The United States Under-17 national team advanced to the knockout stage of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup, but its first opponent in the next phase is perhaps the most impressive team from the group stage, Germany (4 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN3.com/Galavision).
Germany thrashed its Group E opponents by a combined score of 11-1 in three victories and stands in the United States' way of reaching the quarterfinals. Making matters worse for the United States is that captain Marc Pelosi won't be eligible for the match after being sent off in the final game of the group stage against New Zealand.
Should the U.S. U-17s claim victory, they would advance to the quarterfinals to meet either England or Argentina.
If you will be watching any of the U.S. U-17 match, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below. Enjoy the action.
Tell me again why we even have first half stoppage time. The German defender was on the ground more than a minute and 3 goals complete with choreographed celebrations were scored = 1 min stoppage time.
Anyway, I imagine the US players were just happy to get off the field.
LOL…some of the worst individual and team defensive awareness that I’ve seen in years. Our tactical awareness is so below other nations it’s laughable. We simply start too late. The Germans are learning how to play before they are 10 in club / professional environments. Until we can emulate this approach, forget it.
Yup I said the same thing. It was clearly offside, but had the defending not been so poor it would never have happened.
The second goal was all on Fehr, what was he doing just letting the ball run like that? The third one should have been ruled offside as the player who actually touches the ball and scores was offside when the ball was played. Had the intended man got the ball it would have been ok but the actual goal scorer was off. Not that it excuses the poor defending that allowed the play to break down so badly.
wtf was that??
i’m starting to get worried about our future
At least one player looks interested…
There’s going to be a lot of footage of this game in the “How To Ball Watch” instructional video.
That has to be the worst defense i’ve seen in my life…
A third?wow, nissed that to type.
Let’s see if we can keep them to two goals in the second half.
3rd goal was looked offside. Player who tapped it in was in the offside position when the first pass was made.
More of the Sr team
3-0 and I am done for the night here. A hideous defensive 30-40 seconds there.
What do they teach these kids at Bradenton, how to be naive soccer players. How to glide along instead of battling. More if the Sr team.
Ok, I’m done.
keep the updates coming. I’m not wasting my bandwidth to watch this.
can’t handle this anymore
3-0 another CB falling asleep! And we look terrible!
3-0. Sheesh.
Aaaaand Germany off the post. This could get ugly.
Damn, USA was kinda still in the game there. Not anymore. Germany 2-0 40′
Don’t be so pessimistic… okay 2-0 NOW it’s over.
Acosta getting sliced up for 2nd German goal in 40th minute, 2-0 Germany. Now I agree it may be over… 🙁
Wow, an American CB falling asleep on a runner? Go figure…2-0 Germany.
D’ohhh… sloppy defending and Germany bags a second.
2-0 and I am done for the day
Koroma looks good.
McIntosh is in the Earthquakes academy
beautiful thru ball by Guido to M. Rodriguez, goalie beats him to the ball, Koroma can’t get to the deflection in time but takes out German CB in 36th minute
Another terrific save by McIntosh. Hope he finds his way to a MLS squad or Euro club Academy as his instincts and positioning (from the few games I’ve seen) are good.
At the fault of the reader for their lack of reading comprehension and acknowledgment of context of course…. 🙂
They switched Koroma up top and Areola (sp?) is on the left where Pelosi typically plays
That last part could misinterpreted pretty easily
Guido is going to be a star, the only thing holding him back is his motor, he looks slow and sluggish, but what beautiful touch he and the vision to see things develop is a trait few if any of our players possess
i am more entertained by the U-17 worldcup than the women’s… (also thought the U-17 girls were more entertaining…)
thanks for the updates, keep ’em coming. at work and the fifa.com gamecast is limited at best
welp so much for this game
Seriously. Morale is low these days….
And germany scores off of a quickly taken corner kick
Captain Optimisim over her
Well that sucked.
Goal Germany in 20th minute 1-0
1-0 Germany…that should do it.
Why is our best striker (koroma) playing in the midfield?
No goals yet but the Germans have been peppering the Americans goal with some good shots
Score? No ESPN3 @ the office…
US defense looks about as bad as our senior team…seems just a bit of time before germany gets one of their shots in the back of the net
It’s taking all I’ve got to avoid trying to turn this game on in my office…..
US goalie looking like the truth right now!
Threatening cross by Acosta, which leads to a corner and a shot on goal parried by the German keeper. Encouraging sequence.
This field looks terrible