FIFA U-17 WC: England victorious after stunning 5-2 comeback
The star of the magnificent show was England skipper Phil Foden who scored a wonderful brace but it was his all-around performance that was beautiful to watch.
The full-house Salt Lake Stadium witness a wonderful come back from young lions as they roared back from two goals down to defeat European champion Spain 5-2 to clinch their maiden title at this level.
For the second time in five months... we are world champions! ???? pic.twitter.com/PHpZlZcIAH
— England (@England) October 28, 2017
The star of the magnificent show was England skipper Phil Foden who scored a wonderful brace but it was his all-around performance that was beautiful to watch.
What a feeling ❤️???? pic.twitter.com/0TMAUXuecu
— Phil Foden (@PhilFoden) October 28, 2017
Rhian Brewster, Morgan White-Gibbs and Marc Guehi also got onto the score-sheet to help Steve Cooper's bunch cancel out the early brace of Sergio Gomez.
With 8️⃣ goals, @RhianBrewster9 wins the #FIFAU17WC golden boot! ???? pic.twitter.com/7oA9PGpBn8
— England (@England) October 28, 2017
Manchester City scarlet Foden was named the Golden Boy of the tournament while Brewster won the Golden Boot and Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriel won the Golden Glove accolade.
???????????? Packed house in Kolkata for #FIFAU17WC Final!
— #FIFAU17WC ????????⚽️???? (@FIFAcom) October 28, 2017
Thank you for creating a wonderful atmosphere, India ???????? pic.twitter.com/QBERFyxCGd
FIFA U-17 World Cup even shattered the most attendance record of FIFA U-20 World Cup - 2011 Colombia edition's 1,309,929 mark. It thus became the most attended men's age-group World Cup ever. Apart from that, this edition also has the highest goal average of 3.40 per match since the tournament format was changed in 2007 to a 24-team affair from the earlier 16-team participation.