Meet the first woman in 16 years to officiate a FIFA male competition: Esther Stabuli
Football | October 16, 2017 14:35 ISTEsther broke a 16-year-old jinx when she officiated in the Japan-New Caledonia FIFA U-17 World Cup match.
Esther broke a 16-year-old jinx when she officiated in the Japan-New Caledonia FIFA U-17 World Cup match.
FIFA Official Ujevic was particularly impressed with India's only goalscorer Jeakson Singh and custodian Dheeraj Singh, who was outstanding with his bold saves under the bar.
The hosts crashed out of the tournament at the group stage, losing all their three matches against USA, Columbia and Ghana respectively.
Iceland secured an automatic berth by defeating Kosovo 2-0 in Reykjavik to win Group I and kick-start celebrations in the island nation of about 330,000 people.
Speaking after the match, Restrepo said he was mighty impressed with India's gutsy performance and lauded the debutant side's defenders for being "organised".
Columbian winger Penaloza's late winner shattered the hearts of millions by netting in a winner after Jeakson's goal for India in the 82nd minute.
The Germans completed their qualifying campaign with a 5-1 win over Azerbaijan on Sunday, but coach Joachim Loew expects bigger challenges ahead.
Recollecting the atmosphere in the first match, Suresh echoed they were 'not nervous but excited' before stepping onto the pitch against USA in the first match.
India showed heart but lacked in skill and quality against a much superior United States of America and a similar task awaits the host nation tomorrow as well.
Dheeraj's exploits under the bar drew praise from USA coach John Hackworth.
This grim reality is setting in for generations of Argentines who have never experienced such a thing, including Messi, who will turn 31 during the World Cup next year in Russia.
Serbia needed a win against Austria to clinch its spot from Group D but it lost 3-2 in Vienna, while Wales kept its chance alive by beating Georgia 1-0 despite Gareth Bale's absence.
USA thrashed the hosts 3-0 as the visitors displayed a dominating character throughout the match to deny India a possibility of even scoring a goal.
De Matos said that his players have made a lot of improvement in defending and then in making transitions to attacking but still lack the finish.
Chhetri, who has played Nehru Cups in front of packed galleries, is ready to cheer the younger ones.
India would enjoy the home advantage and captain Amarjit Singh and his team-mates have promised to be competitive at the showpiece event.
The 48-year-old is optimistic that the host nation players could make heads turn with their performance.
There is a very real chance that when the tournament kicks off on June 14, it will be without the four-time champions.
The trio will miss Spain's World Cup qualifiers against Albania on Friday and Israel on October. 9.
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