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U17 youth team reach World Cup semi-finals

U17-Junioren erreichen WM-HalbfinaleSamed Yesil celebrates a 1-0-© SID-IMAGES/AFP/HECTOR GUERRERO

The U17 youth team of the German Football Association (DFB) have continued their success at the World Championships in Mexico and moved into the semifinals.


Morelia (SID) - the U17 youth team of the German Football Association (DFB) have continued their success at the World Championships in Mexico and moved into the semifinals. The DFB coach Steffen Freund team defeated the arch-rivals England in the quarter-finals in Morelia 3-2 (2-0) and dare dream after the fifth victory in the fifth game of the tournament, further from the title. Their opponents in the semi-final was determined on the night of Tuesday between France and the host Mexico. Brazil and Uruguay playing from the second finalist.


Samed Yesil Bayer Leverkusen brought the German young front of 16,000 spectators already in the seventh minute lead. The Schalke Kaan Ayhan followed up in the 24th minute for the long time convincing DFB selection. Yesil met after great of Kolners Mitchell Weiser (53.) to a 3-0 with his fifth goal of the tournament. But at the end of the German team had to go to the conceding of Samuel Magri (67. / foul penalty) and once again tremble Hallam hope (83.).