Canadians in tough at FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia
And that hunt won’t be any easier at the 24-team tournament that opens Friday in Indonesia with Spain, Mali and Uzbekistan awaiting Andrew Olivieri’s side in Group B.
Spain has finished runner-up at the U-17 men’s competition on four occasions and placed third twice while Mali was beaten by Nigeria in the 2015 final and finished fourth in 2017. Uzbekistan is 5-3-1 in three trips to the tournament and made the quarter-finals in 2011, losing to eventual runner-up Uruguay.
The tournament runs through Dec. 2 with Jakarta and Bandung also playing host to games. The top two in each of the six groups, along with the four best third-placed teams, move on to the knockout phase. “And that’s been kind of the theme for the boys. They need to experience those types of matches. And we’ll be ready for it. We’ll be the better for it coming into our first game against Spain. And Uzbekistan is a quality side.”“They’re certainly a top team coming out of Africa,” Olivieri said. “We know that it’s going to be a big third match and we want to make sure that we’re in a good place going into that third match.
The likes of Brazil’s Neymar , Alisson Becker and Casemiro , South Korea’s Son Heung-min , Spain’s Pedri and England’s Phil Foden have used the tournament as a stepping-stone to stardom. Sixteen of Olivieri’s 21-player roster come from MLS academies, including 10 from Toronto FC, three from CF Montreal and two from the Vancouver Whitecaps. Midfielder Taryck Tahid and forward Kevaughn Tavernier come from the CPL’s Vancouver FC and Forge FC, respectively.Midfielder Alessandro Biello is the son of interim Canada senior coach Mauro Biello while forward Antoni Klukowski is the son of former Canadian international Mike Klukowski.
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