Brazil and Egypt cruise to wins as Venezuela top England
The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ continued on Tuesday with some impressive team performances, including Brazil finding the net seven times against Honduras, while Venezuela got people’s attention by defeating England in style. Egypt, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Switzerland and Zambia also enjoyed winning debuts, while Colombia and Germany served up the most exciting […]
Murrieta the muscle behind Mexico’s defence
After winning a World Cup match, some players burst with joy, but others, like Valentina Murrieta, glow with pure happiness. Moments after almost single-handedly knocking Italy out of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025™ in penalties, Mexico’s keeper was understandably over the moon, as she was quick to tell FIFA that it was […]
The 40-year-old king
Madrid, 11 July 1982. At the Santiago Bernabeu, Italians were euphoric. Italy, with Enzo Bearzot at the helm, conquered the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time in 44 years. Among the hugs, tears and waving flags, one player lifted the trophy with the poise of someone who had been through it all: Dino Zoff. […]
Patetuci: Brazil are ready to fight for the title
It’s the same, but different. The ironic phrase may sound like a contradiction, but for Dudu Patetuci, it’s an accurate summary of his first days in Qatar. The current Seleção head coach returns to the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ six years after being on the winning side as an assistant coach. Speaking exclusively to FIFA […]
Argentina edge thriller as Japan and Portugal win
The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025™ started off with a bang, as the likes of Japan, South Africa and Tunisia collected impressive wins. Meanwhile, both Argentina and Portugal rallied for victories, but hosts Qatar came up just shy against Italy. Group A South Africa goals: Witbooi (38), Bohloko (50), Els (90+5) Bolivia goal: Maraude […]
Rematch for Netherlands vs Mexico, Brazil against Korea DPR
For the first time in the history of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the semi-finals are comprised of four teams from four different confederations. CONMEBOL representative Brazil face Asian outfit Korea DPR, while European champions Netherlands are up against Concacaf contenders Mexico. Fixtures Wednesday 5 November Brazil v Korea DPR Netherlands v Mexico Every […]
U-17 World Cup top scorers
2 goals Fedi Tayechi – Tunisia Wassim Slama – Tunisia Anisio Cabral – Portugal Previous winners 1985: Marcel Witeczek – Germany 1987: Moussa Traore – Côte d’Ivoire 1989: Fode Camara – Guinea 1991: Adriano – Brazil 1993: Wilson Oruma – Nigeria 1995: Daniel Allsopp – Australia 1997: David Rodriguez-Fraile – Spain 1999: Ishmael Addo – […]
Every Player of the Match at the U-17 World Cup
Every Player of the Match winner Group stage Group A: South Africa 3-1 Bolivia – Kamohelo Mareletse (South Africa) Group C: Costa Rica 1-1 United Arab Emirates – Gabriel Sibaja (Costa Rica) Group C: Senegal 0-0 Croatia – Vincent Gomis (Senegal) Group B: Japan 2-0 Morocco – Daigo Hirashima (Japan) Group D: Argentina 3-2 Belgium […]
Inacio on Italy belief and vibrant Qatar atmosphere
From the first minute to the last of Qatar’s FIFA U-17 World Cup™ showdown with Italy, the home fans backed their team with incessant noise and passion, creating an intoxicating buzz at the Aspire Zone complex. The match concluded a thrilling opening day at the newly-expanded tournament, which featured eight matches and 27 goals. The […]
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Five unforgettable semi-finals
The stakes will rise even higher this Wednesday in Morocco. Only four teams remain, each dreaming of global glory. Historically, the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™ have tended to be intense and highly competitive, with a few memorable individual performances thrown in for good measure. Ahead of the last four kicking off […]