12:16
German U17 juniors are represented at the FIFA global tournament for the eleventh time; It is the DFB’s first participation in six years. The greatest success was second place in the inaugural edition in 1985. Bronze medals were celebrated in 2007 and 2011. Toni Kroos was able to present himself on a world stage for the first time 16 years ago in South Korea. Back then, the current Madrilenian won the Golden Ball as the best tournament player.
12:10
24 nations, divided into six groups, are taking part in FIFA’s global tournament with the youngest players, for which players born in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were nominated. The two best teams in each group and the four strongest third-placed teams advance to the knockout phase and determine the two finalists, who will face each other in Surakarta on December 2nd. The association defending the title is the one from Brazil; its offspring triumphed in their own country four years ago.
12:06
In the DFB, which has been plagued by disappointments in the recent past, the male U17 national team is the big exception. While the men, women and U21s failed in the group phase on the biggest stages, the B juniors won the European Championship in Hungary at the beginning of June. National coach Christian Wück’s team won the final against the French after a penalty shootout.
12:00
A warm welcome from Bandung, Indonesia! The German U17 footballers start the 19th World Cup in this age group with a game against the Mexican youth team. The reigning continental champions of Europe and Central America will face each other on the pitch of the Jalak Harupat Stadium from 1 p.m. our time.