Sahil Poonia created history for Zinc Football Academy recently, when he became the first player from the institution to represent India at international level. To celebrate his success, the academy invited former India football team captain Subrata Paul. The legendary goalkeeper invited the academy (located near Udaipur) on Saturday as chief guest to felicitate 16-year-old … Read more
Defending champions Spain won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 victory over first-time finalists Colombia whose campaign ended in a heartbreak after an own goal in the summit clash . Spain emerged the winners after an own goal by Colombian defender Ana María Guzmán Zapata in the 82nd minute of the final … Read more
Spain took the lead with Cristina’s goal when the Colombian goalkeeper scored on the rebound after stopping it for the first time. However, the score remained 0–0 as the target was rejected by the VAR review. It ruled that Christina had touched the ball with her hand. Chennai to host Squash World Cup 2023, WC … Read more
Whenever they have found themselves in trouble, Spain and Colombia have relied on Vicky Lopez and Linda Caicedo respectively to dig them out of it. Be it Lopez’s twin strikes late in the quarter-finals against Japan that took Spain through or Caicedo’s goals in crunch situations throughout the tournament for Colombia. When the teams clash … Read more
Germany’s head coach Friederike Kromp on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 and was isolated as the ongoing FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup had its first coronavirus case. Kromp tested positive for the virus hours before Germany’s quarterfinal clash against favourites Brazil at the DY Patil Stadium here.Kromp will not sit in the team dug out … Read more
India ended their FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup campaign with an all-loss record and without scoring a goal as they suffered a 0-5 defeat to formidable Brazil in their last group match here on Monday. Debutants India, who had qualified for the age-group showpiece by virtue of being hosts, had lost to USA (0-8) and … Read more
More than one lakh school students are expected to watch the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a section of each of the three stadia hosting the matches being reserved for them, the world governing body of the sport said on Monday. The initiative was undertaken jointly by the tournament’s Local Organising Committee and … Read more
India vs Brazil, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Live: Hello and good evening everyone! Hello and good evening! Welcome to our live coverage of India’s final Group A fixture vs Brazil in their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Stay tuned for folks, for the latest updates and live football … Read more
It doesn’t happen that often. But an Indian football team will get a rare opportunity to rub shoulders with the mighty Brazil, in the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup . Hosts India are already out of reckoning for a place in the knockouts but there is no doubting the fact that their last match of … Read more
Early mornings can be chilly in capital Bogota this time of the year, but Colombia were determined to be well-prepared when they landed in India for the Under-17 Women’s World Cup. To ensure the 10-and-a-half hour time difference between Colombia and India didn’t hamper his players’ performance due to jet lag, Colombia coach Carlos Paniagua … Read more