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The group phase at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™ is underway with Canada looking ahead to their second opponent Uzbekistan following a Friday night loss to Spain. Canada are in third place in Group B after the opening day with Mali 3:0 winners over Uzbekistan and Spain 2:0 winners over 10-men Canada.
“We’re not satisfied, but we are proud for how hard they fought,” said Andrew Olivieri, Canada Soccer’s Men’s U-17 Coach. “We believe we can do better and we know we can do better, so it’s going to have to come in the next two games against Uzbekistan and Mali.“
All four nations in Group B will play their second match on Monday 13 November again at Stadion Manahan in Surakarta (the Canada match kicks off at 19.00 local / 07.00 ET / 04.00 PT). In Canada throughout the competition, all the matches will be broadcast through TSN and RDS, with Canada’s third group match scheduled for Thursday 16 November against Mali at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Benowo (16.00 local / 04.00 ET / 01.00 PT). Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Flickr, Instagram and Twitter featuring the hashtag #canm17.
In the Friday opener, Marc Guiu scored the winner in the 21st minute with a header from a Pablo Lopez cross. Canada went down to 10 men in the 38th minute before Quim Junyent scored the second goal in the 76th minute. In the Mali-Uzbekistan match, Mamadou Doumbia scored a hat trick for the 3:0 win.
Goalkeeper Nathaniel Abraham was Canada’s Player of the Match. Spain had nine attempts at goal blocked by Canada.
This marks the first FIFA U-17 World Cup since the global pandemic and the first time Indonesia has hosted a FIFA youth tournament. Beyond the group stage which runs 10-18 November, the Round of 16 is scheduled for 20-21 November, the Quarterfinals are scheduled for 24-25 November, the Semifinals on 28 November, the Match for Third Place on 1 December, and the Final on Saturday 2 December.
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