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2 unusual facts about 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup


Gbenga Daniel

The Gateway International Stadium was a site of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was held in Nigeria.

Switzerland national under-17 football team

The biggest success was the win of the World Cup in 2009 in Nigeria.


2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

India will have to choose six host cities from a shortlist of eight, they are New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Kolkata, Kochi and Guwahati.

Aaron Mooy

Mooy played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and played in two group stage games before Australia were eliminated, scoring in his second game against Brazil.

Carlos Alberto Restrepo Isaza

After some time spent managing in minor leagues and regional teams in his home country, he took over several U-17 and U-20 Colombia national football teams.

Dean Bouzanis

Bouzanis subsequently appeared in Australia's first two group matches at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

Jake Forster-Caskey

Forster-Caskey was also selected to represent England under-17s at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

Joël Kiassumbua

Although playing prior to the tournament, he remained an unused substitute at the tournament itself, unable to displace first choice Benjamin Siegrist who would go on to win the Golden Glove.

John Lundstram

Lundstram was named in the England squad that reached the quarter final of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup under John Peacock.

Leo Club of Alexandria Apollo

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations: Worked closely with the Egyptian Football Association and the FIFA to oversee and organize these international football tournaments in Alexandria.

Mohamad Zbida

He plays against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.

Pablo Melgar

Tournaments in which he partaked include the under-17 and under-20 World Cup qualifying, the 1999 Pan American Games, the 2000 Olympic tournament qualifying and the Central American Games of 2002.

Rhyan Grant

He was selected for the training squad for Australia's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup team.

Sam Magri

He continued moving up the age groups during the 2010–11 season playing 22 times for the England U17s including the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

Sports in Ghana

Ghana is the first and only country on the Africa continent to be crowned FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions and two-time runners up in 1993 and 2001.

U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup, football (soccer) championship for boys under 17 years

Vincent van den Berg

Van den Berg has played for the Netherlands U17 team, and was a member of the side that reached third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005.


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