New Zealand U-17 Vs Germany U-17: Der Panzer Chasing Round Of 16 Tickets

The German U-17 national team will face New Zealand in the second match of Group F of the 2023 U-17 World Cup. (photo: dock. fifa)

JAKARTA Germany U-17 will chase tickets to the round of 16 when they meet New Zealand U-17 on the second matchday of Group F of the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

The two teams will clash at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, West Java, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 19.00 WIB. Germany is chasing tickets to qualify early for the knockout round.

In the first match, Germany managed to secure three points when they met Mexico. They are now in second place in the standings behind Venezuela.

If they win against New Zealand then Germany will lock the ticket to the knockout stages. An additional three points will automatically get them one of the top two places in the group stage.

However, the opportunity to qualify sooner could be disrupted from Zealand. The reason is, Zealand is in high motivation to get the first point in this year's group phase.

New Zealand is currently still the caretaker of the standings. They sit at the bottom as a result of losing against Venezuela in the first match.

Therefore, if they want to keep their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages, they need to steal points against Germany. This is clearly a tough task for Martin Badminton's team.

Indonesia's U-17 World Cup is Zealand's tenth participation. Of the nine opportunities before this, they have managed to penetrate the knockout stages three times (2009, 2011, and 2015).

Estimated Lineup Of Players

New Zealand U-17 (3-4-3):M Foord; A Isaako, DUNGriner, N Dupont; M Leuluai, M Dhotman De Villiers, N Murphy, A Cassidy; A Watson, L Supyk, N Walker.

Germany U-17(4-5-1): M Schmitt; F Jeltsch, M Hennig, D Odogu, E Da Silva Moreira; F Harchaoui, P Brunner, N Darrich, C Hermann, W Osawe; M Moerstedt.