Germany’s U17s team, including four Bayern players in Maximilian Henning, Max Schmitt, Robert Ramsak and Kurt Rüger, beat France 4-3 on penalties to win the World Cup in Indonesia on Saturday. The final had ended 2-2 after 90 minutes.
It was only the second time after 1985 (a 1-0 loss to Nigeria) that Germany had reached the final of the U17 World Cup. Bayern provided the most players for Christian Wück’s squad with four. Henning started the game, with Ramsak coming on. Goalkeeper Schmitt, who had missed the semi-final with a cold, was on the bench alongside Rüger.
Dominant first half
Germany took control of the game from the start and created a number of chances. It took just four minutes for the French defence to be breached, but Paris Brunner’s goal was ruled out for offside. His effort after 29 minutes did count, though, putting away a penalty after a VAR review for a foul on Bilal Yalcinkaya.
Finishing down to 10
The first minutes of the second half belonged to France, but it was Germany who doubled the advantage on 51 minutes when captain Noah Darvich put away Max Moerstedt’s delivery. However, the two-goal lead didn’t last long as Saimon Bouabre got one back less than 120 seconds later. Germany had to play the closing stage with 10 men after Winners Osawe was sent off for a second yellow card. Wück’s team were then pegged back with five minutes remaining of regular time through Mathis Amougou.
Bayern’s Ramsak converted one of the penalties, with Almugera Kabar putting away the decisive spot-kick after goalkeeper Konstantin Heide had made two saves. It was a repeat result of the previous U17 Euros final where Germany had also claimed the title on penalties against France.
“Proud to be a part of this historic title”
“Germany are U17 world champions. That’s amazing news for the whole of German football. This team deserves to take the crown today. They showed what you can achieve with team spirit, character and desire. We at FC Bayern are proud to be a part of this historic title with four boys,” said Halil Altintop, the head of the FC Bayern Campus.
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