FIFA U17 World Cup 2017: Full List of U17 WC Teams/Squads & Players
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, the tournament which is on every Indian football supporters' mind is now just 10 days away. All the 24 teams that have qualified for the biggest youth football event in the world have announced their final squads. 504 players will now test themselves at the highest level in six stadiums in the country, in what will be their first real international exposure in the game.
India, Niger and New Caledonia are the three new participants in the World Cup with India qualifying for its first-ever stint in the U-17 setup. Players such as Tim Weah, Vinicius Junior and Aniket Jadhav will be looked at closely by the fans as the teenage stars will look to follow in the footsteps of Neymar, Toni Kroos and Ronaldinho; some players who previously played in the U-17 World Cup.
The World Cup will kick off on the 6th of October with Delhi being the venue for the opening game. The final will be played at a stadium considered as India's Maracana - the Salt Lake Stadium on the 28th of October. On that note, here is a complete list of the official squad of all the 24 teams in the competition:
Group A
#1 India
GOALKEEPERS: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal
DEFENDERS: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande
MIDFIELDERS: Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan
FORWARDS: Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav
#2 United States of America
GOALKEEPERS: Justin Garces, Dos Santos CJ, Alex Budnik
DEFENDERS: Jaylin Lindsey, Chris Gloster, James Sands, Tyler Shaver, Chris Durkin, Sergino Dest, Akil Watts
MIDFIELDERS: Blaine Ferri, Andrew Carleton, George Acosta, Taylor Booth, Chris Goslin, Indiana Vassilev
FORWARDS: Ayo Akinola, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Bryan Reynolds, Jacobo Reyes
#3 Colombia
GOALKEEPERS: Nicolás Gómez, Kevin Mier, Daniel Melo
DEFENDERS: Andrés Cifuentes, Guillermo Tegue
MIDFIELDERS: Christian Andrade, Thomas Gutiérrez, Andrés Perea, Bryan Gomez, Juan Penaloza, Robert Mejia, Yadir Meneses, Gustavo Carjaval, Fabian Angel, Etilso Martinez
FORWARDS: Leandro Campaz, Luiz Lopez, Santiago Barrero, Deiber Caicedo, Deyman Cortes, Juan Vidal
#4 Ghana
GOALKEEPERS: Danlad Ibrahim, Michael Acquaye, Kwame Aziz
DEFENDERS: Najeeb Yakubu, Gideon Mensah, Bismark Owusu, Edmund Arko-Mensah, Abdul Yusif, Gideon Acquah, Rashid Alhassan, John Otu
MIDFIELDERS: Isaac Gyamfi, Gabriel Leveh, Ibrahim Sulley, Kudus Mohammed, Emmanuel Toku, Mohammed Iddriss, Sadiq Ibrahim
FORWARDS: Eric Ayiah, Richard Danso, Mohammed Aminu
Group B
#5 New Zealand
Goalkeepers: Jacob Clark, Zac Jones, Nicholas Milner.
Defenders: Liberato Cacace, Boyd Curry, Ben Deeley, Matthew Jones, Joshua Rogerson, Jordan Spain, Emlyn Wellsmore.
Midfielders: Willem Ebbinge, Elijah Just, Oliver Duncan, Kieran Richards, Kingsley Sinclair, Oliver Whyte, Leon Van Den Hoven.
Forwards: Matthew Conroy, Charles Spragg, Matthew Palmer, Max Mata.
#6 Turkey
Goalkeepers: Berke Özer, Ozan Can Oruç and Eren Bilen
Defenders: ?ahan Akyüz, ?smail Çokçal??, Abdussamed Karnuçu, Bekir Melih Gökçimen, Ozan Muhammet Kabak, Ramazan Emirhan Civelek and Berk Çetin
Midfielders: Egehan Gök, Kerem Atakan Kesgin, Atalay Babacan, Recep Gül, Sezer Ta?kolu, Sefa Akgün and Umut Güne?
Forwards: Embiya Ayy?ld?z, Yunus Akgün, Malik Karaahmet and Ahmed Kutucu
#7 Paraguay
Goalkeepers: Ángel Roa, Jhonathan Martínez, Diego Huesca and Aldo Pérez.
Defenders: Luis Zárate, Marcelo Rolón, Alexis Duarte, Roberto Fernández, Jesús Rolón and Pedro Álvarez.
Midfielders: Julio Báez, Víctor Villasanti, Stevens Gómez, Giovanni Bogado, Braian Ojeda, Alan Rodríguez and Hugo Quintana.
Strikers: Fernando Cardozo, Fernando Romero, Nicolás Morínigo, Leonardo Sánchez, Aníbal Vega, Antonio Galeano and Blas Armoa.
#8 Mali
GOALKEEPERS: Alkalifa Coulibay, Youssouf Koita, Massire Gassama
DEFENDERS: Boubacar Haidara, Fode Konate, Mamadi Fofana, Soumalia Doumbia, Abdoulaye Diaby, Ibrahiim Kane
MIDFIELDERS: Djemoussa Traore, Mohamed Camara, Abdoulaye Dabo, Salam Giddou, Siaka Sidibe, Mamadou Samake, Cheick Oumar Doucoure
FORWARDS: Hadji Drame, Seme Camara, Mamadou Traore, Mahamane Toure, Lassana Ndiaye
Group C
#9 Iran
Ali Gholam Zadeh (GK), Ali Satavi, Ahmad Jalali, Amir Esmaeil Zadeh, Majid Nasiri, Taha Shariati, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Sharifi, Allahyar Sayyad, Mohammad Ghobeishavi, Younes Delfi, Mobin Ashayer (GK), Amir Janipour (GK), Ali Davaran, Ali Kooshki, Vahid Namdari, Mohammad Ghaderi, Saeid Karimi, Mohammad Sardari, Sobhan Khaghani, Amir Khoda Moradi
#10 Guinea
Ibrahima Sylla (GK), Samuel Conte, Ibrahima Soumah, Cherif Camara Issiaga Camara, Sekou Camara, Fandje Toure, Lape Bangoura, Doss Soumah, Aguibou Camara, Djibril Sylla, M bemba Camara, Seydouba Cisse, Salia Bangoura, Blaise Camara, Abdoulaye Doumbouya (GK), Ismael Traore, Elhadj Bah, Naby Bangoura, Aly Soumah, Mohamed Camara (GK)
#11 Germany
Goalkeepers: Luis Klatte, Luca Plogmann, Marian Prinz
Defenders: Dominik Becker, Yann Aurel Bisseck, Jan Boller, Pascal Hackethal, Kilian Ludewig, Lars Lukas, Alexander Nitzl
Midfielders: Elias Abouchabaka, Erik Majetschak, Sahverdi Cetin, Yannik Keitel, John Yeboah
Forwards: Jann-Fiete Arp, Noah Awuku, Dennis Jastrzembski, Jessic Ngankam, Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn, Maurice Malone
#12 Costa Rica
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Montenegro, Kevin Chamorro, Brandon Calvo
Defenders: Andrés Hernández, Fernán Faerron, Karin Arce, Walter Cortés, Alexánder Román
Midfielders: Amferny Arias , Sebastián Castro, Christian Muñoz, Ronnier Bustamante, Daniel Chacón, José Alfaro, Felipe Flores, Yecsy Jarquín, Josué Abarca, Andrés Gómez, Greivin Fonseca
Forwards: Julen Cordero, Mario Mora
Group D
#13 Brazil
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Brazao, Lucas Alexandre, Yuri Sena.
Defenders: Wesley, Luan Candido, Weverson, Lucas Halter, Matheus Stockl, Rodrigo Guth and Vitor Eduardo.
Midfielders: Alanzinho, Marcos Antonio, Rodrigo Nestor, Victor Bobsin, Victor Yan and Vitinho.
Forwards: Brenner, Lincoln, Paulinho, Vinicius Junior, Yuri Alberto.
#14 Spain
Alvaro Fernandez (GK), Mateu Jaume, Juan Miranda, Hugo Guillamon, Victor Chust, Antonio Blanco, Ferran Torres, Mohamed Moukhliss, Abel Ruiz, Sergio Gomez, Nacho Diaz, Pedro Ruiz ,Marc Vidal, Alvaro Garcia, Eric Garcia, Diego Pampin, Jose Lara, Cesar Gelabert, Carlos Beitia, Victor Perea, Alfonso Pastor
#15 Niger
Moussa LAOUALI (GK), Yacine WA MASSAMBA, Mahamadou MAHAMANE, Nasser MAHAMAN, Farouk IDRISSA, Ismael ISSAKA, Moctar OUSMANE, Habibou SOFIANE, Kairou AMOUSTAPHA, Rachid ALFARI, Karim TINNI, Djibrilla IBRAHIM, Yacouba ABOUBACAR, Kader ABOUBACAR, Rachid SOUMANA, Abdoulaye BOUBACAR, Ibrahim BOUBACAR, Ibrahim NAMATA, Salim ABDOURAHMANE, Hamid GALISSOUNE ,Khaled LAWALI
#16 North Korea
SIN Tae Song (GK), RI Hyok Sin, KIM Kyong Sok, KYE Tam, SIN Kwang Sok, HAN Kyong Hun, KIM Hwi Hwang, KIM Ju Song, KIM Chung Jin, KIM Pom Hyok, KUNG Jin Song, RI Kang Guk, RI Hyon Il, HAN Jin Bom, CHA Kwang, RI Il Ju, YUN Min, JONG Ryong Hun (GK), KWON Nam Hyok, PAEK Kwang Min, KIM Chol Jin (GK)
Group E
#17 Honduras
Goalkeepers: Carlos Banegas, Jordy Castro, Alex Rivera
Defenders: Axel Gómez, Gustavo Vallecillo, Santiago Cabrera, Alexander Bahr, Cristian Moreira
Midfielders: Emilio Campos, Carlos Mejía, David Cardona, Gerson Chavez, Luis Palma, Everson López Canales, Alessandro Castro
Forwards: Patrick Palacios, Asaf Cacho, Jorge Flores, Kenneth Martínez, Reynaldo Bodden
#18 Japan
Goalkeepers: Umeda Togo, Tani Kosei, Suzuki Zion
Defenders: Iketaka Nobuki, Kemmotsu Takumu, Sugawara Yukinari, Kobayashi Yuki, Yamasaki Taichi, Baba Seiya.
Midfielders: Okuno Kohei, Hirakawa Rei, Suzuki Toichi, Tsubaki Naoki, Fukouka Shimpei, Kida Hinata, Kozuki Soichiro.
Forwards: Yamada Hiroto, Miyashiro Taisei, Nakamura Keito, Kubo Takefusa, Saito Koki.
#19 New Caledonia
Goalkeepers: Unê Kecine, Robin, Gaizka Ipeze
Defenders: Jean-Pierre Enoka, Bernard Iwa, Cameron Wadenges, Kiam Wanesse, Henry Welepane, Paul Wananije, Jules Omei
Midfielders: Pierre Bako, Josuah Hlemu, Abiezer Jena, Raymond Galé Luewadia, Cyril Nyipie, Neil Wahiobe, Raoul Wenisso
Forwards: Vita Longue, Theo Bosshard, Titouan Richard, Lionel Thahnaena
#20 France
Goalkeepers: Brahia Bernard, Yahia Fofana, Illan Meslier.
Defenders: Melvin Bard, William Bianda, Vincent Collet, Maxime Lacroix, Batista Mendy, Andy Pelmard, Oumar Solet.
Midfielders: Yacine Adli, Maxence Caqueret, Claudio Gomes, Alan Kerouedan, Mathias Picouleau, Lenny Pintor, Aurélien Tchouaméni
Forwards: Alexis Flips, Willem Geubbels, Amine Gouiri, Wilson Isidor
Group F
#21 Iraq
ALI IBADI (GK), HABEEB MOHAMMED, AMMAR MOHAMMED, MAYTHAM JABBAR, MUNTADHER ABDULSADA, MUNTADHER MOHAMMED, MOHAMMED DAWOOD, SAIF KHALID, ALI KAREEM, MOHAMMED RIDHA, ALAA ADNAN, MUSTAFA ZUHAIR (GK), ABBAS ALI, BASSAM SHAKIR, ABDULABBAS AYAD, MOHAMMED ALBAQER, MOHAMMED ALI, MOAMEL KAREEM, ALI RAAD, AHMED SARTIP, ABDULAZEEZ AMMAR (GK)
#22 Mexico
Goalkeepers: Víctor André Alcaráz Díaz, César Iván López De Alba and César Rafael Ramos Becerra.
Defenders: Alan Maeda Luevanos, Luis Alejandro Olivas Salcedo, Oscar Haret Ortega Gatica, Carlos Alejandro Robles Jiménez, Adrián Vázquez Hernández, Sergio Villarreal Lozano and Raúl Martín Sandoval Zavala.
Midfielders: Luis Javier Gamíz Ávila, Carlos Eduardo Guerrero Zavala, Alexis Hazael Gutiérrez Torres, Diego Laínez Leyva, Deivoon Alexander Magaña Rico, Jesús Andrés Pérez Álvarez and Marco Antonio Ruíz Zarco.
Forwards: Ían Jairo Misael Torres Ramírez, Roberto Carlos De la Rosa González, César Saúl Huerta Valera and Daniel Guadalupe López Valdez
#23 Chile
Goalkeepers: Julio Bez, Rodrigo Cancino, Hugo Araya;
Defenders: Gast, Mat Silva, Lucas Alarc Sebasti Valencia, Yerco Oyanedel, NicolAravena;
Midfielders: Martin Lara, Mauricio Morales, Oliver Rojas, Branco Provoste, Maximiliano Guerrero;
Forwards: William Gama, Ignacio Contreras, Ignacio Mes, Diego Valencia, Jairo Vuez, Pedro Campos, Antonio D O'Higgins
#24 England
Goalkeepers: Curtis Anderson, Josef Bursik, William Crelin
Defenders: Timothy Eyoma, Joel Latibeaudiere, Marc Guhi, Jonathan Panzo, Lewis Gibson, Steven Sessegnon, Morgan Gibbs White, Tashan Oakley Boothe
Midfielders: Conor Gallagher, Angel Gomes, Nya Kirby, George McEachran
Forwards: Jadon Sancho, Callum Hudson Odoi, Philip Foden, Emile Smith Rowe, Rhian Brewster, Danny Loader