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France's 14 goals have been a result of their emphasis on all-out attack.

U-17 WC takeaways: Traditional powerhouses deliver as attacking flair pays dividends

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Ghana's Eric Ayiah (No. 6) celebrates a goal with his coach during the match against India in New Delhi.

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Jann-Fiete Arp is in a rich vein of form, having scored goals recently for Germany and HSV's U-17 sides.

Potential WC stars: Jann-Fiete Arp, Willem Geubbels, and more

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Abel Ruiz penalty takes Spain through to quarterfinals

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Juan Miranda celebrates after scoring Spain's first goal.
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Abel Ruiz's 90th minute penalty helped Spain squeak into the quarterfinals of the Under-17 World Cup with 2-1 win over France in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Emotional scenes followed in Guwahati at the end of the game, with the French players exhausted on the ground and the Spanish taking in the crowd's appreciation. A defensive error by Oumar Solet caught a charging Jose Lara just inside the box, which resulted in the penalty. Spanish captain Abel Ruiz stepped up and finished emphatically from the...

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U-17 WC takeaways: Traditional powerhouses deliver as attacking flair pays dividends

France's 14 goals have been a result of their emphasis on all-out attack.
France's 14 goals have been a result of their emphasis on all-out attack.

The first stage of the U-17 World Cup is over, with 16 teams left to vie for the honour of replacing Nigeria as champions.

Here are five takeaways from what has been an eventful first 10 days of the first FIFA event in the subcontinent.

Greater accent on attack

There has been some great attacking flair on display at this World Cup. The numbers bear it out - 125 goals in 36 matches makes for a goals per game average of 3.47, the highest since the 2005 edition in Peru.

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U-17 WC pre-quarters: Who, where and what

Ghana's Eric Ayiah (No. 6) celebrates a goal with his coach during the match against India in New Delhi.
Ghana's Eric Ayiah (No. 6) celebrates a goal with his coach during the match against India in New Delhi.

After nine days and an impressive ratio of 3.5 goals per match, the group stages of the U17 World Cup are over and it's time to get serious with some knockout football. From here, matches tied at full time will go straight to penalties.

The tournament hasn't been set ablaze so far and perhaps this is the time for real heroes. This is how the matchups look like. 

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Ghana showed India how ruthless they can be. Fast and direct in attack, compact...

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France thrash Honduras, remain unbeaten

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France rallied from a goal down to hand a 5-1 drubbing to Honduras and qualify for the round of 16 as group toppers in the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday.

France had already booked a Round of 16 berth before the game but they now go into the knockout stages with an all-win record in Group E.

They will now face Group D runners-up Spain -- European U-17 winners -- in Guwahati on October 17.

Despite the loss, Honduras also qualified for the knockouts...

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Spain coach: 'We need to improve in defence the most'

If France can avoid a defeat at the hands of Honduras at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati on October 14, then one of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup round of 16 games will see the French meeting European champions Spain, in a replay of a European quarter-final played earlier this year in Croatia.

Spain confirmed their place for the clash by sealing second place in Group D with a 2-0 win over North Korea in Kochi on Friday evening, and are slated to meet the winners of Group E in the next round....

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