:strip_icc():format(jpeg)/kly-media-production/medias/4628564/original/032314600_1698642969-Image-FU17WC-Jeevan-Badwal-interview.jpg "This young Canadian star has ambitions to make history at the 2023 U-17 World Cup")
Liputan6.com, Jakarta – The 2023 U-17 World Cup will soon begin in Indonesia from November 10 to December 2.
Among the 24 countries that will visit Indonesia in November, Canada is one of the countries coming to collect its first trophy in this event.
We know that Canada’s history in this tournament is very tragic. The North Americans have participated in seven editions of the Under-17 World Cup in three decades, but have yet to win any of their 21 matches. Changing these statistics is something Jeevan Badwal is eager to do.
“We discussed our main goal, which is to score at least one point and go further after the group stage. No U-17 team has yet managed to achieve this feat, and our coach strongly emphasized the desire to achieve significant results in this tournament,” he declared, quoted on the FIFA website.
Canada will face favorites Spain, Uzbekistan and Mali in Group B of the competition.
Although Badwal admits that Group B will not be an easy challenge, he remains confident of his ability to make history.
“Canada is ready for the U-17 World Cup. We will do our best and we have full control over the preparations for this match, and we will do our best to give the best of our abilities,” he said. -he declares.
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