Goals galore, as large guns come out firing

• France, England and Japan ran demonstration in their openers
• Mexico, meanwhile, were hold by Iraq
• It was a highest-scoring day so far, with 21 goals

THE DAY REPLAYED – France, England and Japan kicked off their FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 campaigns with a crash on a third day of a competition, that served adult no fewer than 21 goals.

Les Bleus gave New Caledonia a benediction of glow on a islanders’ FIFA contest debut, scoring 6 times in a initial half alone before jacket adult a biggest feat of this year’s eventuality to date. The Japanese were roughly as prevalent in a other Group E game, abrasive Honduras interjection in no tiny partial to a Keito Nakamura hat-trick.

England constructed an equally considerable arrangement in a Group F curtain-raiser, putting 4 goals past a shell-shocked Chile, a runners-up during a South American U-17 Championship. Also in this section, two-time winners Mexico had to settle for a pull opposite Iraq, who collected their first-ever indicate in a competition.

The games
Group E
New Caledonia 1-7 France 
Honduras 1-6 Japan 

Group F
Chile 0-4 England 
Iraq 1-1 Mexico 

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What we learned
There is a initial time for everything 
For foe debutants, new belligerent is there to be broken. Une Kecine did only that, artwork his name into New Caledonian football story by apropos a first Cagous player to keep out a chastisement during a FIFA tournament. “It was a tough day during a bureau since of a 7 goals we conceded, though it was special too since of a chastisement we saved. For us, saving a chastisement or scoring a idea is like winning a World Cup,” a shot-stopper told FIFA.com.

An portentous surname  
Two players with a surname Gomes – of positively no propinquity to any other – were on a scoresheet on day three. The initial to find a net was PSG playmaker Claudio, a France captain, who notched his side’s third goal. He was followed by Manchester United’s Angel, also a artistic midfielder, who twisted home a wealthy free-kick to turn off England’s victory.

Saito absent, though not forgotten
A shirt temperament a series 17 was displayed in a Japan cave in a heart-warming gesticulate of support for Koki Saito. The Yokohama FC assailant postulated an damage in a run-up to his country’s opener and will skip a entirety of a tournament. He has been transposed in a patrol by Akito Tanahashi of Yokohama F. Marinos.

The stat of a day
1,900 – Mexico’s Roberto de la Rosa’s equaliser opposite Iraq was a 1,900th strike in a competition’s history. He is a second El Tri actor to move adult a landmark figure during this event: compatriot Carlos Campos bagged idea series 1,300 during Nigeria 2009.

The quote
“It’s good to have scored 4 goals, though it’s only as critical that we kept a purify sheet. That’s something we place a lot of importance on as a team. We tranquil a diversion from start to finish. The compare opposite Mexico will be a good test.”
England manager Steve Cooper

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