FIFA U17 World Cup: 5 things that went wrong for India

#4 Difficult group

India were pooled alongside Ghana, the USA and Colombia, all far more experienced and skilful sides. In fact, Ghana are two-time U17 world champions while USA’s youth system is currently one of the best in the world.

It was never going to be an easy group. Nevertheless, there was hope because the third team in every group also stood a chance to qualify for the next round. A single win from any of the three games would have given India an outside chance to qualify for the pre-quarters.

The Colombia match was probably their best chance of securing a point but both USA and Ghana proved to be too strong. Looking back, India could have benefitted from an easier group. But then again, you can’t blame tough fixtures for your results.