FIFA U17 World Cup final: England 5-2 Spain, 5 key talking points

England, the new U17 World Champions!
England, the new U17 World Champions!

#4 Mohamed Moukhliss' miss and other gilt-edged missed chances Spain will rue

Moukhliss will rue his miss in the first half
Moukhliss will rue his miss in the first half

Spain were leading 1-0 when midfielder Mohamed Moukhliss had a free run at goal but took too long to pull the trigger by when England 'keeper Curtis Anderson came off the line to make a brave save.

Cesar Gelabert was in line with Moukhliss but instead of passing to his Real Madrid teammate, he thought of going for glory only to make a hash of things. Spain did extend the lead a few minutes later and had the scoreline been 3-0 at that moment instead of 2-0 we could have had different team dancing with the trophy at the moment. Spain ultimately fell prey to their major flaw which has been their finishing. They created a lot of chances but their conversion rate was poor and that has ultimately led them to lose the world cup.

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Edited by Abhijit Bharali
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