U17's review - Portgual's triumph and England finish bottom

Last updated : 14 July 2003 By M. Stevenson & T. Loakes
It was a beautiful day for football with the sun beaming down on the superb playing surface at Meadow Lane, and the fans turned out in numbers to see the potential stars of the future.

For Tom Loakes' report from Portugal 3-0 USA, Click Here

For Mark Stevenson's report from England 0-0 Brazil, Click Here

The young lions finished bottom of the group and only managed to score one goal, but Assistant Coach Nigel Pearson says that the boys have to take the positives away from the tournament: "There's lots of positives to take away from these three matches, it's a new experience for the players against different opponents,"


"Some aspects of today's game were good and of course we'd like to have picked up better results, but we're looking at the bigger picture. The boys have gained some valuable experience and will take a lot away from this tournament."

THE FINAL STANDINGS

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

Portugal

3

3

0

0

7

2

+5

9

USA

3

1

1

1

3

5

-2

4

Brazil

3

0

2

1

3

4

-1

2

ENGLAND

3

0

1

2

1

3

-2

1