FIFA U-17 World Cup Participants Profile: Argentina, Hunting For First Title

The Argentine U-17 national team is targeting to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023. (FIFA)

JAKARTA - Argentina, is recorded to have a classy squad at the Indonesian U-17 World Cup 2023. Currently they are ready to bring their first title in the U-17 event.

Three-time World Cup winner, five-time U-20 FIFA World Cup winner, but was recorded as having never lifted a trophy at the U-17 level.

At the 2023 U-17 World Cup, Argentina is eyeing a trophy when traveling to Indonesia. This is to complete the series of successes of the national team at various international levels.

Argentina qualified for the 2023 U-17 World Cup with strong capital. They are ranked third in the 2023 U-17 South American Championships.

In that tournament, Albiceleste were unbeaten in the first four qualifying phase matches. They beat Venezuela and Bolivia to occupy the top board of the first phase of the qualifying round.

But in the second phase, the competition that Argentina is going through has proven not to be easy to live with. There were two defeats and one draw from three matches played by Diego Placente's team.

Finally, before leaving for Indonesia, their position dropped to third place and only had the same points as Venezuela, which was in fourth place.

The Argetina squad at the 2023 U-17 World Cup is led by Diego Placente, who has been a player for more than 15 years, since five years ago as a coach.

He has defended a number of clubs during his time as professional footballers such as River Plate, Bayer Leverkusen, and Bordeaux. Placente took over the U-15 team coach position in 2017.

As an U-15 coach, Placente has brought his team to the South American champions, before becoming an assistant coach for the U-20 team with Pablo Aimar. In 2021, Placente will occupy the U-17 head coach position.

In the Albiceste squad, there is the name Claudio Echeverri, which is currently the gem of Argentina. The player nicknamed El Diablito or the Little Devil is a clever player.

He has excellent possession skills, especially in one-on-one situations. Echeverri has made his debut with River Plate and is currently the hope of Argentina to win the U-17 title in Indonesia.

Argentina, has made its debut for the U-17 World Cup in its debut edition in 1985. Albiceste has only been absent from four tournaments since the start of the U-17 event.

The best achievement was the third finish, which was achieved in 1991, 1993 and 2005. This tournament in Indonesia in 2023 will be Argentina's 15th appearance.

During the U-17 World Cup, Argentina has played as many as 65 matches. Its position is on par with Mexico and only lost to Nigeria which recorded 67 matches and lost to Brazil which have recorded 89 matches.

Argentina has scored 98 goals in the final round. In 2023 Argentina will join Brazil which has scored 199 goals, Nigeria with 159 goals, Spain with 124 goals and Germany with 102 goals, as a team that has scored more than 100 goals in the U-17 World Cup.

This will be obtained if they are able to score at least twice in the 2023 U-17 World Cup finals held by Indonesia.