Tag: U-17 World Cup

FIFA keeps on taking away youth World Cup hosting rights

Peru is out as U-17 World Cup host, just one week after Indonesia was removed as U-20 host

FIFA has announced that Peru will no longer host the men’s U-17 World Cup this winter.

In a statement, the governing body said that “the move was made given the inability of the host country to fulfill its commitments to completing the infrastructure required to stage the tournament.”

FIFA said the tournament is still scheduled for November 10 to December 2 and that a new host would be appointed “in due course.”

The move comes just one week after FIFA also stripped away Indonesia’s hosting rights for the men’s U-20 World Cup.

FIFA did not specify why Indonesia was removed as host, but the move was widely believed to be related the country’s unwillingness to host Israel, which qualified for the U-20 men’s World Cup for the first time.

Argentina has made a formal bid to replace Indonesia as host of the tournament, which is still scheduled to kick off next month.

In 2019, FIFA picked both Indonesia and Peru to host the respective tournaments in 2021. Both tournaments were pushed back to 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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U.S. Under-17s reach World Cup with wild win at Guatemala

Keyrol Figueroa scored a pair to take the lead for most goals at the CONCACAF U-17 Championship

The United States has reached the U-17 World Cup after a wild 5-3 win against a Guatemala side boosted by a vociferous home crowd.

Tuesday night’s CONCACAF U-17 Championship quarterfinal was for a berth at the U-17 World Cup, and both teams were up for the game in front of 11,275 fans at Estadio Nacional Doroteo Guamuch Flores.

The USYNT took an early 2-0 lead before Guatemala pulled a goal back just before the half. The game really kicked into overdrive, though, at the beginning of the second half as three goals were scored in a span of three minutes.

The first was the pick of the night as defender Aiden Harangi struck it pure from 25 yards out, going low into the far corner to give the U.S. a 3-1 lead.

Two minutes later, Guatemala pulled one back to make it 3-2, before the U.S. would hit back a minute after that. Keyrol Figueroa scored his second of the night, as the Liverpool striker became the co-leading scorer at the tournament with his sixth goal.

The U.S. wouldn’t be able to coast from there, however, as Guatemala made it 4-3 in the 74th minute to spark a huge response from a home crowd looking to lift their side to an equalizer. Those fans were quieted in the 83rd minute, though, when Taha Habroune scored to make it 5-3 and finally put the game away.

With the win, the U.S. advanced to the semifinals on Friday, where it will take on the winner of Thursday’s Canada-Puerto Rico match.

The win also saw the U.S. qualify for the U-17 World Cup for the 18th time, the most of any country. Peru will host the event, which will take place in November and December of this year.

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