FIFA U17 World Cup: Twitter erupts as India go down fighting against Colombia

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The Indian national U17 football team went down fighting against mighty Colombia in an electrifying battle. The team fared well against Colombia and the hosts were able to put a riveting game against them as they pierced past the Colombian defence many times and often denied them from attacking.

However, it was not to be India's day as Juan Penaloza brace dampened what was a historic day in Indian football with Jeakson Singh scoring India's first FIFA World Cup goal, albeit in the U17 one.

As always, social media went into a frenzy after India's promising game against Los Cafeteros. There were many big applauses for the Indian team tonight, and here are the best.

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