Two U.S. youth national teams will be part of a four-team tournament Nov. 9-19 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Junior Gonzalez, the interim coach of LA Galaxy II of the USLChampionship, will serve as head coach of a team of 2002s, comprised of U-17 players who weren’t part of the USA’s 2019 U-17 World Cup roster. Gonzalez, and […]
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Watch: Efrain Alvarez score twice in Mexico's 8-0 U-17 World Cup win
Mexico, which opened with a scoreless tie against Paraguay and a 2-1 loss to Italy, advanced to the second round of the U-17 World Cup thanks to an 8-0 win over the Solomon Islands in whichCalifornian Efrain Alvarez scored twice and set up two goals. The 17-year-old LA Galaxy midfielder also scored El Tri’s goal […]
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Under-17 World Cup is slightly brighter for USA after second game
A 0-0 tie, how the USA’s game with Japan ended at the Under-17 Men’s World Cup in Brazil on Wednesday, sounds a lot better if you consider how the Americans started the tournament. That was a 4-1 lossto Senegal. By getting a point against Japan, the USA knows it should advance to the knockout stage […]
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Watch: How Japan beat Netherlands at U-17 World Cup
Japan, the USA’s opponent on Wednesday, beat the Dutch, 3-0, in Sunday’s other Group D opener at the U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
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Watch: How Senegal beat USA at U-17 World Cup
Here’s all five goals of the USA’s 4-1 loss to Senegal in its 2019 U-17 World Cup opener, in a two-minute highlight video. Gianluca Busio had given the USA a 3rd minutelead, but Senegal scored in first-half stoppage time, and in the 72nd, 76th and 88th minute.
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USA at the U-17 World Cup: The staff, the stakes, the squad
The U-17 World Cup, a biennial chance to see how U.S. teens compare to the rest of the world, kicks off for the USA on Sunday in Brazil when it faces Senegal (4 pm ET, FS1, Telemundo). This U-17 WorldCup comes at a time when questions of how U.S. Soccer is handling its youth national […]
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John Hackworth on U.S. Soccer changes, the Under-17 World Cup, and winning with USL's Louisville City
With the 2019 U-17 World Cup kicking off in Brazil, we spoke to John Hackworth, a U.S. coach at four U-17 World Cups who was at the helm at the start of the current U-17s’ cycle.Hackworth served as assistant coach, to John Ellinger, at the 2003 U-17 World Cup. He was head coach in 2005 […]
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Watch (TBT): A USA golazo at the 1999 U-17 World Cup
Coach Raphael Wicky‘s team aims to become the first to match the fourth-place finish by Coach John Ellinger‘s U.S. U-17s two decades ago in New Zealand, whenLandon Donovan won the Golden Ball. Here’s how Donovan scored in the 2-2 semifinal tie against Australia, which prevailed in a PK shootout.
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USA's 2019 U-17 World Cup squad has pro experience
U.S. coach Raphael Wicky has named his 21-player roster for the 2019 men’s U-17 World Cup that kicks off in Brazil Oct. 26. Wicky will be assisted at the World Cup byAnte Jazic, Barry Pauwels, Matt Pilkington and goalkeeper coach Mike McGinty. USA U-17 2019 World Cuproster No. Player (club/hometown) U-17 caps/goalsGOALKEEPERS (3) 21- Aaron Cervantes […]
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U.S. U-17 boys finish Dutch trip with big loss to Denmark
After beating U-17 European champion Netherlands and Concacaf champ Mexico, the U.S. U-17s fell, 4-1, to Denmark in their final game at the four-nations under-17 tournament in the Netherlands. CoachRaphael Wicky‘s team is preparing for the 2019 U-17 World Cup that kicks off in late October in Brazil, where the Netherlands will be its final […]