FIFA U17 World Cup Soccer News: USA Solid Says Cabrera

The U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team clinched a place in the Round of 16 of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup after a scoreless draw with New Zealand. Both teams entered the game with three points and were even on all tiebreakers, so a tie was enough to put both into the Round of 16. A drawing of lots was needed to determine who would finish second and third in Group D, and just more than one hour after the game, it was decided that the U.S. would finish in second place.

The U.S. will play the first-place finisher in Group E, on Thursday, June 30, at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) in Queretaro. Group E, which is currently led by Germany with six points, will wrap up play Sunday evening.(usa vs mexico, usa vs mexico gold cup, usa, gold cup, gold cup final time )

Coming into the match against New Zealand, all four teams in Group D were tied with three points through their first two matches. Each team had the opportunity to advance with a win, or be eliminated with a loss. The USA and New Zealand were in control, as both were deadlocked on tiebreakers and ahead of both Czech Republic and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s win against the Czech Republic on Saturday secured their top place finish in Group D. New Zealand advanced to the Round of 16 as one of the four best third-place teams and will face Group B winners Japan on Wednesday.
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