England

Confederation – UEFA (Europe)

FIFA Code – ENG

Nickname(s) – The Three Lions, Young Lions

Tournament History

In their three appearances in this youth competition, England had reached the quarter-final twice (2007 and 2011) but never crossed that mark. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup is their fourth appearances in this youth competition.

Year	Hosts	Final Status
*2007*	*South Korea*	*Quarter-Finals*
*2011*	*Mexico*	*Quarter-Finals*
2015	Chile	Group Stage

(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)

Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)

i) The Journey: England has qualified for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup through the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they had become the runner-up. They had lost in the final match of that European competition against Spain by a penalty shoot-out [Spain 2 (4) – England 2 (1)].

ii) Head Coach: Steven Cooper (Nationality – England) is handling the England U-17 team since 2015. His preferred formation is 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, and these gave him much success during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group F 3 — Steve Cooper (Image Source: Google)

iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Curtis Anderson, Josef Bursik, William Crelin

(Defenders) Timothy Eyoma, Lewis Gibson, Marc Guehi, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jonathan Panzo, Steven Sessegnon

(Midfielders) Conor Gallagher, Angel Gomes, Nya Kirby, George McEachran, Morgan Gibbs White, Tashan Oakley Boothe, Callum Hudson Odoi, Danny Loader, Jadon Sancho, Emile Smith Rowe

(Forwards) Rhian Brewster, Philip Foden

iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:

Jadon Sancho (Present Club – Borussia Dortmund)

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group F 4 — Jadon Sancho (Image Source: Google)

Jadon Sancho is a high-talented left-winger. During the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he had scored five goals. In the qualifiers for that competition, Sancho had also scored four goals that prove his ability to score regular goals.

Former Manchester City player Jadon Sancho has recently signed with the top German club Borussia Dortmund.