BRADENTON, FLA.- The U.S. and Canada Under-17 Men’s National Teams kicks off its quest to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup this Wednesday at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship in  Bradenton, Florida. 

It will be match number nine of these two teams with a dominance of the Americans who have lost only once, in 1998 in the Championship played in Trinidad and Tobago.


The last time they met, it was in the final of Jamaica 2011 with a 3-0 victory for the United States.

Canada are looking to make first their first U-17 World Cup appearance since 2011. 

Mexico defeated the United States in a penalty-kick shootout in the final two years ago in Panama. 

  • R: NATION, Oshane Anthony (JAM), AR1: ANDERSON, Nicholas Linton (JAM), AR2: WALES, Caleb (TRI) 4th official: WARD, Kimbell Kerstein (SKN)
  • They will meet for the 9th time in CU17 history. USA leads series 7W-0D-1L. 18GF-7GC.
  • Lone Canada win was first match of final round of Trinidad and Tobago 1988, 1-2. Other results were USA wins: Final round Cuba 1992 (1-0), Final round of El Salvador 1994 (1-0), Final round of Trinidad & Tobago 1996 (2-0), Group 1 in EE.UU 2001 (4-2), Group B in Jamaica 2007 (2-1), Group A of México 2009 (4-2) and Final at Jamaica 2011 (3-0).
  • Lone meeting in Final was at Jamaica 2011 on Feb. 27, 2011 at Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego Bay, JAM, 3-0 win for USA with goals from Nathan Smith, Andrew Oliver and Alfred Koroma (in extra time).
  • USA will play its 82nd CU17 match. Record: 57W-13D-11L, 212GF-70GC, +142GD. 75.7% winning percentage.
  • CAN will play its 74th CU17 match. Record: 33W-14D-26L, 131GF-86GC, +45GD. 51.6% winning percentage.
  • Largest margin of victory for USA at CU17: 7-0 vs. Honduras in Group A of Trinidad & Tobago 1988 and 7-0 vs. Curacao in Group C of El Salvador 1994.
  • Largest margin of victory for CAN at CU17. 10-0 vs. Nicaragua in Group A of El Salvador 1994, 8-0 vs. Barbados in Group D of Jamaica 2011.
  • Biggest defeats for USA at CU17: 4-3 vs. Mexico in final round of Cuba 1992 and 4-1 vs. Costa Rica in Group C of El Salvador 1994.
  • Biggest defeats for CAN at CU17: 4-0 vs. Cuba in Final Round at TYT 1988 and 4-0 vs. Mexico in Group B of El Salvador 1999.