Friday, October 23, 2015

U-17 World Cup Update

The U.S. grabbed a 2-0 lead against Croatia on Tuesday behind first half goals from Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) and Brandon Vazquez (Tijuana), but conceded twice after the break and were forced to settle for a 2-2 tie. The U.S. now heads into their final match against Chile today needing a win to assure advancing to the knockout stage. Chile drew with Croatia in their opener before falling to Nigeria 5-1. Here's a rundown of some more of the action from the second round of matches:

Brazil 1 England 0
Mexico 0 Australia 0
Germany 4 Argentina 0
Belgium 2 Honduras 1
Russia 1 Costa Rica 1
France 4 Paraguay 3

Upcoming Matches of Interest:

10/23 - USA vs Chile
10/23 - Croatia vs Nigeria
10/24 - Germany vs Mexico
10/24 - Mali vs Honduras
10/25 - Costa Rica vs North Korea

Clinched Spots in Knockout Round:

Nigeria
South Korea
Germany
France

Top Scorers:

Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) - 3
Johannes Eggestein (Germany) - 3
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) - 2
Pervis Estupiñan (Ecuador) - 2
Vitaly Janelt (Germany) - 2
Felix Passlack (Germany) - 2
Bilal Boutobba (France) - 2
Nanimato Ikone (France) - 2
Julio Villalba (Paraguay) - 2
Fedor Chalov (Russia) - 2

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