The first day of the Round of 16 took place this Friday. Under 17 World Cup Qatar 2025 With eight crosses defined, the same number fell into round 16; For example, the Argentina team could not reach it, as they lost to Mexico in a penalty shootout 5-2 after catching up 2-2 in regulation time.
Albiceleste’s goal scored Ramiro Turian and Fernand Kloster meanwhile Luis Gamboa He scored a double for the tricolor team, giving them a huge blow to the World Cup. That’s because the tricolor team entered the playoffs in last place out of three with a fair play advantage against Saudi Arabia, eliminating the highest seed. The next rivalry will be Portugal and Belgium 2-1.
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A total of 24 teams have closed their participation in the U17 World Cup. In addition to the eight nations eliminated on the first day of the Round of 16, 16 other nations did not advance from the group stage: Chile, New Zealand, Panama, Tajikistan, Honduras, El Salvador, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Fiji, United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia, Bolivia, Qatar, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia.
For the Argentine team, this is a competition that has historically been denied to them. Unlike the U20 World Cup, which we won, He has never won an under-17 competition and has placed his account with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) on hold. Her best results were third place in Italy in 1991, Ecuador in 1995 and Finland in 2003. Additionally, they placed fourth in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001, the United Arab Emirates in 2013, and the previous competition in Indonesia in 2023.
The top winners of the Under-17 World Cup are five-time champions Nigeria. His first title came in 1985 in China, and his last in Chile in 2015. Brazil won four titles, while Mexico and Ghana each won two. France, the Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Great Britain and Germany once participated in an Olympic expedition.