FIFA U-17 World Championship Final Preview: Brazil x Mexico
The most effective attack will meet the most efficient defense in the final of the FIFA U-17 World Championship. Brazil, actual World Championship holders and three-times champions, will be looking to capitalise on their goalscoring talents to make the leap to ‘pentacampeões’. Mexico have already bettered their previous appearances by getting to the final, and rely on a solid team that defend maturely.
Both nations have clocked up the same results so far – three wins and a defeat – but Brazil have scored 16 times in five games, but this average of 3.2 goals per game has to be balanced against a sieve-like defense that has let in eight goals; an average of 1.6 goals suffered per match. Mexico have only let in three so far; a highly-commendable average of 0.6 each game. Their semi-final experiences were, however, quite different.
While Brazil almost threw their championship away with a 3-0 first half lead over Turkey ending up with a 4-3 battle that Anderson, man of the match, and Corinthiano striker Igor only sealed in injury time. Mexico, in contrast, sent the Dutch packing after a humbling 4-0 thrashing of the bitter Oranje. “Ever since we arrived here [in Peru] we’ve known that we can win this trophy†claimed an enthusiastic Jesús RamÃrez. Even President Fox has voiced his confidence in the squad.
His opposite number in the baby seleção, Nelson Rodrigues, shows great respect for the Mexican team. “Mexico is a quality team, and they’ve got excellent players like Dos Santos (16 year old promise currently at FC Barcelona but wanted by Chivas). I’m pretty sure that it’s going to be as hard a game as the last one we played against the Turkish teamâ€. Surveys show the local Peruvian population is pretty much split down the middle between the two nations.
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Approximately 40,000 fans watched the Mexicans take a 2-0 halftime lead over the samba kings on goals by Carlos Vela and Omar Esparza in the 31st and 33rd minutes, respectively.
Ever Guzman closed out the scoring with four minutes remaining in the match as Mexico claimed their second-ever FIFA tournament title.
The other was the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico when as hosts, they topped Brazil 4-3 in
Mexico crowned Under-17 champions
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Tournament top scorer Carlos Vela put Mexico ahead with a low header in the 31st minute and Omar Esparza doubled the advantage soon after with a blinding right-foot volley.
Ever Guzman sealed the win in the 86th minute with a stunning solo effort.
The victory in the 16-team tournament was Mexico's first at any level in a Fifa World Championship. Brazil have won the event on three previous occasions.
The Netherlands beat Turkey 2-1 for
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Ruben Morales: I won the qualifying tournament in Mexico so I earned the right to come here today! Playing in that tournament was great - it gave me some good practice!
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It was dawn Monday and thousands of people were still celebrating on the streets of Mexico City with flags, green jerseys and charro hats in hand.
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