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

#2 Failure to convert chances

In three matches, the Indian team could manage to score only one goal. It was not because they were not creating chances but simply because they were failing to convert them.

Moreover, after the first game, Komal Thatal, India’s highest scorer in this age category, was dropped by the coach. It was a shocking decision as neither Aniket Jadhav nor Abhijit Sarkar managed to find the back of the net even once.

Of course, the Indian team was playing with a defensive mindset and not many chances were created. But the few opportunities that happened to come – especially, the good ones – were not put to bed. Against Colombia, as well as, against the USA, India created some particularly good goal scoring opportunities. But poor finishing let them down.