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Winning Starts For Brazil and Argentina While Venezuela Upset Paraguay In Sudamericano U17 Final Phase
Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela all celebrated wins last night to kickstart their final group stage campaign of this year’s South American Under 17 Championship. Continue reading
The Future of South American Football – 9 Wonderkids That Will Set The World Alight
The recent South American Youth Championship provided heartbreak for Brazil and Argentina but led to the rise of the chasing pack. We explore the upcoming talents of Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Chile in this special feature. Continue reading
Mexico 2011: FIFA Under 17 World Cup Draw Takes Place
England have drawn Canada, Rwanda and Uruguay in the draw for the FIFA Under 17 World Cup. Canada were runners-up in the CONACAF Under 17 Championship, defeated by USA in the final. Rwanda won the African equivalent, beating Burkina Faso to claim their first ever international trophy and book their first ever place at a … Continue reading
The Race to be Crowned South America’s Best
Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina all have a chance of winning this year’s South American Under 17 Championship with only one round of games remaining. Brazil sit top of the table at the moment but have Uruguay hot on their heels. Argentina sit third and three points behind Brazil, but still have a shout of winning … Continue reading
Uruguay Hold Two Favourites
Uruguay drew with both Brazil and Argentina to make themselves real contenders in this year’s South American Under 17 Championship. In the opening round of games in the final group stage, Uruguay held Brazil to a goalless draw. In their second game, Argentina took the lead but Uruguay struck back only seven minutes later as … Continue reading
Final Group Matches Decided in South America
Argentina and Brazil both topped their respective groups heading into the next round of the Under 17 South American Championship later today. The two sides overcame five other teams in their group to qualify for the final round. Joining them are Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Colombia. Brazil thrashed Colombia 5-1 in their final group game … Continue reading
Old Favourites Qualify for Final Stage
Brazil and Argentina are amongst the six teams qualified for the final stage of the South American Under 17 Championship. Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Colombia join them in the final round which will start on 28th March. The ties have already been decided despite one round still to play in the first group phase. Brazil … Continue reading
Brazil Thrash Uruguay to Win Under 20 Title
I made predictions that Brazil would beat Uruguay to win this year’s under 20 South American Championship, but I didn’t ever see Brazil beating them by this margin! Brazil put six past Uruguay without reply, including a stunning hat-trick from one of the stars of the tournament, Lucas. Brazil booked their place in the London … Continue reading
Uruguay Capitalize on Brazil Defeat
Brazil have dropped points for the first time in this years Sudamericano, making way for Uruguay to top the final group. Brazil lost 2-1 against Argentina earlier today whilst Uruguay beat Chile 1-0. Jose Manuel Iturbe hit the winner after 67 minutes. The 17-year-old dazzled the crowd as he skipped his way past three defenders before … Continue reading
Argentina Stunned in Final Group
Ecuador shocked Argentina by beating them 1-0 in the second group stage of Sudamericano. A single goal from Edson Montano was enough to give Ecuador the victory which sees them second place in the group after one round of games. Brazil top the final group as they thrashed Chile 5-1. A double from wonderkid, Neymar … Continue reading
Flying Start for Neymar
Neymar is already making a huge impression at the South American Under 20s Championship in Peru. The Brazilian scored a stunning four goals in his country’s opening game, and added to his total in their second. Paraguay were the victims of Neymar’s stunning display in a game which finished 4-2. The first goal came courtesy … Continue reading
