FIFA U-17 World Cup Participants Profile 2023: United States, New History Aligned Brazil

JAKARTA - The United States has set a record with its 18th appearance at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was held in Indonesia. Now, the US has created history after making the most records in the U17 World Cup with Brazil.

The United States U-17 national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup after becoming runners-up in the CONCACAF U-17 2023 championship. After beating Canada 2-0 in the top four, the U-17 United States move finally in the top match. They lost to the King of CONCACAF, Mexico with a score of 3-1.

At the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the United States is in Group E along with South Korea, Burkina Faso, and France.

The three group stage matches played by the United States will be held at the Jakarta International Stadium. On November 12, 2023, the United States began its journey at the U-17 World Cup at the South Korean home.

Three days later the United States will host Burkina Faso in the same place, kickoff starts at 16.00 WIB.

The third match of the group stage will be held by the United States by hosting France at the Jakarta International Stadium on November 18, 2023 starting at 19.00 WIB.

In Indonesia, the United States is led by coach Gonzalo Segares, a former defensive player who spent most of his professional football career with Chicago Fire. The coach with the Kostarika passport has 19 caps with the Kostarika national team.

After hanging up his boots, Segares started a coaching career at the club that raised him Chicago Fire. Three years ago Segares started his career as coach of the United States U-15 national team.

And, finally in 2021 it is trusted to hold the U-17 National Team of the United States. And at the 18th appearance at the U-18 World Cup, Segares together with his team are in a very good condition to break records with the best achievements.

To achieve this target, the United States currently has key player Keyrol Figueroa, who is the son of former Honduras captain and defender Wigan Athletic, Major Figueroa.

Keyrol currently plays for Liverpool's U-18 team. In the U-17 national team, Keyrol became one of the players with the most prominent talent.

Keyrol has scored seven goals in seven CONCACAF championship games. A record that only Mexican player Stephano Carrillo can match.

At the Indonesia U-17 World Cup, Keyrol will prove his sharpness again to compete with Group E.

On 17 occasions in the U-17 World Cup tournament, the United States successfully reached the quarter-final level five times. The best results were obtained in 1999 when it was held in New Zealand.

At that time, the United States, reinforced by DaMarcus Beasley and bary Donovan, managed to enter the top four. They were defeated by Ghana 2-0 in the third-place fighting match.

In Group E of the 2023 Indonesia U-17 World Cup, the United States will undergo group stage competition, one of which is against South Korea. The last time the United States played against South Korea in the U-17 World Cup in 2003, was when they won 6-1 through a hat-trick from Freddy Adu.

Currently, the number of United States appearances is still the largest along with Brazil, compared to other countries.