The United States U-17 men’s national team is headed for the World Cup knockout rounds after beating Burkina Faso 2-1 on Wednesday in Indonesia.
Fifteen-year-old Nimfasha Berchimas of Charlotte FC’s reserves continued his impressive tournament with a goal after Liverpool’s Keyrol Figueroa put the Yanks up 1-0.
[ MORE: U-17 World Cup hub — Scores, schedule, standings ] Jack Pantoulou Diarra pulled Burkina Faso within a goal in the 89th minute to set up a potentially tense ending, but the Baby Yanks handled their business to move to 2-0 in group play.That’s not to say the win was straight-forward, as […]
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