FIFA U-17 World Cup News

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The coach said he was extremely proud of his side's performance throughout the tournament.

India went from a "sleeping giant" to a "passionate giant" by successfully hosting their maiden FIFA under-17 World Cup, while Messi Magic once again reigned supreme in global football as he single-handedly dragged a blundering Argentina into the 2018 World Cup.

The Dynamos began their ISL season on a winning note with a 3-2 victory over FC Pune City but suffered a 1-4 drubbing at the hands of tournament new-comers Bengaluru FC in their second away match on November 26.

ATK are the reigning champions, having beaten hosts Kerala Blasters FC in the final of the last edition in Kochi.

The spectacle was taking place in front of a capacity crowd of 66684 at the Salt Lake Stadium.

Also, it's a sweet revenge for England. They lost to Spain in the U-17 European Championship, earlier this year.

A 37-member FIFA Council meets here just a day before the summit clash of the FIFA U-17 World Cup between Spain and England. This is the first time the FIFA Council is meeting outside of its headquarters at Zurich during a FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Praful Patel said six AIFF academies will be established spread across the country, each one housing 30-50 young boys and girls.

"India is a football country now," FIFA president Giani Infantino declared after arriving here to chair the FIFA Council meeting on Friday and attend the U-17 World Cup final.

Technical flaws on the official FIFA website and long online queues kept football fans in Kolkata without tickets for the Under-17 World Cup semifinal between Brazil and England, according to a report in The Indian Expres.

Odds-on favourites Brazil and England will look to brush aside last-minute logistical alterations and outsmart one another in a crunch semi-final clash here at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Wednesday.

A battle of contrasting styles of football will be on view when classical Spain cross swords with robust Mali in the semifinal of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Wednesday.

Brazil, seeking their fourth title overall and first since 2003, will now meet England in the first semifinals in Guwahati on October 25.

Captain Abel Ruiz gave Spain the lead in the 13th minute before Sergio Gomez (60th) and Ferran Torres (67th) added a goal each.

Brewster scored in the 11th, 14th and 90+6th minutes from a penalty while Morgan Gibbs White scored in 64th minute to hand England the convincing win.

Having won all their three group matches with ease, South American giants Brazil will start clear favourites when they take on the unfancied Honduras in a pre-quarterfinal match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, here on Wednesday.

Desperately needing a win to push their case, Colombia scored through Juan Vidal (3rd minute), Juan Penaloza (67th) and Dieber Caicedo (87th) to seal the win and finish second in Group A behind Ghana.

Ghana defeated India 4-0 in their third and final Group A encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday to proceed to the second stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The Indians gave the strong Ghana outfit a run for their money in the first half and kept them in check until the 43rd minute when visiting skipper Eric Ayiah broke the deadlock.