France U17 vs Japan U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Under-17 World CupFrance enter last 16; defeat Japan 2-1
Amine Gouiri struck a brace as France notched a 2-1 victory over Japan to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth at the U-17 World Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (France U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lenny Pintor.
- 8': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Lenny Pintor.
- 9': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (France U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 11': Foul by Hinata Kida (Japan U17).
- 11': Yacine Adli (France U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (France U17).
- 12': Hinata Kida (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! France U17 1, Japan U17 0. Amine Gouiri (France U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 17': Offside, Japan U17. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Keito Nakamura is caught offside.
- 18': Offside, France U17. Yahia Fofana tries a through ball, but Amine Gouiri is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Amine Gouiri (France U17).
- 19': Seiya Baba (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Oumar Solet (France U17).
- 22': Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Yacine Adli.
- 27': Corner, France U17. Conceded by Hinata Kida.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Rei Hirakawa (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
- 30': Attempt missed. Yacine Adli (France U17) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lenny Pintor.
- 31': Delay in match (Japan U17).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Amine Gouiri (France U17).
- 33': Yukinari Sugawara (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (France U17).
- 33': Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Maxence Caqueret (France U17) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Delay in match Seiya Baba (Japan U17) because of an injury.
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt saved. Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hinata Kida.
- 40': Foul by Oumar Solet (France U17).
- 40': Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan U17) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt saved. Maxence Caqueret (France U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yahia Fofana.
- 44': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (France U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurelien Tchouameni.
- 45': Delay in match Kosei Tani (Japan U17) because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (France U17).
- 45'+1': Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, France U17 1, Japan U17 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France U17 1, Japan U17 0.
- 45': Substitution, Japan U17. Toichi Suzuki replaces Seiya Baba.
- 47': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan U17).
- 47': Maxence Caqueret (France U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Yuki Kobayashi (Japan U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (France U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 51': Foul by Oumar Solet (France U17).
- 51': Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Delay in match Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) because of an injury.
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Toichi Suzuki (Japan U17).
- 54': Yacine Adli (France U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan U17).
- 55': Maxence Lacroix (France U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, France U17. Yahia Fofana tries a through ball, but Lenny Pintor is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Lenny Pintor (France U17).
- 59': Hinata Kida (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Hinata Kida (Japan U17).
- 61': Lenny Pintor (France U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Hinata Kida (Japan U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Delay in match Lenny Pintor (France U17) because of an injury.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Offside, Japan U17. Toichi Suzuki tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 68': Claudio Gomes (France U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17).
- 69': Substitution, Japan U17. Hiroto Yamada replaces Keito Nakamura.
- 71': Goal! France U17 2, Japan U17 0. Amine Gouiri (France U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 72': Penalty Japan U17. Taisei Miyashiro draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by William Bianda (France U17) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Goal! France U17 2, Japan U17 1. Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Delay in match (Japan U17).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Hinata Kida (Japan U17).
- 76': Lenny Pintor (France U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Lenny Pintor (France U17) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17).
- 78': Maxence Caqueret (France U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Aurelien Tchouameni (France U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17).
- 80': Foul by Kohei Okuno (Japan U17).
- 80': Maxence Caqueret (France U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, France U17. Willem Geubbels replaces Lenny Pintor.
- 85': Attempt saved. Yahia Fofana (France U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a through ball.
- 86': Substitution, Japan U17. Naoki Tsubaki replaces Soichiro Kozuki.
- 86': Substitution, France U17. Alan Kerouedan replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Alan Kerouedan (France U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
- 89': Corner, France U17. Conceded by Hinata Kida.
- 89': Foul by Aurelien Tchouameni (France U17).
- 89': Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Aurelien Tchouameni (France U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Offside, Japan U17. Taisei Miyashiro tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, France U17. Mathis Picouleau replaces Aurelien Tchouameni.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yacine Adli (France U17).
- 90'+3': Hinata Kida (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (France U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, France U17 2, Japan U17 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, France U17 2, Japan U17 1.
Statistics
 JPN |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Location: Guwahati, India
Attendance: 9,575
Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Location: Guwahati, India
Attendance: 9,575
FIFA U-17 World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jamaica U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
France U17 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 5 | William Bianda |
| 4 | Oumar Solet |
| 19 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 2 | Vincent Collet |
| 10 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 6 | Claudio Gomes |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni  |
| 9 | Amine Gouiri |
| 18 | Lenny Pintor |
| 7 | Yacine Adli |
Japan U17 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kosei Tani (GK) |
| 3 | Yuki Kobayashi |
| 15 | Seiya Baba |
| 6 | Hinata Kida |
| 5 | Yukinari Sugawara |
| 8 | Kohei Okuno |
| 4 | Rei Hirakawa |
| 14 | Soichiro Kozuki |
| 13 | Keito Nakamura |
| 11 | Taisei Miyashiro |
| 7 | Takefusa Kubo |
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