Group C
Germany began with a late victory
Germany 2 (Jann-Fiete Arp 21′; Noah Awuku 89′) – Cost Rica 1 (Andres Gomez Rodriguez 64′)
Germany began their 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign with a late-goal victory against Costa Rica. Jann-Fiete Arp put Germany 1-0 ahead on 21 minutes which was replied by Costa Rican forward Andres Gomez Rodriguez on 64 minutes.
Just a minute before the 90-minute mark, Noah Awuku scored the decisive goal for Germany after the opposing defender made an error.
Iran beat 10-man Guinea by 3-1
Iran 3 (Allahyar Sayyad 59′; Mohammad Sharifi 70′ PEN; Saeid Karimi 90′) – Guinea 1 (Fandje Toure 90’+1′)
Iran beat 10-man Guinea by a 3-1 scoreline. After the first half ended with a 0-0 scoreline, Allahyar Sayyad broke the deadlock on 59 minutes with a superb shot from outside the box as Iran took a 1-0 lead.
Ten minutes later, Iran was awarded a penalty after Guinea defender Cherif Camara made an injurious contact with the leg on Mohammad Ghaderi’s body inside the penalty box. Due to that connection, Camara was sent off with a direct red card which had also received a yellow card earlier in 26 minutes.
Mohammad Sharifi converted that penalty to a goal with ease. Saeid Karimi made the scoreline 3-0 for Iran on 90 minutes.
In the injury time, Fandje Toure scored the consolation goal for Guinea in a beautiful style.
Group D
Brazil beat Spain in their opening clash
Brazil 2 (Lincoln 25′; Paulinho 45’+1′) – Spain 1 (Wesley 5′ OG)
Coming back from an early one goal down, Brazil snatched a victory against Spain in their opening match in 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On just 5 minutes, Spain went 1-0 ahead through an own goal. Going to clear the Ferran Torres’ through ball, Brazilian right-back Wesley mistakenly netted the ball.
Lincoln equalized the scoreline for Brazil on 25 minutes after Spanish left-back Diego Pampin failed to hold and clear the ball.
In the injury time of the first half, Paulinho made the 2-1 scoreline for Brazil that was assisted by Marcos Antonio with a through ball. That goal also proved the winner for Brazil at the end of the game.
Niger’s WC debut recorded with a victory
North Korea 0 – Niger 1 (Salim Abdourahmane 59′)
Niger’s World Cup debut recorded with a victory against North Korea by a 1-0 scoreline. Salim Abdourahmane scored the solitary goal on 59 minutes from the Habibou Sofiane’s pass.