England U17 vs Japan U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Round of 16

· England U17 advance 5-3 on penalties

England U17

FT - Penalties
0 - 0
England U17 advance 5-3 on penalties

Japan U17

England hold nerve to beat Japan on penalties

Goalkeeper Curtis Anderson saved a penalty and then scored from the spot as England beat Japan 5-3 on penalties to enter the quarterfinals.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Hinata Kida (Japan U17).
4': Attempt saved. Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
6': Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Hinata Kida (Japan U17).
9': Corner, England U17. Conceded by Toichi Suzuki.
10': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan U17).
10': Rhian Brewster (England U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Yuki Kobayashi (Japan U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (England U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
16': Foul by Phil Foden (England U17).
16': Rei Hirakawa (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17).
16': Marc Guehi (England U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
21': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (England U17).
21': Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (England U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
24': Foul by Steven Sessegnon (England U17).
24': Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Corner, England U17. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
27': Rhian Brewster (England U17) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Phil Foden.
28': Attempt blocked. Angel Gomes (England U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
28': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England U17) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
29': Foul by Phil Foden (England U17).
29': Toichi Suzuki (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Delay in match (England U17).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Corner, England U17. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
37': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (England U17).
37': Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Jonathan Panzo (England U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rei Hirakawa.
37': Attempt missed. Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
39': Foul by Rhian Brewster (England U17).
39': Yuki Kobayashi (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
41': Corner, England U17. Conceded by Toichi Suzuki.
42': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England U17) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
42': Corner, England U17. Conceded by Toichi Suzuki.
42': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (England U17) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
43': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17).
43': Marc Guehi (England U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
45'+2': First Half ends, England U17 0, Japan U17 0.
45': Second Half begins England U17 0, Japan U17 0.
47': Foul by Shimpei Fukuoka (Japan U17).
47': George McEachran (England U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17).
48': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (England U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt saved. George McEachran (England U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Sessegnon.
54': Attempt missed. George McEachran (England U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
54': Substitution, Japan U17. Naoki Tsubaki replaces Keito Nakamura.
57': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Foul by Steven Sessegnon (England U17).
57': Toichi Suzuki (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Toichi Suzuki.
62': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
63': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by George McEachran.
64': Substitution, England U17. Emile Smith-Rowe replaces Angel Gomes.
67': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17).
67': George McEachran (England U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Offside, England U17. Tashan Oakley-Boothe tries a through ball, but Emile Smith-Rowe is caught offside.
68': Substitution, England U17. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Tashan Oakley-Boothe.
69': Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shimpei Fukuoka.
70': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
72': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
74': Delay in match (England U17).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Attempt saved. Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Soichiro Kozuki.
78': Substitution, England U17. Nya Kirby replaces George McEachran.
81': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan U17).
81': Phil Foden (England U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Delay in match Phil Foden (England U17) because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt missed. Emile Smith-Rowe (England U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Panzo.
84': Attempt blocked. Nya Kirby (England U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
84': Corner, England U17. Conceded by Yuki Kobayashi.
86': Hand ball by Jonathan Panzo (England U17).
86': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
87': Attempt blocked. Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naoki Tsubaki.
87': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
88': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hinata Kida.
88': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Morgan Gibbs-White.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Toichi Suzuki (Japan U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Soichiro Kozuki.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toichi Suzuki.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (England U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
90'+6': Second Half ends, England U17 0, Japan U17 0.
90': Penalty Shootout begins England U17 0, Japan U17 0.
91': Goal! England U17 0(1), Japan U17 0. Rhian Brewster (England U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
92': Goal! England U17 0(1), Japan U17 0(1). Yukinari Sugawara (Japan U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
92': Goal! England U17 0(2), Japan U17 0(1). Callum Hudson-Odoi (England U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! England U17 0(2), Japan U17 0(2). Taisei Miyashiro (Japan U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
93': Goal! England U17 0(3), Japan U17 0(2). Phil Foden (England U17) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
94': Penalty saved! Hinata Kida (Japan U17) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
94': Goal! England U17 0(4), Japan U17 0(2). Curtis Anderson (England U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! England U17 0(4), Japan U17 0(3). Soichiro Kozuki (Japan U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
96': Goal! England U17 0(5), Japan U17 0(3). Nya Kirby (England U17) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
96': Penalty Shootout ends, England U17 0(5), Japan U17 0(3).
96': Match ends, England U17 0(5), Japan U17 0(3).

Statistics

JPN		ENG
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: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Location: Kolkata, India
Attendance: 53,302

Line-Ups

England U17 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Curtis Anderson (GK)
5	Marc Guéhi
15	Joel Latibeaudiere
6	Jonathan Panzo
18	Steven Sessegnon
10	Angel Gomes
4	George McEachran
8	Tashan Oakley-Boothe
9	Rhian Brewster
14	Callum Hudson-Odoi
7	Phil Foden

England U17 Substitutes:

Danny Namaso, William Crellin, Conor Gallagher, Josef Bursik, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nya Kirby, Lewis Gibson, Emile Smith Rowe.

Japan U17 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
3	Yuki Kobayashi
5	Yukinari Sugawara
18	Toichi Suzuki
6	Hinata Kida
4	Rei Hirakawa
10	Shimpei Fukuoka
14	Soichiro Kozuki
13	Keito Nakamura
11	Taisei Miyashiro
7	Takefusa Kubo

Japan U17 Substitutes:

Nobuki Iketaka, Taichi Yamasaki, Seiya Baba, Hiroto Yamada, Naoki Tsubaki, Kohei Okuno, Togo Umeda, Zion Suzuki, Takumu Kemmotsu, Akito Tanashi.

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