Burkina Faso, Uganda, Mali and Mexico were the last teams to qualify for the round of 32 of the U-17 World Cup being held in Qatar until November 27, after the third day of the group stage.
Burkina Faso pulled off a hard-fought victory over Tajikistan, beating them 2-0 with goals from Cherif Barro and Eric Ouattare to book their place in the next round as second in Group I. A group in which the United States finished on top with nine points after a narrow 1-0 win over the Czech Republic (ranked third best) thanks to a goal from Borussia Dortmund striker Mathis Albert, although Mateo Tsakiris will miss the last 16 due to a straight red card.
They advance with effort to the next round
In K, Uganda narrowly qualified by beating France 1-0 (James Bogere) to earn their first three points of the tournament.
Plus the one he had from the draw against Chile (4 in total). A meritorious pass as one of the best third.
The Mali national team confirmed its qualification and second place in Group L after beating Saudi Arabia 0-2, forcing the Middle Eastern country’s elimination from the World Cup.
Due to the last results of the day, which ended with New Zealand 1-4 Austria, Mexico’s U-17 national team qualified.
Carino Carlos’s pupils achieved the thirty-second place in the round of 32 as the eighth best third, with three points and a goal difference of -2.
The final table of the U-17 World Cup is defined
FIFA will assemble the final table according to a general table, from 1 to 32, matching the best first with the worst third, the second with the thirty-first, and so on.
Those that remain on the road after the group stage are:
Bolivia, New Caledonia, United Arab Emirates, Fiji, Haiti, Ivory Coast, El Salvador, Honduras and Tajikistan.
As well as Panama, Chile, New Zealand (fourth in the group), Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Qatar and Costa Rica (worst third-placed).
A first phase in which three top scorers stand out, all with 4 goals.
Italy’s Samuele Inacio, Belgium’s Rene Mitongo and Czech Vit Skrkon.
Qualified teams for the round of 16
Italy, South Africa, Japan, Portugal, Senegal, Croatia, Argentina, Belgium, Venezuela, England, Switzerland and South Korea.
Germany, Colombia, Brazil, Zambia, United States, Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Ireland and Uzbakistan.
France, Canada, Austria, Mali, Mexico, North Korea, Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Paraguay and Egypt round out the teams that have qualified for the Round of 16 of the U-17 World Cup.
With information from EFE
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