U-17 World Cup: Ghana eye revenge against Mali
Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) Ghana will be out to settle scores when they meet west African rivals Mal in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Saturday. The contest will be a…
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Strong US challenge for England in quarter-final
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) England will know all too well that they will have to put their best foot forward and sweep aside the frailties of the last game when they take on a powerful…
U-17 World Cup: Brazil-Germany tie most anticipated
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The big-ticket Brazil-Germany FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final to be played here on Sunday has sent the football crazy city into a tizzy prompting the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to bill…
Playing as a team our trait: Brazil U-17 midfielder Alan
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) A day after Germany coach Christian Wueck had said that they will focus on their quarter-final opponents as a team and not individual players, Brazil midfielder Alan echoed the sentiment. Yes,…
Huge Kolkata crowd won’t put pressure on us: Germany U-17 coach
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Germany Under-17 football team coach Christian Wueck on Thursday said playing in front of an expected full house at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan will not pressurise them, rather it will…
U-17 teams easier to manage, says German FA Vice President
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) German Football Association (DFB) Vice President Hans-Dieter Drewitz on Thursday said it is easier to manage U-17 teams during major tournaments than the U-20 lot due to club commitments and the…
Neymar injury helped us win 7-1 in 2014: German FA official
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) One of the reasons Germany managed to annihilate Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final was because their star forward Neymar was injured, German football association (DFB) Vice President…
U-17 World Cup: Iran, the Leicester City in quarters group
Kochi, Oct 19 (IANS) Less-fancied Iran will look to do a Leicester City when they take on three-time runners-up Spain in a quarter-final clash of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup here on Sunday. This is…
U-17 World Cup: Brazil blank Honduras in quarters
Kochi, Oct 18 (IANS) Brazil rode on a brace from Brenner to defeat a spirited Honduras 3-0 in their Round of 16 clash of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Wednesday. Brenner found the…
U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Niger to enter quarters
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Ghana won the battle of African rivals, edging 2-0 past Niger in their FIFA U-17 WOrld Cup Round of 16 clash at the DY Patil Stadium here on Wednesday. Ghana captain…
U-17 WC: Senior team’s performances not on minds of Germany’s colts: Coach Wueck
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Germany’s U-17 coach Christian Wueck on Wednesday brushed aside talk of the youth team not winning any World Cup compared to the senior side’s four trophies will play on the minds…
U-17 WC: Need more battles of high intensity in Japan, feels coach Moriyama
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Japan coach Yoshiro Moriyama feels the U-17 boys need more high intensity battles at home now in order to keep improving after they lost 3-5 on tie-breakers to England in a…
Mali overpower Iraq to enter U-17 World Cup quarters
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 18 (IANS) Lassana N’Diaye struck twice as Mali thrashed Iraq 5-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Tuesday. Lassana (33rd, 90+4 minutes) scored in either half…
Mali overpower Iran to enter U-17 World Cup quarters
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Lassana N’Diaye struck twice as Mali thrashed Iraq 5-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Tuesday. Lassana (33rd, 90+4 minutes) scored in either half…
FIFA U-17 World Cup: England pip Japan, enter quarters
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) England Under-17 boys did what their senior team footballers could not for many years by keeping their nerves during tie-breakers to edge past Japan 5-3 and advance to…
U-17 World Cup: England pip Japan, advance to quarters
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) England beat Japan 5-3 in penalty shootouts to advance to the quarter-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan here on Tuesday. For England, Rhian Brewster,…
U-17 World Cup: Brazil eye big win against Honduras
Kochi , Oct 17 (IANS) Title favourites Brazil will aim to win big when they face Honduras in their Round of 16 clash of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Wednesday. Despite looking a…
U-17 World Cup: Spain beat France to enter quarters
Guwahati, Oct 17 (IANS) A late penalty by Abel Ruiz saw Spain edge past France 2-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Tuesday….
Iran enter FIFA U-17 World Cup quarters
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 17 (IANS) Two early goals helped Iran beat Mexico 2-1 in a Round-of-16 match of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. Mohammad Sharifi (seventh…
U-17 World Cup: Ghana favourites against newbies Niger
Navi Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Two-time champions Ghana will be overwhelming favourites when they take on continental neighbours Niger in a pre-quarterfinal clash of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup here on Wednesday. Ghana are strong…