Brazil beat Germany 2-1 to reach U-17 World Cup semis
Sunday - October 22, 2017 10:04 pm ,
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Brazil beat Germany 2-1 to reach U-17 World Cup semis
Kolkata Oct 22 (IANS) Brazil reached the FIFA Under-17 World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Germany in a quarter-final at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan here on Sunday.
German skipper Jann-flete Arp put his side ahead by converting a penalty in the 21st minute.
Brazil struck through substitute Weverson Costa (71st) and Paulinho (77th) to win the thrilling quarter-final exchange before a 66 000-plus crowd.
Brazil will now take on England in a semi-final at Guwahati s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on October 25.
--IANS
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