FIFA U-17 World Cup: 5 worst performances by host nations in the history of the U-17 World Cup

Del Piero could not lead Italy past the first round in the 1991 U-17 World Cup
Del Piero could not lead Italy past the first round in the 1991 U-17 World Cup

#3 Trinidad and Tobago- 2001

Trinidad and Tobago ended last in the tournament when they hosted the tournament in 2001
Trinidad and Tobago ended last in the tournament when they hosted the tournament in 2001

Trinidad and Tobago were in their maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup as the hosts of the 2001 edition and were in a pretty tough group comprising of Brazil, Australia and Croatia.

The Islanders lost their tournament opener against Croatia 2-1 thanks to two spot kicks from Niko Kranjcar. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat to Australia which eliminated them from the tournament. In their final group game, the Soca Warriors were thrashed by Brazil 6-1 and ended their group and the tournament rock bottom with a goal difference of -7.

Trinidad and Tobago’s 6-1 defeat to Brazil was a record for the worst match by any host of the U-17 World Cup until it was broken in the very next edition by Finland who were thrashed 9-1 by Colombia.

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