Click here for live score and updates from the match between Brazil and North Korea. Preview: Germany will start as hot favourites when they take on Asian heavyweights Iran in a Group C league match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. Both the teams registered opening victories with Germany getting past Costa Rica 2-1 and Iran beating Guinea 3-1 on Saturday. Germany had a shaky start before taking a lead midway in the first half through star striker Jann-Fiete Arp. Costa Rica fought back to restore parity in the second half through Andres Gomez. With the match heading towards a draw, Germany needed substitute Noah Awuku’s effort to score the winner in the dying minute to give Germany full points. Iran, on the other hand, rode a splendid second-half show to beat Guinea 3-1. Germany will rely on Nicolas Kuehn, Noah Awuku and John Yeboah along with Arp, who has been named in the list of best 60 footballers born in 2000 by football pundits, to deliver the goods. Iran have a watertight defence and they would give their all to hold on and eke out an upset. “We did not get the start we wanted. The boys were nervy at first against Costa Rica but settled down and went on to beat Costa Rica,” German coach Christian Wucku said. “They have the potential to play better and I am looking forward to seeing them play to their potential against Iran who play a tactical game and have a strong defence,” said Wucku. Iran, who play a defensive game initially and slowly open up the game in the second half, will be looking to repeat the same against Germany who look strong in their attack. Iran’s coach Abbas Chamanian said: “Now that we have won against Guinea we need to counter the German as they are well organised in their attack and defence. “We have worked out a strategy to counter and hopefully we’ll succeed and win tomorrow which will see us into the round of 16,” said Chamanian. Squads: Germany: Luca Plogmann, Alexander Nitzl, Pascal Hackethal, Dominik Becker, Jan Boller, Noah Awuku, Shaverdi Catin, Eric Majetshcek, Jan-Fiete ARP, Elias Abouchabaka, Nicolas Kuehn, Luis Klatte, Dennis Jastrzembski, Yannik Keitel, Kilian Ludewig, Lars Mai, maurice Malone, John Yeboah, Jessic Ngankam, Yann Bisseck and Marian Prins. Iran: Gholam Zadeh Gomari, Satavi, Jalali, Esmaeil Zadeh Shahkola, Nasiri, Shariati Khameneh, Hosseinzadeh Tazehgheshlagh, Sharifi, Sayyad Manesh Shiadeh, Ghobeishavi, Delfi, Ashayer, Janipour, Davaran, Kooshki, Namdari DEhghadi, Ghaderi, Karimi Lishter, Sardari Amidabadi, Khaghani and Khoda Moradi.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, Iran vs Germany, Football Match result: Iran thrash Germany 4-0
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Brazil have emerged victorious in their match against North Korea. Lincoln and Paulinho scored to give them a 2-0 victory.
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Group C - Goa
🇮🇷4-0🇩🇪
Group D - Kochi
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Full time. Iran 4-0 Germany.
Iran thrash Germany 4-0 to take a commanding position in Group C. Germany were defensively poor and were punished by Iran. This is a psychologically damaging loss for Germany and it is crucial for them to put this defeat behind as soon as possible and regroup for their last match against Guinea.
90` Iran 4-0 Germany
Another free-kick from a promising position and this time it’s a better one. The ball deflects off the wall and is destined to find the back of the net but keeper Ali Gholam Zadeh tips it over the bar.
85` Iran 4-0 Germany
Germany get a free-kick just outside the box. It’s a poor one as the ball is blocked by the six-man Iranian wall. Iran still trying for a fifth goal.
75` GOAL! Namdari scores! Iran 4-0 Germany
Now it’s the substitute Vahid Namdari who gets his name on the scoresheet. Germany are guilty of giving the ball away cheaply and Iran hit them on the counter. Namdari makes no mistake as he sends the ball in the bottom corner. Iran are tearing Germany apart.
70` Iran 3-0 Germany
Germany’s mask-wearing left-back John Yeboah whips a cross in towards Arp but his stooping header goes miles over the goal. At the other end, Sayyad tries his luck from a distance but it is never going to trouble Plogmann.
65` Iran 3-0 Germany
Germany win a corner from which Mai rises the highest but the ball balloons off his head behind for a goal-kick. Nothing seems to be going Germany’s way tonight.
Iran replace their goalscorer Younes Delfi with Vahid Namdari. The Iranian has been Iran’s best player tonight.
60` Iran 3-0 Germany
The question now facing Germany is whether it should chase the game and try to at least secure a draw or contain the damage. Iran are still going after lost causes and hitting Germany on the counter. A brilliant performance from the Asians here tonight.
55` Iran 3-0 Germany
The impressive Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh is replaced by Saeid Karimi as Iran look to close out this match.
49` GOAL! Allahyar Sayyad scores for Iran! Iran 3-0 Germany
Oh dear, it’s getting worse for Germany. Four minutes into the second half and Allahayr Sayyad triples Iran’s lead with a bullet header.
Second half gets underway
Christian Wueck makes two changes at halftime as Elias Abouchabaka and Jessic Ngankam replace Jan Boller and Erik Majetschak.
Iran have had only 39% possession but they have made the most of it. 17 attempts with 8 on target compared to 6 attempts and only a single one on target by Germany. The Europeans need to get their defence organised before even thinking about scoring as they are in danger of conceding more and harm their goal difference.Big second half coming up for the young Germans.
Surprisingly its goalless at Kochi in the match between Brazil and North Korea.
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Group C - Goa
🇮🇷2-0🇩🇪
Group D - Kochi
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Halftime. 45` Iran 2-0 Germany
Germany with their first real chance of the game. Yeboah gets on the end of a flick on from a corner but puts it over the bar. On the other end, Amir Esmaeil Zadeh beats the offside trap to get on the end of a long ball. He’s one-on-one with Plogmann but his shot is inches away from tripling Iran’s lead. Some absolutely horrible defending from Germany here. And that’s halftime.
40` GOAL! Delfi scores again! Iran 2-0 Germany
Germany are defending like amateurs tonight. Delfi doubles Iran’s lead after he heads in a free-kick from an unmarked position. Very poor from Germany.
35` Iran 1-0 Germany
Iran are bossing Germany all over the pitch. Jann-Fiete Arp has barely had a sniff at the Iranian goal tonight. Germany need to start imposing themselves as this Iran team looks like it is on a mission tonight.
30` Iran 0-1 Germany
One-way traffic at the moment as Mohammad Ghaderi gets on the end of a pass inside the box but his shot misses the post by a close margin.
25` Iran 1-0 Germany
Sahverdi Cetin lets it loose from a long way to register Germany’s first shot on target. They then proceed to gift Iran another goal-scoring opportunity when Jan Boller is slow to reach a pass and Amir Esmaeil Zadeh wins a corner off Boller. A couple of moments later, Sayyad hits a fierce shot which is parried away by a diving Plogmann.
20` Iran 1-0 Germany
The Germans are making life difficult for themselves. Plogmann gets the ball and he is slow in getting rid of it. Sayyad is quick to close him down and he lays it off to an onrushing Iran player whose shot hits Plogmann straight on the chest.
15` Iran 1-0 Germany
Iran win a free kick from a striking distance and the effort hits the crossbar after Plogmann punches it. Iran are taking the game to their much-fancied opponents.
10` Iran 1-0 Germany
The Germans have been stunned by that goal and it seems that they haven’t recovered from it. Yannik Keitel fails to control the ball and he’s closed down quickly by Allahyar Sayyad. The forward sprints it away but he delays shooting and his weak shot is saved by Plogmann.
5` GOAL! Delfi gives Iran the lead! Iran 1-0 Germany
Iran straightaway go on the attack and they have the majority of possession in the opening minutes. A long free kick isn’t cleared properly by the German defence and after the ball pings inside the German box, Younes Delfi shoots and his shot takes a deflection which nutmegs keeper Luca Plogmann. What a start by Iran!
Kick off! Iran 0-0 Germany
The teams are out and line up for the pre-match pleasantries. The anthems are sung and off we go!
Germany face Iran today in their second Group C clash. German had scraped through and got three points against Costa Rica in their opener. They had shown glimpses of brilliance in the game, but failed to convert chances and managed a 2-1 win. The German defence looked particularly shaky towards the end of the game when Costa Rica had pulled level. A late winner handed then a deserved win, but their display left much to be desired. One gets a feeling that they are too dependent on their skipper and star forward Jann-Fiete Arp for goals, but their midfield is capable of stringing together fast passes and moving forward quickly. Against Iran, Germany would be hoping to play the kind of football that they displayed for about 30 minutes against Costa Rica: high tempo, breathless and lightning quick. It is understandable that it could be hard to sustain that brand of football in Indian conditions, but it is a sight to behold.
Iran were lucky to win 3-1 against Guinea last time around. They scored a blinder of a goal against the run of play and then a sending off completely turned the game around. Guinea, who had dominated the game for over an hour, were punished were not scoring when they were presented the opportunity to do so. However, the Iranian defence deserves praise for its resilient display. The Guinea forwards, especially their 14-year-old prodigy Fandje Toure kept knocking at the door, but Iran held back impressively. A similar display could cause problems for the German attack as well. Iran are a hard team to break down and they are familiar to the conditions having played the AFC Championships at the same venue last year. It is hard to fathom, but don’t count out an upset. If Iran can defend hard, they could exploit Germany’s unsure defence and hit on the counter.
Meanwhile, this is how the teams lineup in the match between Brazil and North Korea
The lineups are out!
Iran: Ali Gholam Zadeh (GK), Ali Satavi, Ahmad Jalali, Amir Esmaeil Zadeh, Taha Shariati, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Sharifi, Allahyar Sayyad, Mohammad Ghobeishavi (C), Younes Delfi, Mohammad Ghaderi
Germany: Luca Plogmann (GK), Alexander Nitzl, Dominik Becker, Jan Boller, Noah Awuku, Sahverdi Cetin, Erik Majeyschak (C),Jann-Fiete Arp, Yannik Keitel, Lars Mai, John Yeboah
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