The France U17 team faces Germany U17 this Saturday, December 2 in the final of the Under-17 World Cup. Follow the match live.
13:34 – The Mannschaft is more determined (34′)
Since the start of this France – Germany, the Germans are constantly on the second ball because they impose themselves physically in almost all the duels they play.
13:32 – Sylla misses his counter (33′)
The French midfielder has not yet quite entered this France – Germany like this oriented control which goes into touch.
13:30 – Bouabré is doing well (30′)
The AS Monaco winger pulls Da Silva’s jersey and escapes without a yellow card in this France – Germany.
13:28 – Brunner doesn’t shake! 1-0 for Germany (29′)
The young Dortmund winger doesn’t need to be asked and deceives Paul Argney before half an hour of play in this France – Germany. The domination of the Mannschaft is rewarded.
13:26 – Penalty for Germany! (27′)
The French are punished! Sadi commits a foul in his area after Argney’s save a few seconds ago. The referee went to watch the video and sanctioned the young Bleuets defender.
13:23 – Argney imitates Heide (24′)
The Bleuets are doing well on this one in this France – Germany. After a nice move, the Germans take their chance but Paul Argney is on the trajectory and pushes back in an unacademic manner.
1:21 p.m. – The French awakening! (22′)
What acceleration from Bouabré! He drops his opposite number, enters the area and returns to his right foot before trying his luck. Heide makes a good save on the first attempt on target from France – Germany.
13:19 – Another strike (20′)
Brunner collects a ball very high and tries his luck from 20 meters but the young German winger’s attempt goes over again.
13:18 – Meupiyou is in the game (19′)
Fortunately the French defender has been very vigilant since the start of this France – Germany and intervenes after a failed restart from Titi.
13:17 – Les Bleuets in difficulty (18′)
France has been struggling since the start of this final and has suffered repeated attacks from the Germans. Jean-Luc Vannuchi’s players are unable to keep the ball.
13:14 – Darvich takes his chance (15′)
The German midfielder approaches the opponent’s zone of truth and ends up taking his chance in this France – Germany but his attempt escapes the target.
13:12 – A first corner for the Bleuets (12′)
For the first time in this France – Germany, the young French obtained a corner after strong German domination.
13:10 – Good work from Lambourde (11′)
The French center forward manages to give his team some breathing room by returning to his own half. The Bleuets had been cornered for a few minutes in this France – Germany.
13:08 – What a fright! (9′)
On the second German corner, Paul Argney tries to impose himself in his area but the ball drags a few meters from his goal line and the Bleuets finally manage to deflect it for a corner.
13:05 – Brunner’s ball is long (6′)
The Germans start this France – Germany well but still lack a little precision in the last gesture like this slightly long ball from the Borussia Dortmund player.
13:03 – The German opener is denied! (4′)
The Bleuets are doing well in these first minutes of France – Germany. Brunner’s goal is disallowed for an offside position.
13:01 – Harchaoui takes his shot too far (2′)
On the corner, the French defense pushes back in the axis but Harchaoui drags and attempts a shot which flies above the Argney cages.
13:01 – A first corner (1′)
The Germans obtain the very first corner of this France – Germany. Number 17 Da Sliva will take care of it.
1:00 p.m. – Here we go!
The day of glory has come ? The answer will be known at the end of this France – Germany which has just started. The Bleuets are looking for a second coronation in this competition.
12:55 – Hymns! The tension is growing !
Five minutes from the kick-off of this France – Germany, the two teams returned to the pitch at Manahan Stadium in Surakarta to compete in this final of the U17 World Cup. The hymns ring out!
12:49 – Images at the heart of the locker rooms
Discover behind the scenes of the Bleuets’ exit during the warm-up before this France – Germany a few minutes ago.
12:42 – Imitating the 84 generation
This is not the first time that a generation of U17s has found itself in the final of a World Cup. Indeed, before them the 1984 generation had achieved this feat led in particular by a certain Anthony Le Tallec or even an equally well-known Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Both players are now retired and will certainly have a keen eye on this France – Germany.
12:35 – Words from Jean-Luc Vannuchi
Before this France – Germany, the Bleuets coach explained what his team will have to do to win the competition: “We will have to remain tight as we know how to do well, defend well so as not to concede a goal, especially on their rapid attacks and transition phases. So be solid, and then we will have opportunities. We don’t score a lot, but we managed to do it at very important moments, in a somewhat surgical way. If we still have to go through that , we sign. Everyone will have their highlights and we will have to perform well in ours. The energy aspect will also play a big role over the duration of the match. It’s the seventh in twenty days, it’s not an easy load to manage with the heat.”
12:28 – Germany’s journey
Before this France – Germany, the young Germans also had a group stage without a hitch. But, as for the Bleuets, the rest was more difficult with a decisive victory against Spain in the quarter-final (1-0) before an epic duel against Argentina won on penalties.
12:21 – The Bleuets journey
If the Bleuets started this U17 World Cup well with a flawless performance during the group stage, the task then became complicated during the knockout phase. Indeed, the young Tricolores first needed a penalty shootout to defeat Senegal in the quarter-final before beating Mali with a very short header in the semi-finals (2-1). Now it’s time for this France – Germany!