The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team will face a difficult road through the knockout rounds of the U-17 World Cup. That road begins on Monday.
After winning the first two matches of the group stage, the U.S. fell to Colombia in the final match of the round. The defeat knocked the U.S. all the way to third in the group, setting a a date with Paraguay (10:30 a.m., Fox Sports 2), who cruised to three wins and 10 goals in Group B play.
Introducing your U-17 #USMNT starting XI for this morning's knockout round clash vs. 🇵🇾 at the #FIFAU17WC.
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This group has multiple players that need to be at least practicing with the SR team. In 5 years, they (and others) will be in their prime. I want to see how they look now. We have NOTHING to lose anymore and some look to have enough between their ears plus the size to possibly fit. Lets see. Very impressed with Carleton, Akinola, Weah and Sargent. But others are good too. We all know that Arena would NEVER have done that. Lets hope the new temp coach isn’t like that cause remember, Pulisic is not that much older than these guys and Sargent has already played up and dominated at U20
Looks like we’ll be playing winner of England/Japan (…England) on 10/21.
Sooo.. this group plus Pulisic vs TnT, we’re in Russia..
What a performance! So much fun to watch too
77′ Weah with another. 5 – 0…
75′. Turn out the lights. Carelton feeds Sargent on the counter. Sargent fires top shelf from 12 yards. 4 – 0 USA.
64′ Goal Carelton! Out wide to Watts, back inside to Sargent who looks, turns, feeds Carleton at about 15 yards. Carelton slides a nice shot along the ground to the right post. 3 – 0 USA.
Or it could have been the left. Or 54′. But whatever. Awesome goal.
53′ Weah from the top right of the box, cuts in about 25 yards out… fires a looping rocket to the far post, over the keeper, nestles under the bar. 2 – 0 USA!
Weeeaaaaahhh!!!
What a Golazo!! Holy Crap that was sweet!
Wide open game. Wish we would look to play two touch more through the midfield. Too many cheap giveaways from either too much dribbling or trying to play one killer pass…
Sargent appears to be getting a bit frustrated, need to find a way to get him more involved.
Had some close chances to be up by more, but I’ll take it.
Definitely could be 2 or 3-0. Paraguay has had a few chances, but U.S. has definitely been the better team. Need to put it all together in the second half, though, and manage the game.
Just about time for kickoff in India as the U.S. faces Paraguay. The Paraguay attack has been vicious, but the U.S. defense was stout up until the Colombia loss. U.S. will need Sargent to get going in a big way, though.
Early corner kick for Paraguay is cleared away. Can definitely see that the Paraguay attack will cause some problems throughout.
5′ Solid sequence for the U.S., but the passing is just off in the final moments. Carleton taps it just past Weah in the box to end the sequence.
Interesting game through the first 10 minutes or so. Fairly even. Both sides with the ball and both have created some dangerous moments.
15′ Free kick for Paraguay but it’s smashed into the wall and out cor a corner.
First legitimate chance of the match as Paraguay’s Rodriguez fires a shot. Good save from Garces, though. Still scoreless in the 18th minute.
GOAL WEAH! Great pass from Carleton springs Akinola, who fired a first-time driven cross across the box. Weah slides and taps it in and it’s 1-0 to the U.S. What a counter.
INCREDIBLE HIT FROM GOSLIN HITS THE CROSSBAR! Long-range free kick and the Paraguay goalkeeper tips it off the crossbar. Incredible shot, great save. 45′
45′ SO CLOSE! Akinola chests a shot right near the line and it somehow doesn’t go over the line. Hard to tell, but a great chance for the U.S.
Second half is underway. Gloster on for Dest at left back .
50′ Good cross from Carleton and it finds Weah on the back post. Just can’t get enough power on the header, and it’s saved easily.
54′ GOLAZO WEAH! Incredible shot from range as he rockets one into the far corner. One of the best goals of the tournament pushes the U.S. lead to 2-0.
GOAL CARLETON! That should just about do it. Good work from Sargent to keep possession and find Carleton, who picks out a corner with his first-time shot. 3-0 to the U.S., who have one foot in the quarterfinal round.
Weah and Carleton have been incredible. Not even sure who MOTM would be. Weah with a hat-trick, but Carleton has been on another level. What a performance.
Saw the substitutes – no Jaylin Lindsey or Jacobo Reyes. Did they get injured?