Iranian U-17 Vs New Caledonia U-17 Preview: Les Cogarus' Last Attempt To Type First Points

JAKARTA - The third matchday of Group C of the U-17 World Cup brings together Iran U-17 with New U-17 Kaledonia. The match will take place at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, on Friday, November 17 at 19.00 WIB.

In fact, this match did not mean much to New U-17 Caledonia. You see, winning or losing, tickets to the round of 16 can no longer be achieved.

This situation cannot be separated from the bitter results achieved by Les Cogarus, nicknamed New U-17 Kaledonia, in the previous two matches. Facing England U-17 in the first match, Leonardo Lopez's team were slaughtered 0-10, then the second match against Brazil also lost 0-9.

So in the months of the big team, New U-17 Caledonia were crushed at the bottom of Group C without a single point. This situation also makes their chances of entering the round of 16 tightly closed.

Even though the chance to the knockout stages had disappeared, Les Cogarus never gave up. They said they were proud to be able to appear in the prestigious 2023 U-17 World Cup tournament and were still trying to pick up the first point on the final matchday against Iran U-17.

If we can penetrate the World Cup again, it will make us proud. This is our second appearance since our debut in 2017," said Lopez, quoted from an official statement, Thursday, November 16, 2023.

"Our presence here has a positive impact on the development of New Caledonia football. We will pursue even better results in other tournaments," he added.

Meanwhile, Iran U-17 looked at the final group stage match with more confidence because they were superior to Les Cogarus.

Iran U-17 is currently third in the Group C standings. The position was secured after they bagged three points from two matches.

In their inaugural match against Brazil U-17, Iran U-17 even made a surprise by winning 3-2, then in the second match they lost 1-2 to England U-17.

Judging from these results, the Iranian chance to secure a ticket to qualify for the last 16 is still open, especially if they can get points in the last match.

Against New U-17 Kaledyonia, the Mesopotamian Lions are predicted to win with a big score.