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10-09-03, 10:23 AM
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Brazil won the under 17 world cup after beating Spain 1-0 in the final. :color: :color: :color:
Brazil claimed their third crown in the past four editions of the U-17 tournament with a mixture of the same ingredients that have seen them re-emerge as the dominant footballing nation at senior level: steely defence, physical endurance, technical proficiency and the one thing they can always rely on – audacious skill.
But the young Selecao were just the winning actor of arguably the most dramatic junior tournament to date. The Finnish stage showcased the greatest (goals, hat-tricks), the wondrous (a 60-yard goal), the thrilling (a comeback from 5-0 down), the ruthless (a 9-1 thrashing of the hosts) the comical (a high number of own goals), and, of course, a few exceptional performers. And all this with ten of the 32 matches played on artificial turf.
Brazil won the under 17 world cup after beating Spain 1-0 in the final. :color: :color: :color:
Brazil claimed their third crown in the past four editions of the U-17 tournament with a mixture of the same ingredients that have seen them re-emerge as the dominant footballing nation at senior level: steely defence, physical endurance, technical proficiency and the one thing they can always rely on – audacious skill.
But the young Selecao were just the winning actor of arguably the most dramatic junior tournament to date. The Finnish stage showcased the greatest (goals, hat-tricks), the wondrous (a 60-yard goal), the thrilling (a comeback from 5-0 down), the ruthless (a 9-1 thrashing of the hosts) the comical (a high number of own goals), and, of course, a few exceptional performers. And all this with ten of the 32 matches played on artificial turf.