U-17 World Cup 2017

[versusdamon]

England is leading 2-1 against Brazil. I guess that the winner of that game is also winning the World Cup.

[versusdamon]

England wins 3-1 against Brazil and was only held by Japan (0-0 after 90minutes). Both Spain (against Brazil) and Mali (against Paraguay) already lost a game before.
England is btw missing one of their best players (Jadon Sancho, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund!).

[persianfire]

England's youth development system has been successful nowadays. They won the U-20 WC too.

[dcpp]

I got a question, I follow the kia academy on IG and I see that they're winning almost every week all their games quite easily. I believe that some of their players must be around 16 now, any of them in the upcoming u17 team? Any hot prospects? I heard that Arshia Mahdavikia is not bad, Mehdi's nephew I believe.

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[Tehranto]

I got a question, I follow the kia academy on IG and I see that they're winning almost every week all their games quite easily. I believe that some of their players must be around 16 now, any of them in the upcoming u17 team? Any hot prospects? I heard that Arshia Mahdavikia is not bad, Mehdi's nephew I believe.

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They have U12, U13, U14, and U15 team.

[EKBATAN]

England low key coming up on the youth levels. But i think Spain will take care of this one in the Final.

[Tehranto]

Mali, who were fantastic this tournament and had a strong team, lost to Spain by the same scoreline as us - 3 -1.

Great job by our team.

[diz]

If Spain goes on to take the whole thing (which is very likely), there's no shame in having lost to them in the quarter finals. Go TM!

[AIrani]

Mali did not play well, similar to Iran's U - 17 against Spain.

Not much interest in the games since Iran was eliminated. The excitement is not there for me.

[EKBATAN]

Mali, who were fantastic this tournament and had a strong team, lost to Spain by the same scoreline as us - 3 -1.
Great job by our team.

Ya well at least they TRIED. our team came to just waste 90min.

Btw Mali did get robbed. When it was 2-0 they had a sick goal disallowed (no goal line tech)
And there was another controvertial call too

[Leopard]

IFF should invite one of the top 4 teams to have a friendly game in Tehran after the final. They will go home taking a route that passes Tehran. This way we know how our team is if we have any doubts. I think we are one of the true top teams. They may reject the invitation but who knows , maybe Mali or England will accept .

[St_Mark]

Asian Football
Scott McIntyre’s five to watch from the U-17 World Cup



Scott McIntyre

• -A A+

As England and Spain prepare to clash in the FIFA U-17 World Cup decider in Kolkata this weekend, Asian countries are once again lamenting their inability to push deep into the tournament.
Iran impressed in reaching the quarter-finals for the first time and Japan were perhaps unfortunate to have lost to England in the Round of 16 on penalties, but other than that there was little to crow about for Asia’s quintet of qualifiers.
A limited Iraq side were thrashed 5-1 by Mali in the second round and both host nation India and DPR Korea lost all three of their group stage matches and scored a total of one goal between them.
Despite those results there were, as always, several players to have either confirmed their reputation or emerged as rising stars over the past four weeks of action in India, and that demonstrates that at least the pathways and structures remain in place across much of the continent. There’s a sizeable argument that that’s a far more important objective than results at youth level.
Fox Sports Asia takes a look at five stars that impressed at the tournament – two from Iran and one each from Japan, Iraq and India.
While elite talents at this age group don’t always go on to become established senior stars, there’s a fair bet that at least two or three from our list will become household names in Asian football over the next decade or so.

Mohammed DAWOOD (Iraq/FWD)
Tasked with leading the line all by himself in Iraq’s 4-2-3-1 formation, the 16-year-old from Baghdad ended the tournament as one of the more prolific and eye-catching forwards in India. After having finished as the top scorer in AFC qualification, his three goals in the group stage helped the Young Lions through to the second round where he couldn’t repeat his scoring heroics as the side was thrashed by Mali. But he did more than enough to make scouts across Europe sit up and take notice of his talents. Although tactically versatile and blessed with good close control, it was his pure finishing that really caught the eye with inevitable comparisons bound to be drawn to one of the all-time greats of Iraqi football in 2007 Asian Cup winning captain Younis Mahmoud. Even at such a tender age, similar traits can be found.

Younes DELFI (Iran/MF)
A lively right winger very much cast from the traditional mold of the position in that he loves to get up and down the touchline. Delfi is also a very adept dribbler in one-on-one situations, where he doesn’t only rely on pace to beat his opposing defender but also a strong degree of technical capability. In an Iranian side that was very much built from a defensive base, it was Delfi who was tasked with producing the bulk of the team’s creative output and he was solid in delivering crosses and also not afraid to look to cut inside and find opportunities to
shoot. His clearly a player who could be pushing for higher honours as he continues to develop.

Takefusa KUBO (Japan/Forward)
The former Barcelona prodigy came into the tournament with one of the highest profiles of any player at the World Cup and while he didn’t set any single game alight, he was a steady, creative, presence throughout. Feeding off the excellent central midfield platform laid down by his FC Tokyo teammate, Rei Hirakawa, the pint-sized Kubo was then free to buzz across the forward line or drop just off the shoulder of the other forward in Japan’s 4-4-2. Both his incisive passing and his crafty dribbling skills created plenty of problems for Japan’s opponents, as did his sense of positioning and movement off the ball which is at a different level to most of his team-mates. Whilst it’s still hard to tell just where this versatile player will eventually settle, he’s already emerged as likely a key contributor for Japan when they host the 2020 Olympics and is one of the more promising players to have emerged off that nation’s production line in many years.

Taha SHARIATI (Iran/DF)
Tall, lanky, ginger-haired central defender who is both composed in his reading of the play, strong in one-on- one challenges and also not afraid to stride out from the back in pushing forward into midfield to help give numbers in attack. He’s also proven to be a very strong target at set-piece situations and even when playing the final group match against Costa Rica with his hand heavily bandaged, he was still a strong physical presence. Proving that he has composure at both ends of the pitch, Shariati also took and scored a penalty against Costa Rica in the group stage and was a key figure at the heart of an impressive Iranian back four.

Dheeraj SINGH (India/GK)
One of the finds of the tournament and easily the most impressive player for the host nation, who probably did better than most expected, even as they lost all three of the group stage matches. With those kinds of results, it’s understandable that the custodian was kept busy but if it wasn’t for his general organisation and shot stopping things could have been much worse for India than they were. Having reportedly caught the eye of scouts from Europe, the man from Manipur has already been called up the U19 squad and it surely won’t be too long before he is knocking on the door of the senior squad, such is his outstanding shot-stopping ability, his poise in distribution and his overall command of his area. They were traits that so impressed his coach, Luis Norton de Matos, who claimed that the 17-year-old is good enough already to play in England or Spain.


COMMENTS

[Tehranto]

Iran officially finish 5th in this tournament. 5th out of 24 ... not bad!

[Ardalan]

Dameshon garm, sange tamom gozashtan, be omide pishrafte in pesarhaa baraye jaame jahanie zire 19.

[Iranianarsenal11]

Asian Football
Scott McIntyre’s five to watch from the U-17 World Cup



Scott McIntyre

• -A A+

As England and Spain prepare to clash in the FIFA U-17 World Cup decider in Kolkata this weekend, Asian countries are once again lamenting their inability to push deep into the tournament.
Iran impressed in reaching the quarter-finals for the first time and Japan were perhaps unfortunate to have lost to England in the Round of 16 on penalties, but other than that there was little to crow about for Asia’s quintet of qualifiers.
A limited Iraq side were thrashed 5-1 by Mali in the second round and both host nation India and DPR Korea lost all three of their group stage matches and scored a total of one goal between them.
Despite those results there were, as always, several players to have either confirmed their reputation or emerged as rising stars over the past four weeks of action in India, and that demonstrates that at least the pathways and structures remain in place across much of the continent. There’s a sizeable argument that that’s a far more important objective than results at youth level.
Fox Sports Asia takes a look at five stars that impressed at the tournament – two from Iran and one each from Japan, Iraq and India.
While elite talents at this age group don’t always go on to become established senior stars, there’s a fair bet that at least two or three from our list will become household names in Asian football over the next decade or so.

Mohammed DAWOOD (Iraq/FWD)
Tasked with leading the line all by himself in Iraq’s 4-2-3-1 formation, the 16-year-old from Baghdad ended the tournament as one of the more prolific and eye-catching forwards in India. After having finished as the top scorer in AFC qualification, his three goals in the group stage helped the Young Lions through to the second round where he couldn’t repeat his scoring heroics as the side was thrashed by Mali. But he did more than enough to make scouts across Europe sit up and take notice of his talents. Although tactically versatile and blessed with good close control, it was his pure finishing that really caught the eye with inevitable comparisons bound to be drawn to one of the all-time greats of Iraqi football in 2007 Asian Cup winning captain Younis Mahmoud. Even at such a tender age, similar traits can be found.

Younes DELFI (Iran/MF)
A lively right winger very much cast from the traditional mold of the position in that he loves to get up and down the touchline. Delfi is also a very adept dribbler in one-on-one situations, where he doesn’t only rely on pace to beat his opposing defender but also a strong degree of technical capability. In an Iranian side that was very much built from a defensive base, it was Delfi who was tasked with producing the bulk of the team’s creative output and he was solid in delivering crosses and also not afraid to look to cut inside and find opportunities to
shoot. His clearly a player who could be pushing for higher honours as he continues to develop.

Takefusa KUBO (Japan/Forward)
The former Barcelona prodigy came into the tournament with one of the highest profiles of any player at the World Cup and while he didn’t set any single game alight, he was a steady, creative, presence throughout. Feeding off the excellent central midfield platform laid down by his FC Tokyo teammate, Rei Hirakawa, the pint-sized Kubo was then free to buzz across the forward line or drop just off the shoulder of the other forward in Japan’s 4-4-2. Both his incisive passing and his crafty dribbling skills created plenty of problems for Japan’s opponents, as did his sense of positioning and movement off the ball which is at a different level to most of his team-mates. Whilst it’s still hard to tell just where this versatile player will eventually settle, he’s already emerged as likely a key contributor for Japan when they host the 2020 Olympics and is one of the more promising players to have emerged off that nation’s production line in many years.

Taha SHARIATI (Iran/DF)
Tall, lanky, ginger-haired central defender who is both composed in his reading of the play, strong in one-on- one challenges and also not afraid to stride out from the back in pushing forward into midfield to help give numbers in attack. He’s also proven to be a very strong target at set-piece situations and even when playing the final group match against Costa Rica with his hand heavily bandaged, he was still a strong physical presence. Proving that he has composure at both ends of the pitch, Shariati also took and scored a penalty against Costa Rica in the group stage and was a key figure at the heart of an impressive Iranian back four.

Dheeraj SINGH (India/GK)
One of the finds of the tournament and easily the most impressive player for the host nation, who probably did better than most expected, even as they lost all three of the group stage matches. With those kinds of results, it’s understandable that the custodian was kept busy but if it wasn’t for his general organisation and shot stopping things could have been much worse for India than they were. Having reportedly caught the eye of scouts from Europe, the man from Manipur has already been called up the U19 squad and it surely won’t be too long before he is knocking on the door of the senior squad, such is his outstanding shot-stopping ability, his poise in distribution and his overall command of his area. They were traits that so impressed his coach, Luis Norton de Matos, who claimed that the 17-year-old is good enough already to play in England or Spain.


COMMENTS

Dheeraj Singh my ass... U cant tell me Heung-Min Son of South Korea isn't playing keeper for the India U-17 team