MIAMI, Florida – Mexico and the United States kick off their campaigns on Sunday in the 2023 FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup in Indonesia.
2023 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship winners Mexico begin play in Group F against Germany at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung.
El Tricolor, who won the U17 World Cup in 2005 and 2011, are quite familiar with Sunday’s opponent at the U17 level, having won a memorable 3-2 semifinal over Germany on home soil in 2011.
Now a new generation of Mexico U17 players will be attempting to bring home the country’s third U17 World Cup crown. Mexico are led by the likes of 2023 CMU17 Top Scorer Stephano Carrillo (8 goals) and Best Player Award winner Gael Alvarez.
2023 CMU17 runners-up U.S. open play in Group E against South Korea at the Jakarta International Stadium in Jakarta.
The U.S. have their fair share of goalscorers and playmakers as well, namely FW Keyrol Figueroa, who scored seven goals in the 2023 CMU17.
Another player to watch is attacker Micah Burton, who had three goals in the CMU17.
From training with Lionel Messi to captaining the @USYNT at the #U17WC 🔜
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