FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 Final: Germany U-17 Champion!

Germany U-17 won the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 (doc LOC WCU17).

JAKARTA - Germany U-17 faced France U-17 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 final at Manahan Stadium, Solo, Saturday, December 2, 2023.

Germany U-17 has finally realized its ambition to make history in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. They won this biennial tournament for the first time after beating France U-17 through a penalty shootout.

France U-17 is actually more in control of the first half. In fact, possession of the ball looks dominant with 62 percent.

However, Jean-Luc Vannuchi's team appeared ineffective. They only dwell in their own area and rarely penetrate a third of the opponent's defense.

As a result, Les Bleus only had one shot at the goal from two attempts.

On the other hand, Germany U-17 often destroys the opponent's defense. They even made four shots on target from eight attempts.

That figure cannot be separated from the effectiveness of Der Panzer in reducing Les Bleus. Christian Wuck's high defense line scheme has proven successful.

France U-17 does not move. They are very difficult to enter the German U-17 region.

In fact, often their attacks run aground in Der Panzer's second line with an impressive interception.

France's failure to build attacks from below is proof that Germany's high-defense U-17 scenario is going well. Der Panzer's attack line put pressure on the opponent's territory to make it uncomfortable to linger with the ball.

Through this slick scheme, Germany U-17 actually managed to score a quick goal in the third minute. However, Paris Brunner's goal was disallowed after the feeder, Max Moerstedt, went offside first.

France U-17 was under pressure again five minutes later. Luckily, their defenders were still quick to block the ball.

Les Bleus didn't develop. They don't calm down when they have the ball in the aftermath of the opponent's pressing. In the end, they often lose the ball.

This condition was used by Der Panzer to carry out a quick counter-attack. One of the chances of being born from Noah Darrich's speculation kick in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, the shot from outside the penalty box still bounced.

Five minutes later, it was Brunner's turn to threaten. Again, through a speculative shot that still bounced over Paul Argney's crossbar.

France U-17 had only one golden opportunity in the 22nd minute. Saimon Bouabre fired a placing shot from inside the penalty box, but Konsantin Heide was still pushed over.

Disaster for Les Bleus came in the 25th minute. Germany U-17 was awarded a penalty after Aymen Sadi violated Moerstedt.

The referee decided to point to the spot after observing via video assistant referee (VAR).

Paris Brunner, who became the executor, succeeded in carrying out his duties. His horizontal strike to the right could not be read by Argney who reacted contrary.

Left 0-1 makes Les Bleus start trying to get out of pressure, but always fail. In fact, Germany U-17 managed to threaten again in the 36th minute.

However, Moerstedt's hard shot from outside the penalty box was still saved by Argney.

Der Panzer's last chance came in injury time. Brunner escaped guard before firing a shot at the far post. Luckily, Argney was still able to reach.

The U-17 French camp is not without a chance. One chance was created in the range five minutes before the break. However, Yvann Titi's header using a corner kick still soared.

Entering the second half, the match became even more interesting. France U-17 took the initiative to press first.

Instead of getting an equalizer goal, Les Bleus even missed again. Germany's U-17 quick counter-attack was indeed a nightmare for France U-17.

Starting the ball straight towards Moerstedt who combed the left side of the opponent's defense, he sent a cross into the goal mouth.

Initially, the ball was aimed at Brunner, but the player failed to reach. Luckily, there was still Darrich at the far post who immediately grabbed the ball.

Left behind by two goals, France U-17 has not given up. Two minutes after the opponent's second goal, they managed to open the tap.

Bouabre took action on the right side of the opponent's defense and then stabbed into the penalty box. He immediately fired a hard low shot that Heide failed to reach.

The score changed to 2-1 for Der Panzer's advantage.

Vannuchi's team are getting more and more excited to catch up. Their motivation soared after the opposing midfielder got a second yellow card.

Winners Osawe received a red card after picking up Ismael Buneb in the 69th minute.

France U-17 has finally started to feel comfortable controlling the ball in the opposing area and building attacks with the advantage of the number of players.

Pressure after pressure is launched. However, the strong wall of the German U-17 defense is difficult to break down.

Just look at Fode Sylla's effort in the 82nd minute. He failed to take advantage of the chaos in the opponent's penalty box after his shot was blocked.

The destruction of the Der Panzer defense only occurred in the 85th minute. How come Amougou changed the score to 2-2 after receiving Tidya Gomis' low cross.

Amougou, who was without escort, easily threw the ball in Heide's goal mouth.

The match then heated up. Germany U-17, which lost the number of players, actually created several opportunities at the end of the match.

In the 88th minute Brunner carried out a solo acceleration to dismantle the opponent's defense. The action ended with gunfire, but Argney was still pushed over.

The ball vomited completely under Moerstedt's control after that. Unfortunately, his left foot kick inside the penalty box still bounced slightly.

No additional goals were born until normal time was over. This final then proceeds to penalty shootout.

Germany U-17 again showed its luck on a high-five shootout. They won with a score of 4-3.

The penalty shootout also tensed. In fact, this round was held until the sixth kicker.

Lineup Of Players

Germany U-17 (4-3-3): 12-Konsantin Heide; 17-Eric Da Silva Moreira, 12-Constantin Heide; 13-Maximilian Hennig, 14-David Odogu, 4-Finn Jeltsch; 16-Winners Osawe, 10-Noah Darrich, 6-Faysal Harchaoui; 10-Bamul Yalcinkaya, 9-Max Moerstedt, 7-Paris Brunner

France U-17 (4-3-3): 1-Paul Argney; 2-Yvann Titi, 4-Bastien Meupiyou, 5-Joachim Kayi Sanda, 13-Aymen Sadi; 10-Ismael Buneb, 14-Fode Sylla, 20-Mathis Amougou; 8- Saimon Bouabre, 9-Mathis Lambourde, 11-Timai Gomis