Manchester City starlet Phil Foden scored twice as England came from behind to crush Spain 5-2 in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup final on Saturday. Victory added to England’s growing list of youth honors – they have won the Under-20 World Cup and European Under-19 championship this year – and was revenge for losing the […]

TEHRAN  – Bleacherreport.com has selected Iranian midfielder Younes Delfi among the 25 notable players who showed brilliant performance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Iran had a tournament to remember, topping its group with nine points (beating Germany 4-0 in the process) and reaching the quarter-final stage, where it bowed out to Spain, […]

TEHRAN – Spain defeated Iran 3-1 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in Kochi, India, on Sunday. The European champion will play Mali in the semi-final on Wednesday. Just 13 minutes into the match, Abel Ruiz opened Iran’s goal on a rebound. Left-footed Sergio Gomez scored in the hour mark with a long-distance strike. […]

TEHRAN – Gery Vargas Carreno from Bolivia has been chosen as referee of Iran and Spain match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Iranian team will face powerhouse Spain in the competition’s quarter-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, India on Sunday. Vargas will be assisted by his compatriots Juan Pablo Montaño and […]

TEHRAN  – Iran U-17 coach Abbas Chamanian said his men have a lot more surprises in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Iran defeated Mexico 2-1 to book a place in the tournament’s quarterfinals, where they will face European champion Spain. “You can wait for more surprises, however we know that the toughest match in the […]

TEHRAN – Iran reached its first-ever quarter-final at the FIFA U-17 World Cup after defeating Mexico 2-1 on Tuesday. In the match which was held at the Fatorda Stadium in Margo, India, Mohammad Sharifi converted a very confident penalty in the seventh minute of the match. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh scored his tournament’s third goal four minutes […]

TEHRAN – Despite having won all three of their games, Iran U-17 coach Abbas Chamanian says that there are still a lot of good teams in the competition. Iran qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Round of 16 with three wins over Guinea, Germany and Costa Rica. Chamanian’s boys will face Mexico or Chile […]

Iran defeated Germany 4-0 on Tuesday to book a place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Round of 16. Younes Delfi scored twice for Iran in the first half while Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Vahid Namdari rounded of the scoring for the Asian champions. Germany, who has one of the best strikers in the World Cup, just […]

TEHRAN  – Asian heavyweight Iran defeated Guinea 3-1 in its opening Group C match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Saturday. They played against each other at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa, India and it was Iran who emerged victorious. Iran finished runner-up at the AFC U-16 Championship while Guinea upset the odds at […]