Diego Placente’s team is looking for the only official title that the AFA is missing in its showcases.
Of all the official titles that exist on the football planet, between youth and professional categories, there is only one that the Argentina national team has never won: the U-17 World Cup. As current senior champions, with multiple U-20 titles and two Olympic gold medals, the FIFA-organized tournament for younger footballers has always been elusive for the Albiceleste, who never even managed to reach the final.
The guide to the 2023 U-17 World Cup in Indonesia
After a decade of disappointments, including being left out of the competition in 2017, the team led by Diego Placente will attempt to break the curse in 2023 at the event to be held in Indonesia.
Next one, GOAL discusses all the details of Argentina’s participation in the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia.
List of calls
Among the 21 called up from Placente, the presence of Claudio Echeverri stands out, the great promise of River who already made his debut in the First Division this year. The big absentee, meanwhile, is Gianluca Prestianni, the boy from Vélez who was practically not part of the process due to Fortín’s need to use him in their fight for sustainability.
Match schedule and results
Argentina were in Group D along with Senegal, Japan and Poland. If they qualify for the round of 16 as the first in the area, they will face a third side in the round of 16; if it comes second, it is compared with the first in Group E; and if he is among the best third parties, he could play against the first of groups A or B.
Group D classification
Source: Goal