FIFA U17 World Cup 2017: Five major teams who failed to qualify

FIFA U17 World cup
The FIFA U17 World Cup is set to be hosted by India this yearThe FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be the biggest football event organized by the country. Hopefully, the country will take the sport more seriously because it has always played a second fiddle to cricket. FIFA and the Indian Central/State Government are leaving no stone unturned in the preparations for the mega event.

#2 Argentina

argentina u17.jpg
The Argentina U17 team

Argentina has produced two of the greatest players to ever grace the beautiful game of football, but sadly the youth of the South American country has not lived up to its legacy. The land of Diego Maradona has never been a real force to reckon with in this event as they have never made to the final, finishing 3rd on three occasions before.

Their last outing was the during the 2015 edition which ended disastrously for them in which they conceded eight goals in the group stages and scored only once which was enough to show them the exit door.

The sky-blue striped brigade finished at the bottom of the final rankings during that time. Their qualifying round was pretty similar to Uruguay, winning a single match and faltering in the rest three encounters.

Interestingly, the Argentine senior team is on the brink of losing out on a possible berth in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018. Lionel Messi and Co. need to win the remaining two matches in the qualifying rounds to ensure they travel to Russia next year.

Quick Links

App download animated image Get the free App now