Final: England v Spain U17 World Cup 2017

This is uncharted territory for the

Young Lions of England. It is Brazil

against England for a place in the

World Cup final. Opportunity for

Brewster! In the second time. Rhian

Bruce done to give England the lead

inside ten minutes. Paulinho! Wesley

trying to get the rebound and he

has. Sessegnon on the overlap.

Brewster is waiting. Brewster.

England back in front. Brewster!

Another England hat-trick! England

under 17s are through to their

first-ever World Cup final.

Hello

and welcome. England are potentially

90 minutes away from claiming a

second World Cup title in 2017,

after that thrilling win over

Brazil, the under 17s face Spain in

the World Cup final in Kolkata.

Kick-off in India is less than ten

minutes away and we will have the

whole game live. Joining us for this

one, former England defender Danny

Mills and Paul Simpson, who had the

honour of coaching England under 20s

to their World Cup win in June.

Thank you for joining us. Paul, that

was England's first World Cup in 51

years. The under 17s have just

beaten the tournament favourites,

Brazil, how highly do you rate them?

These are a fantastic group of

players, real talented individuals,

they've got a great work ethic

amongst the group and you know, the

other thing that impressed me, I

spent a couple of days with them

last July and they are really good

lads as well. They are very

determined and focused on what they

want to do and hopefully they can go

this final step the -- this

afternoon.

You can see the team

ethic. It's been an unprecedented

-year-old successful England's youth

teams and when you think of the work

that goes on behind the scenes, it

is no accident.

that goes on behind the scenes, it

is no accident.

It's not and this

has been coming for some time. This

plan was put together several years

ago, to get the England national

teams at lower level, St George's

Park has been a huge part of that

but playing all the way through,

getting ready for tournaments. At

the top level, we have always failed

which is because we have not taken

tournaments at youth level

which is because we have not taken

tournaments at youth level seriously

up until the last for five years.

Obviously, with Paul's success last

year, what an unbelievable

achievement but it gives everybody

huge inspiration to go on and mimic

it.

Paul, you were talking about the

team and there has been so many key

players but certainly a couple of

standouts, particularly Manchester

City's Philip Foden and Liverpool's

Rhiannon Brewster, two players who

have got everyone talking, not least

their bestie managers, Pep Guardiola

and Jurgen Klopp, raving about them.

their bestie managers, Pep Guardiola

and Jurgen Klopp, raving about them.

-- their first team managers.

They

have shown they can go to the

highest level.

Philip Foden has

great balance and ability and a

wonderful left foot and he is

creative, plays with a smile on his

face, and Rhian Bruce star, he is a

natural goal-scorer. I've watched

him a couple of times in Liverpool's

under 23s and you look at his

goal-scoring form in this

competition, it has been excellent,

this is not just a coincidence that

he is in that position, he's in a

great position and when you've got

people like Foden creating, showing

little bits of skill like this where

he can go past players with ease,

he's got a great chance of getting

goals.

Absolutely fantastic, the

pair of them. We are moments away

from kick off. Time to hand you over

to the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata

for the final of the under 17 World

Cup, your commentary team is former

England winger Trevor Sinclair and

Steve Bower.

COMMENTATOR: Welcome along. What a

day, one game from glory, the

biggest day in these teenagers'

lives. Hardly speak in the stadium

to be had as well. The rematch of

what, as recently as June, was the

final of the European Championships,

is now the World Cup final.

Those nerves will be jangling and

they will only increase after the

playing of the two national anthems.

Ladies and gentlemen, please stand

for the national anthem of England.

# God save our gracious Queen

Long live our noble Queen

# God save the Queen

# Send her victorious

# Happy and glorious

# Long to reign over us

# God save the Queen. #

APPLAUSE

And now the national anthem of

Spain.

MUSIC: Marcha Real.

APPLAUSE

Wonderful atmosphere as well, over

60,000 inside the stadium in

Kolkata. Spain, the reigning

European champions, only after that

penalty shoot out victory over

England in the Croatian government

in the summer. -- Croatian

tournament. England have seven from

the final in the starting XI today,

the same team that started and beat

Brazil in the semifinals, led of

course by the man getting all the

personal headlines, Rhiannon

Brewster of Liverpool, -- Rhian

Bruce. . Seven goals so far. He in

line for personal glory would be

Golden Boot as well. That will be

more sweet if he can help it into

the World Cup finals. Spain include

four players from Barcelona, four

from Real Madrid but all eyes and

all the talk is Abel Ruiz, the

centre forward and captain wearing

number nine of Barcelona, only one

short of Brewster with six goals in

the tournament, the only man who can

deny him that accolade is already a

regular in Barcelona's B team.

Plenty of options for both teams

from the bench. Just a mention of

Jadon Sancho who played in the first

three games of the competition for

England, left Manchester City for

Borussia Dortmund, scored three

goals as well before rather

controversially, Dortmund recalled

him out of the tournament and gave

him his full Bundesliga debut last

weekend. But England have managed

brilliantly without him and I am

sure he will be watching from

Germany today to see if these young

Lions can complete the job.

Latibeaudiere, there, the England

captain, one of the players who

missed the spot kick in the European

final, meeting today's reverie, who

is from Paraguay Henrique Caceres.

And the opposing captain, he will be

marking, who scored in the final in

Croatia, Abel Ruiz of Barcelona.

Spain have won the toss and they

overcame Mali in the semifinals,

Steve Cooper looking to emulate what

studio guest Paul Simpson did with

the under 20s in the summer, only 37

years old, appointed to this age

group in July 2000 15. Santiago

Denia, the Spanish coach, looking to

be the first-ever European coach to

win the European and World Cups in

the same year. Trevor Sinclair

watched the semifinal with me. We

were excited by that. What are you

expecting today?

I'm really excited,

I've got to say, the performance

that England put in against Brazil

in the semifinal was absolutely

outstanding and they did not put a

foot wrong. I think they have got to

keep their emotions out of it, take

the experience from losing the

European final against Spain, try to

take the positives from that game,

and maybe a bit of revenge has got

to be on the cards.

The final few

words of encouragement in the

huddle. England's fourth major youth

final of the calendar year. Will

there be more celebration?

It is one of those

once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for

these teenagers. Can England grab it

with both hands? There will be a new

name on this World Cup trophy today.

Will it be England's? And can they

do what they so narrowly failed to

do in the summer in the final of the

Euros in Croatia and overcome Spain,

who incidentally, unlike England,

have been beaten in this tournament,

on their road to the final by Brazil

in the opening group match, 2-1, who

of course, England swept aside in

the semifinals. England come to be

got through their group against

Chile place-macro, Mexico and Iraq

and then needed a penalty shoot out

win, yes, a win, against Japan. Then

they beat the USA and Brazil. The

first opportunity, Brewster, what a

start this could be! Gibbs-White's

effort kept out by Alvaro Fernandez

in the Spain goal.

Brilliant move

from England, very patient from the

back, waiting for the opportunity to

miss the line-out.

Hudson-Odoi to

McEachern. Really positive start

from England's Young Lions.

Hudson-Odoi with the skill. Shop

from Foden, blocked.

Outstanding

start, really comfortable in

possession, taking responsibility.

An important touch at the other end

from Guehi because Abel Ruiz, the

main man, they know all about him,

England, he scored against them in

the Euros final, scored six in this

tournament he was right on the

defender's shoulder.

Putting

pressure in the opening sections of

the game, not allowing England to

play out easily. -- opening seconds.

Brewster, looking for Gibbs-White on

the edge the six yard box. Cleared

by Jamie Mackie, the Spanish right

back. What an open start. Ferran

Torres, the very highly rated young

Valencia player. He was fouled by

Panzo.

Panzo got a bit too tight to

him there. Looking at this move,

great manipulation of the first

touch, good movement again from

Brewster. Just managing to get his

shot off, good stop by the

goalkeeper but encouraging signs for

England, similar to how they started

against Brazil.

Gibbs-White, who has

already played 12 times in the

Wolves first team. Made that

opportunity in the first minute of

the World Cup final for England.

Blanco, for Spain. He was stopped by

Oakley-Boothe.

Hudson-Odoi.

Neatly done by Gibbs-White. Foden,

he knows he's got Sessegnon on the

overlap. Just lacking the composure

at the all-important moment.

Great

play again. I was really a with

Hudson-Odoi on the left-hand side in

the three for England in the Brazil

game, coming inside, nice and

bright, excellent pass from Phil

Foden again and just a bit sloppy

with a cross by Sessegnon who was

really good in the last game. He

needs to make sure he keeps that in

play and gives his forwards a chance

to get on the end of it.

Will on's

clearance. The Spanish centre-back,

then the England captain,

Latibeaudiere of Manchester City,

the academy Player of the Year last

year for his club. Steve Cooper has

said they won't change their plan

their way of playing for any team.

He has stuck with that right way

through the tournament, 4-1, they

beat the USA the quarterfinals. 3-1,

they beat Brazil in the semifinals

and they have started this one in a

very positive frame of mind again.

Yeah, Latibeaudiere was a leader in

the semifinal, you could see his

communication and leadership skills,

making sure the defence were nice

and tight. Leading from the back is

always a good way. I feel he did

that well without having the

captain's armband, so excellent to

see that from a defender.

Latibeaudiere finding Gibbs-White.

Manchester City's Phil Foden. Under

pressure from Miranda, the Barcelona

full-back. Barcelona and Real

Madrid, as I mentioned, providing

eight of the Spanish starting XI.

Manchester City and Chelsea are

avoiding seven of the England

starting XI. -- providing seven.

Foden once more, just trying to

squeeze it through the legs of

Miranda. Trying to find Gibbs-White.

You can already see Miranda does not

want Foden with the ball at his

feet, he is pressing as soon as the

ball looks like it is going anywhere

near him and there is a risk if that

happens is that the ball could be

played in straight behind Miranda

and Foden might beat him without the

ball.

Panzo of Chelsea, who actually

celebrated, and what a way to

celebrate his 17th birthday on

semifinal day. That win over Brazil.

Foden. Miranda having to chase back

again for Spain which he did

successfully on that occasion and

drew the foul from Foden.

Just what

I was talking about, is Miranda gets

too far out wide, Foden will look

for the ball inside the full-back

and beat Miranda without having to

risk the ball. Gotzis distances

right, there, Miranda but something

worth looking at in the rest of the

game.

They have the opportunity to

make history, these England boys. No

team from this age group had ever

got to semifinal, let alone the

World Cup. Spain have never won it

either, remember. Ferran Torres of

Valencia. And the goalkeeper, Curtis

Anderson, a second time.

Familiar

story, that, he seemed to struggle

to catch things first time around as

the ball came in. A fizzing ball

into the box, good skill,

manipulation of the ball again. He

just needs to try to make that

stick, it happened quite a lot in

the Brazil game.

Was not the man in

goal when Spain won that dramatic

final of the Euros in the summer

which incidentally, until the sixth

minute of stoppage time, England

were leading 2-1. And then, as it

would do today, it went straight to

penalties and Spain were victorious.

Nice bit of skill from Victor. Jamie

McGrigor is possessed. Sergio Gomez.

Torres will keep this in.

Miranda closed down by Foden,

awkward bouncing ball, but well

gathered in the end by Anderson.

First bit of sustained pressure by

Spain, there. They all looked very

comfortable on the ball and I think

England have to be gather when they

don't press the ball that they don't

get beaten too easily. At times, the

Spanish players are dropping the

shoulder and going past the England

press. That can't happen.

A new name

on the under 17 World Cup which will

either be Spain or England. Nigeria

have won the last two tournaments,

in 2015, they beat Mali in the

final, who Spain overcame in their

semifinal. Pretty comfortably, in

the end, the Olympic champions were

beaten. Spain will certainly have

taken note of not only in the bowled

to the final but particularly the

game against Brazil in the

semifinal.

The performance

especially, the shape individually

and collectively, suits the players,

the formation and definitely the

patterns of play that England were

able to do in the semifinal, they

will be very aware. They will have

their homework. -- have done their

homework.

McEachern. Latibeaudiere.

The Doncaster born player,

Manchester City's Academy Player of

the Year last season. He suffered,

missing game time in the last 12

months or so.

Fantastic atmosphere.

We'll give them so much

encouragement.

The semifinal was the

biggest game of their lives and this

is an elevation from that. It is the

first ever all European world under

17 final, actually. Abel Ruiz. This

is Miranda, looking to cut it back.

Which he did and then touched by

Sergio Gomez! England look for the

flag and it did not arrive, and the

Barcelona player has given Spain the

lead inside the first ten minutes.

It is his third goal of the

tournament and a burst of the final.

Great play by Spain, looks onside to

me, nothing wrong with that. Just

under the cross as the ball went in.

I think it has got to be offside.

Number ten, Gomez, in an offside

position, affecting the game,

affecting the ball, definitely

putting off Curtis Anderson. I think

that is one the officials have got

wrong. Unfortunate for England but

they've got to get on with it now,

show the character they are made of.

Clearly offside. And he actually

gets a touch on it as well.

Well, England have shown bags of

character throughout this

tournament. They knew they would

need it in the final and they

certainly do now. Still a long time

to go and first blood to Spain.

Sergio Gomez, who got three goals in

six games in the Euros in the

summer, and has three in seven in

the World Cup final. Brewster for

England. Blocked by Guillermo.

England corner.

Great emergency

defending by Ghoulam on. He could

see the danger of Brewster on his

right hand side, cut across the

defender, and an England call-up.

Foden with it. An enticing one,

headed away by Torres the Spain.

Oakley-Boothe back in. Jamie

Mackreth's clearance. -- Jese's

limits. Torres penalised, England

free kick.

Realise the urgency of

the situation and got his body in

the wake and won an important free

kick for England. I think they

reacted well from conceding a goal.

They got on the front foot, put the

ball in the box, and a shot blocked,

great reaction from the players.

Hudson-Odoi of Chelsea. He is going

to deliver the free kick for

England. Looking for the

all-important touch. Well defended

as Guehi tried to come in, but it

has come back to Hudson-Odoi. Really

cleverly done. Oh, just a fraction

too strong. Foden. Still Foden.

Another touch from Miranda.

Looked a

little bit naughty, that, by the

Spanish player, standing right on

the back of Phil Foden as he was

lying on the floor. Excellent play

by Hudson-Odoi, just a bit too high

on the far post. Foden keeps it

alive, this little chopped, got it

on the right, showed that in the

semifinal and just as he goes down,

he stands on his... Bit cynical,

that, for me, lucky the officials

didn't see it.

There is the aforementioned Miranda

of Barcelona. Safely into the arms

of Curtis Anderson, the Manchester

City goalkeeper who I will tell you

before Trevor gets out of at the

Blackpool Academy.

Excellent

starting position from Curtis

Anderson, taking the pressure off

the back four, taking it nice and

safely on the edge of his box.

Back from Panzo. Curtis Anderson did

not make the contact he wanted.

Torres. That was the goal-scorer,

Sergio Gomez.

Probably worth

mentioning in the game before

between Mali and Brazil, just

looking at the bobbly pitch, the

game was played directly before this

one so there might be a few bubbles,

probably not the best preparation

for the World Cup final.

That is a

strange decision by Fifa, having the

third-place play-off directly before

this game on the same pitch, which

Brazil won, the team beaten by

England in the semifinals.

Incidentally, only the fiscal

England have conceded all

tournament. The good news is,

they've scored 18. Sessegnon has

done really well, or has he? It had

already gone out of play.

Good idea

from England, a high press,

committed, if you can't go through,

go over, and that was a good run by

Sessegnon, just unable to keep ball

in play. -- keep the ball in play.

Yeah, looking at the wider angle, it

looks like Sessegnon played on the

goal-scorer, Gomez and the officials

definitely got it right, my mistake!

15 minutes in, we are in the company

of Paul Simpson, who knows what it

is like to win a World Cup, with the

under 20 plural in the summer. What

have you made of it so far?

I think

we've had a good start but it's an

unfortunate goal to give way. My

first thought was it was offside as

well, I was with Trevor but

unfortunately, you could see that

Sessegnon went to close down the

burst cross and he just played

everybody on. But it was a scrappy

goal. -- down the first cross. There

was a sequence where we had three or

four players who were not quite at

the Mark and allowed them into it.

Thanks, Paul. The under 17s trying

to follow his success and make it

two World Cup wins in four months.

Steve Cooper's side will have to try

to come from behind to publish that.

You can see how Spain have changed

the game plan slightly, not pressing

so high, expecting England to try to

play through the lines of defence,

and at present, they are doing a

good job, just stay nice and compact

and making it very difficult for

England to create anything in the

final third.

Latibeaudiere could not find

Brewster on that occasion.

Imported

that England stay nice and mentally

strong, don't try to force it, keep

on probing like we have seen them do

before, probing, recycling the ball,

moving the opposition defence out of

the way and then holes will start to

appear.

Moha of Real Madrid.

Spain have conceded five goals en

route to the final. England have

scored 18, the top scorers in the

tournament.

McEachran almost winning that back

from Blanco.

Sergio Gomez is onside. Sessegnon

getting back. Important interception

from Guehi. Hudson-Odoi for England.

Taking on and beating always,

terrific run but just too strong for

Brewster. -- and beating Jaume.

Excellent surging run from

Hudson-Odoi down the left-hand side

again. You feel that he has got the

beating of the right back for Spain,

every time he gets a chance, I would

be giving him the ball so he can get

at him.

McEachran, George McEachran, the

younger brother of the now Brentford

player Josh, following in his

brother's footsteps today, Josh

played in a Euro 's final in 2010.

George, like Josh, through the

Chelsea system. He has found Foden

will stop just a little too

intricate on the edge of the area.

Good defending from Spain, nice and

compact.

I've been very impressed with the

reaction since conceding a goal,

England have looked after the ball

well, they are not forcing it,

moving the ball laterally from side

to side, asking questions of the

Spanish defence, keeping the ball

and creating one or two decent

situation. I think Rhian Brewster on

the far post could have had a gamble

to get on the end of it but he is a

goal-scorer, he knows where to golf

or -- to go for the goals but not an

application.

Back-to-back hat-tricks

in the tournament. Whatever happens

today, he will remember that and

this month fondly. Foden.

It is a foul on Oakley-Boothe, the

Spurs midfielder by Ghoulam on of

Valencia.

Great spatial awareness,

there, understanding there was a man

on him, getting his body between the

ball and the defender. -- by

Guillermo and of Valencia. Riding

the challenge and winning the bow,

in a dangerous position for England,

this.

Can they ask Spain a question? From

this set play?

Phil Foden is going to deliver it.

Latibeaudiere and Guehi up from the

back. In by Foden, Torres was first

to it and it was cleared by Blanca.

There could be a Spanish break.

England totally exposed! The

goalkeeper was brave. Still

potentially live for Spain, now the

offside flag is up against Torres.

Anderson came to meet Eyoma, there.

The heavy touch, straight... Great

challenge, a little bit late, I have

to say. Would have conceded a foul

but brilliant bravery by Curtis

Anderson by coming out and taking

that.

What a chance for the Real

Madrid midfielder to make it?

England back four looked very flat,

way inside the opposition half. They

need to be more aware of what is

around.

Steve Cooper, there.

Previously with the England under

16s.

Assisted by the likes of Mike Marsh.

Sessegnon. Still Sessegnon! Onto his

left foot.

He could not find the

target. Excellent trigger down the

left-hand side by Steve Sessegnon.

Nice, deep run and fantastic

release. He got inside with a bit of

true Greek and then that calmness,

he has done the hard work, to stay

composed. It was not there on this

occasion but great signs for

England, creating chances time and

time again.

That touch from Sergio

Gomez of Barcelona is still football

important one. In this Under 17

World Cup final in Kolkata. The

temperature of 25 degrees.

APM kick-off local time. They have

played most of the matches in this

stadium, except for one of them, in

the end. -- 8pm. Latibeaudiere.

These high full-backs from England

are starting to cause Spain a lot of

concerns in their shape.

The touch

from McEachran. Met by Victor.

Cesar.

Good pressing from England,

forcing them into a hopeful ball

down the line. Excellent play,

getting touch type. But in the

Spanish players under all kinds of

pressure.

This is a big moment for

Spain. Understandably, facing a

great deal of importance. England

have not qualified for this

tournament in each of the last

three. The last appearance was back

in 2009. We know how keen they are

to bring on younger players. In-lap

2009 squad. The likes of Murat,

Sergio Roberto, Jordi Amat. The

captain was Stoke City's Mardonius.

Great pathway. To forge a career in

football. Still on the early

ladders, the early steps in the

latter, but this is a great platform

to get that belief and move on.

A

great stage to showcase their

talents?

Absolutely, you never know

who is watching football and there

will be many Scots from around the

world watching this game. You have

every chance of moving, especially

this young man, Phil Foden, he has

been excellent in the tournament,

showing different aspects to his

game. To try to pull England back

into this game, on level terms.

Hudson-Odoi. He loves to run at

players and he has done it again.

Oakley-Boothe could not get that

under control. Cesar.

Better

awareness from the England back

four. Just got caught out a couple

of minutes ago but there are more

alert to the situation.

Winning

possession back. Here is Foden.

Gibbs White went for the return.

Foden shot was blocked. Spain

managed to clear.

Excellent

manipulation of the ball by Phil

Foden outside of his left foot,

waiting for the return pass to play

the shot at target. Gibbs-White held

onto that a little bit too long.

Good defending in the end by the

Spanish side.

This is Foden.

Look

how deep Spain are. A complement to

the way England are keeping the

ball, sometimes they go long and

sometimes short, keeping the ball

when there is no pressure. Excellent

mix-up of the game and I am sure

this is what Steve Cooper will be

saying, Mexico, play short and long

when you get the chance.

Brewster. A

chance to run at Spain and he was

looking for a free kick after that

challenge by Guillemont. The referee

as they continue.

Very strong

challenge from the Spanish defender.

Little bit of a clothesline into his

face.

Foden, away from Miranda.

England corner.

So refreshing as

England on the front foot. Really

attacking the Spanish side from all

angles, left, right, centrally,

asking a lot of questions of the

Spanish back line at the moment.

Alvaro Fernandez in goal, from

Malaga. Foden's corner. It almost

came through to Latibeaudiere.

The shot in the end from Panzo.

It

just opened up for him. He will be

disappointed he did not work the

keeper. Alvaro Fernandez. He just

hit the target.

The Fifa drinks

break. They mention the temperature,

70% humility, 25 degrees in the

evening. In Kolkata. Rehydration for

the players and an opportunity for

the coaches to have a word as well.

It is that man, Sergio Gomez, of

Barcelona, as we watch his goal

again... Another word with Paul

Simpson. What have you made of the

England response since this?

They

had little bit spell or it should

them up a little bit. They are

starting to get more control of the

ball and trying to keep possession.

The way Spain are playing, they are

allowing us to have it in their own

half. They are quite comfortable.

And we need the likes of Hudson-Odoi

and Gibbs-White and Foden to get on

the ball and try to get deeper and

get those combinations around the

18-yard box, we can get behind them

because of the moment, although

we're getting a little bit of the

ball, we're not really troubling the

back line and the goalkeeper. They

need to do a bit better if we want

to get back into it.

Thank you,

Paul. Fingers crossed that man can

have an opportunity or two as well.

Brewster, it was lovely to hear

Jurgen Klopp speaking yesterday. The

story not long after he scored that

back-to-back World Cup hat-trick in

the semifinal against Brazil that

his phone rang and he did not

recognise the number and it was his

first team manager, Jurgen Klopp,

who congratulated him and told him

to save the number in his phone!

Excellent! That will give him a huge

confidence boost and not only that,

it was not surprising to find out

that Brewster trains with the first

team very often and Phil Foden

trains with Manchester City's first

team and you can see the way the

players are developing, the

sharpness in scenarios, they just

seem one step ahead of the

opposition. The next step for them

is to make that step into the

first-team, which I am sure they

will dreaming.

This is a useful run

from Guehi, trying to slide that

through to Gibbs-White. Spain have

shown how quick they are on the

break. Cesar in the penalty area.

Here he is! Trying to turn

Sessegnon. He still has it across.

Danger! Sergio Gomez again! Spain

leading by two goals 2-0. And the

same man who did the damage inside

the first ten minutes, Sergio Gomez

of Barcelona. And England are two

down in the World Cup final.

A real

blow for England, I thought they

dealt with the situation, hopeful

ball into the box, great twisting

and turning but this finish, what an

absolute wonder strike that is! Two

keepers and there would not say that

and it is against the run of play,

England have had good control of the

ball since conceding the first goal

and this will be a body blow. A big

test of character now and their

desire to go back into this match.

He scored his third and fourth goals

of the tournament in this final.

Sergio Gomez. He ran straight to

Santiago Denia and his staff. Huge

delight for the Spanish, the modern

has become a little bit bigger for

England.

-- the mountain. Affecting

the game in the box is better than

me or, shots on target, they have

been very clinical from the Spanish

and defensively they have and calm,

not really given clear-cut chances

away. A big job in hand. For this

England side.

Hudson-Odoi. Three in support.

They have become very stretched,

they cannot afford to concede a

third goal.

Oakley-Boothe muscled down a bit by

Miranda, who has given it away. This

is Panzo. Hudson-Odoi's Chelsea

team-mate was the target.

He wants

to play that inside but the

defending distance is so good that

he has given it outside, play the

outside ball and if you do bad

enough he will come wider and you

compare the inside ball but trying

to force that inside the full-back,

you have to be patient and wait for

that situation to develop. Food for

thought for Steve Cooper. Yes, he

will be disappointed with the way

the first half has panned out, they

have had a lot of ball, some good

situations but the final decisions

have not been as good as in the

past. A big learning curve for these

players. It is not all about

winning, they will take a lot of

experience from this tournament in

getting to the final. When you get

there you want to win it, obviously.

Torres. Blanco. Important that

concentration levels are maintained

for England.

Blanco's touch, into Cesar. Sergio

Gomez, he knew he had Miranda on the

overlap!

There was a push bike

Torres. Worrying times for England,

the way the Spanish players are

strutting around in the middle of

the park, it looks like they are

enjoying their football with that

two goal lead, two decent effect as

well. Obviously a foul. Torres on

the far post. Creating situations,

two against one on the left hand

side.

England free kick.

Latibeaudiere.

Yes, trying to force

that, he was looking about for a

couple of seconds, the Spanish

defence were in good positions to do

with anything that was crossfield

ball. Just bounce it off one of your

team-mates, keep probing, just a

little bit of impatience from

Latibeaudiere.

Understandable confidence evident

from Spain.

Foden for England... Gibbs-White

wanted it early. Brewster will get

it instead. Gibbs-White might still

be the target. Confidently done.

Very nice. You can see the

confidence is really high in the

Spanish team. Everybody wants the

ball. It becomes more difficult

against a team with that 2-goal

lead. Especially in the middle of

the park. You can see that as were

the Spanish players are starting to

dictate the play. You need to get

players around them and start

competing for the second balls.

McEachran. George McCracken with the

cross. Played by Victor. That was

never troubling.

Positive play. Keep

your body over the ball and hit the

target.

Oakley-Boothe, 251 macro. Just

looking a little bit flat, the

England players. Just before the

half-time whistle goes.

Oakley-Boothe. Positive, direct,

here is Brewster. That was

travelling and it had Miranda

straight in the face! Foden waiting!

He felt he was pulled back. Phil

Foden.

It looked like physical

contact, great player initially and

the shot by Brewster. Clumsy, could

quite easily have given away a

penalty. Very lucky to get away with

that, as it can see by Brewster.

Good bravery by Miranda. Hands by

his side, looking to block the ball.

Brewster checking the Barcelona

full-back is OK.

That was a chance

for Foden? I do have to say that

game and was very clumsy. Foden was

only a few yards out, that could

have been a penalty decision and the

officials did not see it that way.

But more positive, but was a good

end product.

Blanco.

Oakley-Boothe. He has only played

for Spurs in the League Cup.

Just

looking at that switching of play,

England have played it with the 30,

40 yard ball on a few occasions,

they need to break that up into if

you different passes. At the moment

the passing is not quite on with the

longer range pass. Give it two or

three passes.

Another five minutes

of the first-half in the Under 17

World Cup final. Foden to be correct

Hudson-Odoi.

One of the

disadvantages when you play a right

footed player on the left, he is

always looking to get back onto his

right foot. Different -- difficult

ball to control.

Speaking from a man

who has been there and got the

T-shirt!

When you get the body can

bring players into play, I would

like to see Brewster stepping in and

being the focal point a little bit

more. They can bounce the ball is

off him. And get runners. They are

getting easy to predict at the

moment, England. They need to change

it up.

Good pressure from McEachran.

Gibbs-White as an option.

He tried

to go it alone. The pitch was

playing its part, unfortunately.

Good pressing, they need to get

closer to the middle of the park. He

just bubbled up before checking one

of the judges. And he ran into his

opposite number.

Panzo. Hudson-Odoi. He can have a

go! Off the post! That was well

cleared. Callum Hudson-Odoi of

Chelsea. A whisker away from getting

one back for England.

He passed that

into the far post. Millimetres

inside. A little bit more swerve and

England are 2-1 down. Better play

from England, looking more

confident.

Here goes Foden.

Wonderful turn. He had the shot

which could not quite generate

enough power.

He has got an

unbelievable job with his left foot,

it looks like he is playing with his

left foot and he almost chops back

onto himself to open it up with the

right foot and the lacked power.

Strong finish to the first-half from

England. Hudson-Odoi hit the

woodwork.

Lifting towards Foden, Miranda was

there first. Cleared by the

goal-scorer, Sergio Gomez.

Sessegnon.

Hudson-Odoi again. He has picked out

Foden. Wonderful first touch. And

the second was not bad either. And

he got the cross in. Gibbs-White

waiting. Is a reward for this

England pressure? Sessegnon's cross,

there is! It is him again! Rain

Brewster! To get one back for

England! Just before half-time. The

Liverpool striker, with his eighth

goal of this Under 17 World Cup and

hope is restored.

What a cross this

is, it looks like it was flat but he

swings his cross into the six yard

box area and who was there?

Brewster. Excellent execution but

what across this is. If anybody

deserved this, for that sustained

pressure, keeping their heads up...

Excellent result, 2-1.

Back in the

game. Who did since they needed that

before the break and they have got

it. An instantly recognisable

source. After his back-to-back

hat-tricks, but here is Spain's

captain and centre forward, able

release. The man was needed to cover

Latibeaudiere. This might come at

the wrong time. Two minutes of

stoppage time. Hudson-Odoi on the

move. Nobody in the penalty area.

Excellent defending by Guehi.

Hudson-Odoi has had a storming ten

minutes. And as soon as you said

that, he looks at the surface and

overheads the cross.

The curse of

the commentator! Excellent play,

always confident, every time he gets

the ball he looks confident that he

can beat his man. Excellent play by

Hudson-Odoi.

He is not 17 until next

month. He played for Chelsea under a

plains at 15. -- under 18s. And he

scored against Spain in that Euro

Final in the summer, as did this

man, Foden, England were 2-1 up

until the sixth minute of stoppage

time. And they are 2-1 down here in

the first-half of stoppage time, in

the World Cup final. Foden...

Brewster. Always trying to break

that half a yard to get the shot

away. But Kraken, Foden, fouled by

Guillemont and the first action of

the first-half will be an England

free kick.

Bright play by Phil

Foden, century he has come inside

off the left-hand side, played that

one, to buy McEachran. Dangerous

position for England, this. -- one,

two by McEachran. He is a little bit

close to get that over the wall. It

takes real ability to do that and

not many players can.

Might be one of those ones where you

move it first to create the space.

Not illegally, obviously!

Obviously!

Rain Brewster with those eight goals

behind him in this tournament. Here

he comes, Brewster! It needed that

save from Fernandez.

Excellent

strike, difficult skill set to have.

The half-time whistle. Sergio Gomez

putting Spain in control. Familiar

name in this tournament of Brewster.

After Hudson-Odoi hit the woodwork,

it has given England hope. At

half-time in the World Cup final in

Kolkata... It is England one, Spain

two.

What a busy first-half, starting

with Paul, that goal from Brewster,

how crucial was that, given the

timing?

Massive, a huge lift. They

had the left before that with

Hudson-Odoi hitting the post and

then to get that chance, then they

kept pushing forward with the free

kick at the end so it has given them

a huge lift into half-time and

hopefully Steve Cooper can just get

them on their feet, get them rested

and relaxed, ready to go out and

have another go to start the second

half.

Absolutely, blistering start.

58% possession for England but when

you look at the stats, 14 attempts

on goal, three on target, Spain are

more direct, four attempts and four

of them on target.

Spain have played

smarter, they have got the ball

forward quicker than they are

prepared to sit off and let England

have possession and England have not

really got behind the Spanish

defence often. The other way around,

Spain have been more clinical going

forward. They are prepared to pass

the ball in behind, having runners

going behind and that has made the

England defence have difficulties.

England had a fast start but Spain

scored in the

England had a fast start but Spain

scored in the tenth minute, Sergio

Gomez with the goal?

England are

just half a yard off every single

challenge, they don't quite get

there and when the cross comes in, I

mean, ultra-critical. But Sessegnon

is possibly a little bit lax, he

loses a little bit of concentration.

Definitely onside. As Sessegnon is

getting back, he loses focus. He

puts his arm up for offside. Clearly

onside. Great little touch from

Gomez. England only a fraction of

back the pace but when you play as a

team against equality of Spain, that

is all it takes.

The second goal, Paul, an example of

a slightly classier direct play from

the Spanish. That is just clinical

play. We have a really good run,

Guehi from the back goes forward, he

tries to slip the ball through,

tries to play the ball through,

really positive run, what you want a

central defender to do to try to

break the defence down. He tries to

slip the ball through but good,

strong defending and then it is a

single pass forward, touch to the

side, another pass goes forward and

they have got runners in behind and

then they are calm and they get

their thoughts together, he gets the

defenders stood up so he can beat

him again and clipped the ball in

and you think they have got away

with it but it is a great little

pull-back and a fantastic finish, a

real quality finish but again, if we

are going to be critical, if we want

to try to improve, maybe we could

have got tighter to that ball,

there. It is Oakley-Boothe, I think,

who could have got tighter and stop

to the shotgun may be taken one in a

face like their centre-half did

earlier in the game but that is

being ultra-critical. It is a top

being ultra-critical. It is a top

finish.

Absolutely, and amicable we

were talking about this when we were

watching before, you were likening

this kind of play to the Arsenal of

old.

It is direct football, three

passes and they are in behind your

defence and they are on the edge of

your box. Direct does not mean

hoofing it up the pitch and lumping

it forward. You are breaking the

lines, three very sharp passes,

England caught out and it is the

speed of play which is where Spain

have been a bit more clinical and

efficient.

But there has been a

lifeline from who else, Rhian

Brewster,

lifeline from who else, Rhian

Brewster, the man of the moment.

Successive hat-tricks in the

quarterfinals and semifinals and on

target here.

It is the play before

that as well, from Sessegnon,

picking it up on the edge of the

box, going one against one against

the full-back Andy puts in an

excellent cross. Like all good

goal-scorers, Brewster is in and

around where the ball is dropping

and that is a good finish.

He puts

it into a great area. What I love

about this, you see so many players

in this day and age trying to whip

the ball in with so much pace, it

goes wrong more often than not but

he puts it into an area. That is

what I was taught as a

he puts it into an area. That is

what I was taught as a kid and I'm

sure you were the same, Paul, put it

into the second six yard box and the

Centre forward should be there to

nod it in and that is what happened.

That has given England a lifeline

because there was a spell in the

second half when they looked a bit

dejected.

They looked nervous,

didn't they? Like they were being

overrun and not sure how to handle

it.

It's the World Cup final,

whatever level, under 17, under 20,

the senior side, it's not easy and

they will still be feeling the

pressure. This is unlike anything

they've ever spirit before.

Hudson-Odoi has been a real bright

spark

Hudson-Odoi has been a real bright

spark in the first half, let's see

some of his play and it almost ended

in a goal. This is some of his

earlier play.

He's being positive

and direct. He wants to go one

against one. That was probably one

of the best chances of the game,

maybe could have got on the end of

that but he is going at the

defender, giving them a problem and

the defender does not want a wide

player running at him so he has got

a lot of joy out of that, created a

couple of chances and hit the post.

When we are talking about these lads

not coming up in this kind of

situation before, he's 16, this lad,

this is an incredible learning

experience for him, brilliant

experience and he will benefit from

being a part of this.

Absolutely,

what will

being a part of this.

Absolutely,

what will the half-time team talk be

like?

Try to keep nice and calm, try

to get back to the game plan which

is what they wanted to start with,

and I think if they do that, I think

they have got every chance of

getting back into it because they

have shown they've got the ability

to cause problems.

Absolutely,

looking forward to the second half

and we were talking before about

2017 being a real year of success

for the England youth teams,

including of course the win for

poor's under 20s at the World Cup.

We simply, Jermaine Jenas went to St

George's Park to look at whether

that success could one day translate

to the senior side.

I'm just here watching the England

under 20s train with the coach,

Keith Downing.

We find the 20s is

more a reserve group for the 21 's,

a pathway. If they do well here,

they will step up.

So you can kind

of look at those players you have

seen what they have been able to do

for England but obviously, they

might not be playing at club level

but would they keep on getting

brought in to the group to be part

of international level?

Yeah,

because internationally, they get

the experience and the ultimate is

to gain as much experience as they

can so hopefully if they get to see

your level, they will have

experienced all of those things in

the past, the tournament football,

etc, playing against the best in

Europe. The problem we have is

obviously, then, playing in their

first team.

Correct. Just watching

the U21 strain, a lot of whom won

the under 20 World Cup in the

summer. I suppose the feeling is

that St George's Park is giving them

that Bob Friel, helped by the

transition from the U21 level to the

first team.

My role is the U21

coach, it is to get out and watch

players, develop relationships with

clubs and make sure we can get the

best players to start with and make

sure that by the time they get to

Gareth, they have had the whole

array of experiences and been in

penalty shoot outs, winning and

losing them.

You mentioned you go

out to watch a lot of the players.

How far does the relationship go? Do

you talk on the phone, give them

feedback on how well they are doing

at their clubs?

It is a difficult

one, that, because I think when you

are a manager or a coach at the

club, you want to work with that

player every day and you have your

own ideas about how he should play

what they should do and when they

come to international, it's about

adding to what they've got already.

I certainly won't be telling any of

the players how they should be

playing if it is going against their

coaches at their clubs. But as long

as there is honest and open dialogue

and we have got that, then we don't

have any issues.

But the thorny

issues surrounding England youth

teams is how much opportunity the

players will get their clubs,

particularly those in the Premier

League.

It used to be, where, for

example at Nottingham Forest when

you first going through W did well

in the youth team and got England

recognition but then you went into

the at Forest and then you got your

moves and became a Brazilian and

everything else. These days, what

happens is, some players get to a

certain level and a ceiling in the

development and they can't get

through, with foreign owners, you

get foreign managers and foreign

players and some of those players

are not anywhere near what is

already in the system.

So it is a

problem?

Yeah, it is.

It is a

genuine issue we are struggling

with?

Yeah, it works both ways,

Nathaniel Chalobah has 97 use caps,

it's a record, some brilliant

experiences but he's been on loan to

five different clubs and he was not

quite ready to go into the Chelsea

first-team so I think in his case,

we have kept him going I think. But

another one might be Harry Kane who

was with us through the ages but

also had a lot of loan spells, came

back, finally got his opportunity

and look at him now, he's doing

fantastic.

Harry Kane scores his

12th goal in the month of September

for club country.

I think when you

are a young player coming through,

to go out and play in the stadiums,

play against teams who are fighting

relegation, fighting for play-offs

come you know, it gives you a great

understanding of what the game is

about and it's important to be

playing, there's no better thing

than to be playing and getting

yourself out there, get the scouts

watching you and managers, for me it

was a good stepping stone and I

learned a lot from it.

Harry Kane is

a prime example of how use product

can do well and reach the senior

team. It goes without saying that

most of these youngsters need the

first-team experience. Danny, how

can we get more of these players who

are getting this type of experience

at international level playing in

the Premier League?

It is really

difficult, as Jermaine Jenas was

saying, foreign owners, the amount

of money available in the Premier

League, the short tenure of a

manager's job these days, it is

what? A year? Maybe less at times

and they want instant success and

they are not prepared to give young

players a chance, even when you drop

down into the Championship, these

really good technical players coming

through, the Championship is cut and

thrust. It is brutal at times. A lot

of maybe older managers won't trust

younger players because they have

inconsistencies. When you look at

Europe, Holland and Spain and those

kind of places, Belgium, they play a

more technical game in their senior

leagues, so they don't need to be as

physical, they can be trusted with

their technical ability whereas

maybe you cannot trust players in

the Championship. I think we are

starting to see it but players have

to go on loan but maybe they now

have to start going abroad to play

at clubs as well where they don't

need quite the physicality.

With the

likes of Jadon Sancho, who was

playing in the tournament, a bright

spot in the group stages and he has

been recalled to Borussia Dortmund.

Full, taking a look at you under 20

players, it has been a bit of a

mixed bag in terms of

players, it has been a bit of a

mixed bag in terms of their fortunes

since then. Dominic Solanke, the

player of the tournament, still

waiting for his Liverpool

opportunity, Walker-Peters got his

Premier League start at the start of

the season, Man of the Match against

Newcastle for Spurs and yet has not

had a look in. Dominic Calvert-Lewin

scored in your final and did really

well. It is a mixed bag.

It is,

after you are getting opportunities

but we want

after you are getting opportunities

but we want more. It is 32% I think

of English qualified players have

been in the Premier League so far

this season and we want more than

that, we need to get them in. It is

not us as an FA wanting to bang the

drum, we need the whole game to want

it to happen. We need the Premier

League and the Football League and

everybody to really join forces and

keep working together and get more

English -based players in there

because it will benefit the national

team. Obviously, the clubs

themselves have their own things to

worry about but as a national

organisation, we have all got to

work together so we can try and get

more English players.

I think the

players have got to take

responsibility as well. We are

starting to see it now, players that

Chelsea are complaining about lack

of opportunities and stepping down.

When you look at the Ajax team that

played Manchester United in the

rebel league final, 17-year-olds in

that team that have played 65, 70

games for their club side. And in

European competition. This is what

England, maybe the English players

have to do, they have to say they

are not going to make it at Chelsea

or Manchester City immediately, take

a couple of steps back and then come

forward later. That takes a lot of

bravery and it's not easy to do.

It

is bravery, coming out of your

comfort zone because it is nice that

these clubs. They have fantastic

facilities and the Premier League

academies are doing some great work

with players. What we have got to

try to do is make sure that the

players see the opportunity

somewhere, whether it is on loan or

permanent, whether they get the

opportunity at their own club, and

keep on working towards it. We are

five years into building St George's

Park, this month is the five-year

anniversary so it is a work in

progress to try to get these players

through. The 20s that won the World

Cup is the first cohort to come out

of the full St George's Park system.

It has taken us five years to get an

under 20 win and maybe we might need

to wait a few more years to get the

21s or the seniors but the signs are

there that St George's Park and the

investment from the FA is working.

We have just got to keep wishing and

hoping the players get in.

Absolutely because when you look at

Spain, for example, they launched a

similar facility to St George's Park

back in... I've forgotten what it

was about seven years before they

won the World Cup, five years before

they won the Euros, so 2003, say, so

it takes time to build.

Without

doubt.

But the problem is we are

talking about another generation. If

we are talking about the players,

the under 19 and under 20s right

now, will they get the chance to

move into the senior teams that we

are talking about?

To win a World

Cup at senior level, the average age

Cup at senior level, the average age

is probably 27 or 28 because you

need the experience.

For these players, it is a great

platform and opportunity now, they

have to make the most of it now and

then look at their club careers and

future of the back of this.

OK, as

you can see, the players are back on

the pitch for the second half which

is about to get underway. Let 's go

back to the commentators, Trevor and

Steve Bower. -- Trevor Sinclair.

COMMENTATOR: 45 minutes left of the

journey that began in October for

England. Can it be a memorable 45

minutes? -- at the beginning of the

month for England. Spain with a one

goal advantage, looking for the Euro

and World Cup double in the same

year. To get us under way in the

second half, neither coach has made

a change at half-time. What might

have been Steve Cooper's message at

the break, Trevor?

Keep on doing

what you're doing. I think they have

been, individually, I think there

have been some very key performances

out there and you talk about winning

your individual battles, I feel

England have done that in many

positions. It is just the

effectiveness in both boxes, Spain

have been more clinical. Obviously,

the two goals by Sergio Gomez have

been very, very good. We have not

quite had the finishing touch and

the composure in the final third. I

think if we can improve that, stay

patient and continue to win the

individual battles, I think there is

definitely a result for England.

Gomez, who got Spain's goals, to

take the corner, punched clear by

Curtis Anderson. Helped out of play

by Oakley-Boothe. Mauricio

Pochettino took him on Spurs

pre-season tour this year. The

Spanish manager looking to make

personal history, no team have won

the European Championships and the

World Cup at under 17 level in the

same year before. Spain are excited

about this group of players, just as

England are about theirs.

Overhit by Sergio Gomez.

I think if

the first half was anything to go

by, Spain will be happy at certain

stages to give up possession and

then I think it will be very

important that the back four, five,

six, whatever, stay concentrated.

Just stay alert for any

counterattacking football. If they

do that and stay on the front foot,

sharpen up their passing a bit with

tempo, and not being impatient, I

really do feel they have got the

players on the pitch to get a result

in turn this around. -- and turn

this around.

New territory for

England but not Spain, it is

therefore final in the under 17

World Cup but they have lost all

three previous appearances.

This is the first all European

affair. For the under 17 World Cup

final. Hudson-Odoi penalised.

Excellent first half performance

from Hudson-Odoi, hit the post, was

key in certain situations, getting

to the byline, getting in the final

third. Just mixing it up a little

bit. They will expect you to run

with it now so play a couple of one

and two touch passes.

Given away,

Foden towards Brewster early.

Spain, relieved. Now they can try

and build with Miranda.

Half-time came at a good time for

Spain, really, after the England

goal.

Yeah, it looked like they'd

got the bit between their teeth with

the goal, full of confidence, not

self belief amongst the players they

could get back in this game and

nothing has to change, for me. You

know, they finished the half really

well, let's start this one as we

finished, that should have been a

message coming from Steve Cooper.

I'm sure the players believe they

have got that in their performance.

Just here, now, I would like to see

this bouncing a little bit, just

bouncing it around a little bit

sharper, try to develop gaps in the

Spanish back eight, nine players.

Sharper tempo of passing.

Gibbs White with an opportunity.

Great steak with his first touch on

his right foot, bringing it across

onto his left foot, probably his

weaker side, let's back a bit but

good movement, breaking that line,

fantastic first time such a

manipulating the ball and just

leaned back. He needs to work the

keeper.

The youngest by to play for

the Wolves first team since Robbie

Keane. 12 appearances. He's been at

the club since the age of eight.

Latibeaudiere read that situation.

Great anticipation from the central

defender. Anticipating that first

touch. Making the ball and winning

the foul for his team.

Cesar of Real

Madrid.

Clashing knees, I think that

is what the Spanish buyers are

moaning about, no intention, good,

strong, physical challenge from the

Manchester City central defender. He

felt it!

I think fitness could come into it

as well and it looks like England

have got a very strong side

physically. They look a fit bunch.

Interesting to see in this heat if

the players can sustain that, who

can start taking control in the

latter stages of the game.

Sergio

Gomez, the man with both goals for

Spain. That one from Rhian Brewster,

eighth of the tournament. Put

England right back in the World Cup

final.

That Golden Boot award will mean

nothing unless it is alongside a

winning medal.

Yeah, he is a very

selfless player, talks about the

team and working out of position for

the team all the time.

Foden. Up

against Sergio Gomez. Still Foden!

The goalkeeper was rooted to the

spot, there.

Excellent mastery of

the ball, there, great disguise.

Deflection, should be a corner. He

knows how to make half a yard for

himself.

You can see why Pep

Guardiola instantly to give him.

Bowden. An opportunity for England.

Important block in the end. Now the

captain -- by the captain, Abel

Ruiz.

Out by Ferran Torres. Still Becky

Grundy. -- still McEachran.

Great

work, realising he's got a man on

him, realising he's got the speed to

go past the winger, just getting the

corner for his team. Excellent use

of his body.

Both central defenders

forward. Punched away by Alvaro

Fernandez in the Spain goal. This is

where England have to make sure they

are not caught. Good strength from

Panzo.

Better urgency and awareness

from England on the counterattack,

that is where they got caught out in

the first half-time and again. It

looks like on the transition, now,

Steve Cooper has had time to talk to

the player that half-time and make

sure they are switched on to that

scenario. A lot better from England,

there.

Will they keep this in? No,

just fractionally overhit by Foden,

who is frustrated it was too strong

for Sessegnon.

That is not like him.

Again, good movement by Sessegnon,

covering a lot of distance at right

back, overlapping, always an option

for Foden, which makes him look a

better player.

Neatly done by Victor, the Spanish

central defender, another one of the

Real Madrid group.

Just a little bit

of frustration therefrom Brewster.

They had a pretty committed press

and Spain managed to retain

possession. They've not really gone

anywhere but you can see how

comfortable the Spanish back line

are with the ball at their feet,

making little angle for each other,

almost like foot cell -- almost like

futsal, manipulating the ball, but

one back by England briefly.

Foden, again, just a fraction too

strong from the Manchester City

play.

Guillamon read the scenario,

got his body in the way and ushered

the ball out, excellent defending

from Spain. On a knife edge, this

game, you know, the next goal is

very important. If it goes to

England, they go on to win this

game, I think.

Santiago ten two, six

years the under 17 coach for Spain,

a double winner with Atletico Madrid

in his playing days. -- Santiago

Denia. They look to have continuity

in their age group development,

Spain.

It makes a big difference for

players, taking the same

instructions from the same person,

keeping the continuity, familiar

faces. -- taking instructions from

the same person. It's a good way to

learn.

As it stands, the proof will

be in the pudding if they win the

Euros and the World Cup in this age

group in the same calendar year.

England, remember, trying to win the

World Cup at under 20 and under 17

level. Only one team has ever done

that in the same year and that was

Brazil. That was in 2003, where,

ironically, in the final, they beat

Spain. That is how much of an

achievement it would be and it is

still finely poised, as Trevor says.

Fouled by McEachran.

I thought he stood in a weather free

kick.

No, they try to play the quick

one but fair play to the referee,

you know, allowing that to continue

as it was. Good play from the

goalkeeper, there are reading the

situation, good starting position.

Looking at goalkeepers in the modern

game, they have to play with their

feet a lot done was right on his

toes, switched on, nice and bright,

dealt with the situation. -- with

their feet a lot, and he was right

on his toes.

Hudson-Odoi, cutting inside again.

Oakley-Boothe. Foden. So many

Spanish bodies back there.

Foden wants more. Beautifully

weighted pass and is Gibbs-White!

And varied England's equaliser and

this is game on in the World Cup

final. They have gone from 2-0 down,

to level it up at 2-2.

Absolutely

well-deserved from this England

side, they have kept strong, stable

living in the same philosophy, get

moving the ball around and what a

disguised pass from Phil Foden.

Again, that overlap, we've seen it

so often in this tournament by

Sessegnon, fantastic cross into the

six yard box and he does not miss.

What a strike and there was more to

do on that than you think, bobbling

ball, absolutely brilliant finish by

Gibbs-White, 2-2, England back in

this game and I believe they have

got the momentum now to go on and

win this game.

Well, Gibbs-White,

who scored in the quarterfinals

against the USA, scores in the

final, and what a show of character

from the Young Lions. Santiago Denia

has seen his side's 2-0 lead wiped

out. The Wolves midfielder with

England's second. A fascinating 32

minutes or so ahead now.

Yeah,

England have started the second half

how they finished the first, on the

front foot, overlaps coming from

both left-back and right back,

giving the player on the ball

options, they looked really creative

in that final third but this time,

the product has been a lot better,

more clinical with the finishing.

Doris, for Spain. Could not get past

my leave.

And they have looked a lot

more alert in like that.

-- Torres,

for Spain, could not get past Guehi.

More concentration for the backline

because England have so much more

concentration, they have to stay

switched on, communicating to each

other, looking for the danger and on

the transition, dealing with it nice

and early.

Concentration time, now.

Having just scored. Sergio Gomez

with the caller and the header,

brilliantly kept out by Anderson.

Miranda got his head to it.

Great

ball in by Gomez and listen, this is

not a surprise, not the first time

it has happened, and England have

got to be more aware of that,

playing that interlinear post, they

need to get a man stood in that area

to attack it and then track the

runners. The warning signs are

there. Good stop, good body position

from the goalkeeper, Anderson, quite

comfortable in the end but it could

have been much more dangerous.

Good bad one.

Panzo. We've had a few

of those ideas. Almost away, the

pass was looking for Hudson-Odoi but

cut out by James Magut.

Great

position by the defender, getting

his distances right, not too

squeezed in century and not too far

wide, able to deal with the pass.

--

cut out by Jaume.

A bit of

frustration from Moha, you can see

that England have clawed their way

back into the game, let's see how

you can deal with the strength and

spirit of this team.

Gibbs-White is frustrated because he

has been pulled back, having got

away from his man.

Hudson-Odoi.

Foden. Oh, he took it first time,

kept out by Fernando at his near

post.

Yeah, great timing from Foden.

I think respect given to Hudson-Odoi

with his running ability with the

ball at his feet.

McEachran with the

delivery, Guehi and Panzo going for

the same ball.

Long from Victor. Torres cannot keep

it in. We can have a word with Paul

Simpson, the U21 manager. What a

response from this young England

team?

Fantastic, could not have

asked Tramore, great start to the

second half and like we were talking

about in the first-half, the England

players looking jaded, we have the

Spanish players now looking lady

because we have knocked the stuffing

out of them with that goal. Really

well worked. Putting Sessegnon in

behind from Phil Foden and that was

equality cross. We have talked in

the first-half about getting in

behind the Spanish back four and

that is exactly what we have done.

We thoroughly deserved to get back

into it. They need to keep sticking

to the things they are doing and

hopefully they will get more

opportunities.

There is a sign of

Spanish frustration, the first

yellow card. Miranda of Barcelona.

He joined three years ago from Real

Betis. Torres. Looking for Sergio

Gomez.

Well watched by Sessegnon.

Good position from Sessegnon, making

sure he gets himself nice and

narrow, difficult to beat on the far

post. He is a danger man, Sergio

Gomez. It looks like he has got real

quality in the final third, lies

composure. He is the boss when the

ball is at his feet and England have

to be aware of him.

No problems for Curtis Anderson.

Originally from Barrow in Cumbria.

Plenty of proud people have given

their support to his career,