Germany beat France on Penalties to win first FIFA U17 World cup

Indonesia, 

Saturday, 2 December, 2023.

McCreadie Andias 

Germany’s U17s team beat France U17 4-3 on Penalties to win its first ever FIFA U17 World cup at Indonesia on Saturday evening in a match that had ended 2-2 after 90 minutes. 

Germany took control of the game from the start and created a number of chances. It took just four minutes for the French defence to be breached, but Paris Brunner’s goal was ruled out for offside. His effort after 29 minutes did count, though, putting away a penalty after a VAR review for a foul on Bilal Yalcinkaya.

The first minutes of the second half belonged to France, but it was Germany who doubled the advantage on 51 minutes when captain Noah Darvich put away Max Moerstedt’s delivery. However, the two-goal lead didn’t last long as Saimon Bouabre got one back less than 120 seconds later. 

Germany had to play the closing stage with 10 men after Winners Osawe was sent off for a second yellow card. Wück’s team were then pegged back with five minutes remaining of regular time through Mathis Amougou.

Paris Brunner won the Golden Ball award after showcasing a stellar performance in the competition while France's Paul Argney won the adidas Football Golden Glove Award. 

Augustin Ruberto won the Golden boot after scoring 8 goals in the tournament.