2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup Final Preview: the U-17 European Cup Final Repeats

Germany U-17 and France U-17 met in the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 (doc. FIFA).

JAKARTA - The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup has entered the final round. France U-17 and Germany U-17 will duel for the title. The meeting between these two teams is like a replay of the 2023 U-17 European Cup final.

The final round of the 2023 U-17 World Cup will be held at Manahan Stadium, Solo. The match will take place on Saturday, December 2 2023, at 19.00 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

Germany U-17 pocketed a ticket to the final round after beating Argentina U-17 at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Der Panzer's victory was obtained through a fierce battle until a penalty shootout. They were ahead 1-0, then fell behind 1-2.

Christian Wuck's men then equalized 2-2 before turning things around to 3-2. When the match was almost over, Argentina U-17 managed to balance the score at 3-3.

This condition forced the two teams to continue the match to a penalty shootout. At this moment, Germany U-17 was able to win with a score of 4-2.

Meanwhile, France U-17 advanced to the final after beating Mali U-17 with a narrow score of 2-1.

Les Blues initially trailed 0-1, then the referee gave a red card to the Mali U-17 players in the 55th minute.

The winning number of players was put to good use by France U-17. Les Bleus managed to score two goals against the African representative.

The meeting between Germany U-17 and France U-17 in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup final is like a rematch of the U-17 European Cup final.

The U-17 European Cup final match which was held at the Hidegkuti Nandor Stadium, Budapest, Hungary, ended in a 0-0 draw in 90 minutes.

The match was forced to continue into high-fives. In the penalty shootout, Germany U-17 was able to lead 5-4 after France U-17 player Saimon Nadelia Bouabre's shot failed to result in a goal at the last opportunity.

The meeting of the two European representatives in the top match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup means ensuring that the champions of the 2023 edition will be representatives of the Blue Continent.

The last time Europe's representative won the U-17 World Cup was England. That moment occurred in 2015 when it was held in India.

From England U-17's victory at the 2015 U-17 World Cup, they were able to produce several great players who are now at the highest level of world football, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Phil Foden.