Playing well in the group stage, Spain qualified for the round of 16 undefeated and won Group B with 7 points from three matches, two wins and one draw. Victories were won against Canada (2-0) and Mali (1-0). In the last match, Spain was held to a draw by another Asian representative, Uzbekistan, with a score of 2-2. Read also :
Meanwhile, Japan qualified for the round of 16 as the third best team in Group D. Along with Argentina, Senegal and Poland, Japan took 6 points, as did Argentina and Poland. Senegal, who won on goal difference against Japan.
In the first half, Spain took the lead thanks to the action of Quim Junyent Casanova in the 8th minute. Starting from an attack built by Juan Hernández, the ball went to Quim who immediately beat the Japanese goalkeeper Goto. Read also :
Japan had to wait until the 40th minute to equalize thanks to the action of Gaku Nawata. His action consisted of sending a curved kick past two Matador team defenders before passing goalkeeper Raul Jimenez. The 1-1 score lasted until halftime.
In the second half, the Matador team sealed the victory with a goal scored by Marc Guiu in the 73rd minute and the score 2-1 lasted until the end of the match. Read also :
By winning, Spain advances to the quarterfinals and will face the winner of Germany U-17 vs. USA U-17.
Spain U-17 is definitely one of the favorites to win. La Furia Roja must have been curious because they have been to the U-17 World Cup final six times, having reached the final four times and always losing, and finished third twice. Read also :
For Japan, their defeat dashed their dream of becoming a dark horse team that could this time continue to participate in the U-17 World Cup. This result is also lower than in 1993 and 2011. This is also the Japanese national team’s 10th appearance in the U-17 World Cup.
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