A brace from Abel Ruiz and another strike from Feran Torres secured Spain’s qualification into Saturday’s final against England. Mali’s goal was scored by Lassana N’Diaye. Ruiz opened scoring for Spain in the 19th minute from the penalty spot before making it 2-0 on 43 minutes.
In the 71st minute, Torres scored to make it 3-0 to Spain. N’Diaye got a consolation goal when he pulled one back for Mali in the 74th minute. Mali, who lost 2-0 to Nigeria in the final of the 2015 edition in Chile, will face Brazil in the third-place match on Saturday.
In a first semi final England defeated Brazil 3-1 to progress into the final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on Wednesday. A hat-trick from Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster secured England’s first-ever final appearance at the U-17 World Cup. It was Brewster’s second consecutive hat-trick of the tournament after putting three past USA in a 4-1 win in the quarter-finals.
Brewster opened scoring for the U-17 English team in the 10th minute but Wesley equalised for Brazil in the 21st minute. In the 39th minute, Brewster made it 2-1 to England before completing his hat-trick on 77 minutes. The final on Saturday means one of Spain or England will become U-17 World Cup champions for the very first time.
Spain was losing finalists in 1991, 2003 and 2007 against Ghana, Brazil and Nigeria respectively.
