Post by epjr on Aug 27, 2013 18:19:00 GMT -6
Canada drawn into Group E at upcoming U-17 World Cup
Back for their second straight tournament under head coach Sean Fleming, the young Canadians will likely have to win one their first two games if they have any hope of advancing to the round of 16 for the first time.
The Canadians open against Austria on Oct. 19. In the Austrians, Canada will be up against one of the weaker teams from the six-team UEFA contingent. In an eight-team qualifying tournament that took place in May, Austria actually qualified after finishing third in a group with Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
The groups for the upcoming U-17 World Cup:
Group A
United Arab Emirates
Honduras
Brazil
Slovakia
Group B
Uruguay
New Zealand
Cote d’Ivoire
Italy
Group C
Croatia
Morocco
Panama
Uzbekistan
Group D
Tunisia
Venezuela
Russia
Japan
Group E
Canada
Austria
Iran
Argentina
Group F
Mexico
Nigeria
Iraq
Sweden
www.reddit.com/tb/1l6sg4
Back for their second straight tournament under head coach Sean Fleming, the young Canadians will likely have to win one their first two games if they have any hope of advancing to the round of 16 for the first time.
The Canadians open against Austria on Oct. 19. In the Austrians, Canada will be up against one of the weaker teams from the six-team UEFA contingent. In an eight-team qualifying tournament that took place in May, Austria actually qualified after finishing third in a group with Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.
The groups for the upcoming U-17 World Cup:
Group A
United Arab Emirates
Honduras
Brazil
Slovakia
Group B
Uruguay
New Zealand
Cote d’Ivoire
Italy
Group C
Croatia
Morocco
Panama
Uzbekistan
Group D
Tunisia
Venezuela
Russia
Japan
Group E
Canada
Austria
Iran
Argentina
Group F
Mexico
Nigeria
Iraq
Sweden
www.reddit.com/tb/1l6sg4