The Official 2013 U-17 World Cup Thread

[Catracho]

2013 U-17 World Cup Squads List


Groups:

A - Hosted in Abu Dhabi, Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
UAE (Hosts)
Brazil (CONMEBOL 3rd)
Honduras (CONCACAF 4th)
Slovakia (UEFA 4th)

B - Hosted in Ras al-Khaimah, Emirates Club Stadium
Uruguay (CONMEBOL 4th)
New Zealand (OFC Champions)
Cote d'Ivoire (CAF Champions)
Italy (UEFA 2nd)

C - Hosted in Fujairah, Fujairah Club Stadium
Croatia (UEFA 6th)
Morocco (CAF 4th)
Uzbekistan (AFC Champions)
Panama (CONCACAF 2nd)

D - Hosted in Sharjah, Sharjah Stadium
Tunisia (CAF 3rd)
Venezuela (CONMEBOL 2nd)
Russia (UEFA Champions)
Japan (AFC 2nd)

E - Hosted in Dubai, Al-Rashid Stadium
Canada (CONCACAF 3rd)
Austria (UEFA 5th)
Iran (AFC 3rd)
Argentina (CONMEBOL Champions)

F - Hosted in Al Ain, Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Mexico (CONCACAF Champions)
Nigeria (CAF 2nd)
Iraq (AFC 4th)
Sweden (UEFA 3rd)

[Catracho]

Brazil 6-1 Slovakia

[Catracho]

Other scores..

FT: Uruguay 7-0 New Zealand  

Halftime: Honduras 1-1 UAE, UAE down to 10 men

Halftime: Cote d'Ivoire 0-0 Italy

[Catracho]

Scores from todays 1st round of games

Brazil 6-1 Slovakia

Uruguay 7-0 New Zealand

Italy 1-0 Cote d'Ivoire

Honduras 2-1 U.A.E.

[Catracho]

Day two of the U-17 World Cup:

Japan 1-0 Russia

Uzbekistan 2-0 Panama

Tunisia 2-1 Venezuela

Morocco 3-1 Croatia

[Catracho]

Day three results:

Sweden 4-1 Iraq

Iran 1-1 Argentina

Canada 2-2 Austria

Nigeria 6-1 Mexico  

[Lord Awesome]

@ Mexico. Se contagearon.

[Catracho]

@ Mexico. Se contagearon.

Piojo al rescate

I don't think people give Nigeria the credit they deserve today. They entered as favorites coming into the tournament. In their warm-up friendlies they slaughtered their teams by 6 goals.. 8 goals and 11 goals!!! All while conceding only 2.

In their qualifiers they also wrecked their opponents and only faltered to a defensive side like Cote d'Ivoire. If teams try to go blow for blow with Nigeria, then they better have a way to score an insane amount of goals. Their pool of U-17 players this cycle is extremely good.

This U-17 Mexico aside like 2-3 players is drastically worse than their 2011 counter-parts. They'll have to pick it up against Sweden who come in pretty big.. probably have to drub Iraq for a shot to qualify.

[LeSwagg James]

Who's the next Brazilian #9 prodigy?  

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Nigeria with dat under 37 team

[Catracho]

Who's the next Brazilian #9 prodigy?  

pick one.. Mosquito, Gabigol, e Kenedy

all three have massive upside.

[LeSwagg James]

Who's the next Brazilian #9 prodigy?  

pick one.. Mosquito, Gabigol, e Kenedy

all three have massive upside.

I hate mosquito's, and Kenedy is a boring name...

Gabigol

[Catracho]

Day Four of the U-17 World Cup:

Italy 1-0 New Zealand

Uruguay 1-1 Cote d'Ivoire

Honduras 2-2 Slovakia

Brazil 6-1 United Arab Emirates

[Catracho]

Who's the next Brazilian #9 prodigy?  

pick one.. Mosquito, Gabigol, e Kenedy

all three have massive upside.

I hate mosquito's, and Kenedy is a boring name...

Gabigol

Another young superstar off the Santos assembly line. Debuted for the first team this season and has even scored a gol this Brasileirao at 16.

[inter1lachen]

Nigeria with dat under 37 team

LOL, they say that the Nigerian under x teams are 10 years older than the requirement, not 20! It is a shame though that they allow this. But, if you don't have record keeping in a country, then I guess all bets are off. On the other hand it catches up as they go to the non age limited competitions and do very little.

[Catracho]

Nigeria with dat under 37 team

LOL, they say that the Nigerian under x teams are 10 years older than the requirement, not 20!  It is a shame though that they allow this.  But, if you don't have record keeping in a country, then I guess all bets are off.  On the other hand it catches up as they go to the non age limited competitions and do very little.

Well this U-17 side passed an MRI scan in CAF headquarters.. passed an MRI scan at the FIFA Headquarters, and passed an MRI scan at the U-17 WC headquarters this year in Dubai...

So.. if any of these kids were to be overaged, they would've been detected by now seeing as they took not one, or two.. but THREE MRI Scans to confirm their age.

[Catracho]

Day 5 of the 2013 U-17 World Cup:

Japan 3-1 Venezuela

Uzbekistan 0-0 Morocco

Tunisia 1-0 Russia

Croatia 1-0 Panama

[Casciavit]

Who do you think is the best player in this competition, Catracho?

[Catracho]

Who do you think is the best player in this competition, Catracho?

Very hard answer.. don't think there been just one very good player above the rest so far.. we'll probably know in a weeks time though.

[Ganso]

for now its being Nathan,our future #10

[inter1lachen]

http://telegraphng.com/2013/08/mri-tests-reveal-over-aged-players-in-nigerias-u-17-world-cup-team/

The team that got them to the finals had overage players, as tests have proven. Is it fair to other African countries that Nigeria got to the finals with overage players? I think not.

[Catracho]

http://telegraphng.com/2013/08/mri-tests-reveal-over-aged-players-in-nigerias-u-17-world-cup-team/

The team that got them to the finals had overage players, as tests have proven.  Is it fair to other African countries that Nigeria got to the finals with overage players?  I think not.

They also lost that said final to Cote d'Ivoire... I guess Ivory Coast have overaged players too right?

No fair that a Nigeria team that just obliterated their opponent this week is the same team who went through THREE different MRI scans prior to showing up to UAE.  

I guess they're overage too.. smh give me a break.

[Catracho]

for now its being Nathan,our future #10

No its not.. I've seen about 3-4 other kids who have put in wonderful performances like Nathan.

Kelechi Iheanacho of Nigeria... Kosei Uryu of Japan... Alen Halilovic of Croatia...

"Our future #10" oh boy where have I heard that before..

[Catracho]

Day 6 of 2013 U-17 World Cup in UAE:

Canada 1-1 Iran

Argentina 3-2 Austria

Mexico 3-1 Iraq

Sweden 3-3 Nigeria

[Catracho]

Beginning the last round of games:

Brazil 3-0 Honduras

Slovakia 2-0 U.A.E.

Uruguay 2-1 Italy

Ivory Coast 3-0 New Zealand

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