	Algeria	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
2	Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
4	Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

Africa Cup of Nations - Group A

Africa Cup of Nations
Group A - Round 1 Results

Gabon drew Guinea-Bissau 1-1
Scorers:
Gabon: Aubameyang 52'
Guinea-Bissau: Juary 91'

Burkina Faso drew Cameroon 1-1
Scorers
Burkina Faso: Dayo 75'
Cameroon: Moukandjo 35'

Group A - Table

Rank(#)	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gabon (H)	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1	Burkina Faso	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1	Cameroon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
1	Guinea-Bissau	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

South American Teams Excels!!!

Chile register their first victory after 1962m when they defeated Honduras 1-0. Brazil started their campaign with a 2-1 over North Korea and Uruguay defeated South Africa 3-0 to register their first win in this tournament. The biggest upset of the tournament so far is 0-1 defeat of Spain against Switzerland. This a great shouck for European Champion who never lost to Switzerland.

Draws

Reid scored for New Zealand in the 93rd min to draw the match against Slovakia. All the matches in this group ended in draws. Ivory Coast drew 0-0 with Portugal.

Italy Escapes

World Champion Italy started the campaign with a draw. At half time they were 1-0 down and got a lucky equilizr due to the mistake made by the keeper. Though it was Italy who ended the match stronger but they have improve vastly to win the championship.

German run riot

Germany was too good for Australia and defeated them by 4-0. Klose scored his 11th goal in the World Cup. Ger,amy amd Ghana most likely to qualify from this group.

Argentina wins

Argentina defeated Nigeria 1-0 in their first. This is their third consecutive win over Nigeria in World cup. They started the match in a very wirlwind fashion and got trhe goal in the 6th minute, Nigeria dod comeback in the second and got couple of chances to score. Argentina have to tighten their defence if they want to win the World Cup for the third time.

Lively Korea

Korea played well but still long way to qualify. They have do very well against Nigeria if they wants to advance to 2nd round. Greece still fail to win a single match. They are still searching their first goal.

Dull Match

The match between France and Uruguay was very dull. It ended in a 0-0 draw. Both the teams do have firepower to do something. After 1st round of matches I think South Africa has a good chance to move ahead.

Manchester United is English, European and World champions

Manchester United has defeated Liga de Quito of Ecuador1-0 in the final of World Club Cup. They become the second European club to win the championships. AC Milan defeated Boca Juniors in 2007 4-2 to become the first European winners of the FIFA Club World Cup Liverpool in 2005 and Barcelona in 2006 lost in the final to the South American opponents.

Manchester United played with 10 men for most part of the second half as Nemanja Vidic is shown a straight red for an elbow aimed at Claudio Bieler. Rooney scored the winner with a brilliant strike in the 73rd minute. With this strike Manchester United crowned champions of England, champions of Europe and champions of the world.

First FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Korea DPR wrote their name into football history today by becoming the first-ever winners of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, coming from behind to beat USA 2-1. Germany took their place on the New Zealand 2008 podium with a comfortable 3-0 victory over England in a one-sided third-place play-off.

The Asians added the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title to the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup crown they claimed in Russia in 2006, thus breaking a tradition that had seen beaten finalists USA win the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Mana Iwabuchi of Japan won the adidas Golden Ball and Dzsenifer Marozsan of Germany won the adidas Golden Shoe.

Courtesy: www.fifa.com

Brazil Champion

Brazil regained the Futsal World Cup after gap of 12 years. They defeated Spain in a thriller. Twice Spain equalizes but lost in the penalty shootout. This is sixth time Brazil played Spain in the World cup. They won 4 times. Last year they lost to Spain in the semifinal. Brazil in the whole tournament played like a champion. They won all the matches they played in this World Cup.

Italy finished third by defeating Russia 2-1. Italy played well throughout the tournament. They have really coming to the age. Russia and Iran is the revelation of the tournament. Russia scored 62 goals just 2 less than Brazil. Pula is the top scorer of the tournament with 16 goals. Iran deserved a place in the top 4. Mostafa Nazari was spectacular in all the matches. He is the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Iran drew 5-5 with Italy with Edgar Bertoni struck in the dying seconds.

We haven’t got a new winner this year also but we hope to get in the next edition.