The 90th Minute Soccer Blog » 2009 U-17 World Cup http://www.the90thminute.com Covering the English Premier League, FIFA World Cup, La Liga, Serie A, Champions League, MLS, and, All Things Soccer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:33:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Switzerland beats Nigeria 1-0 to win U-17 World Cup, Spain beats Colombia for third place – Recap and Video Highlights http://www.the90thminute.com/soccer/2009/11/switzerland-beats-nigeria-1-0-to-win-u-17-world-cup-spain-beats-colombia-for-third-place-recap-and-video-highlights/ http://www.the90thminute.com/soccer/2009/11/switzerland-beats-nigeria-1-0-to-win-u-17-world-cup-spain-beats-colombia-for-third-place-recap-and-video-highlights/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:23:26 +0000 Jonathon Feyerherm http://www.the90thminute.com/?p=4459 The FIFA U-17 World Cup finished on Sunday, November 15, 2009 with the championship and third place match. In the finals, host country Nigeria played Switzerland while Spain took on Colombia for third place. Here’s a recap of both matches along with video highlights.

Switzerland beats Nigeria 1-0 to win U-17 World Cup – Video Highlights

The match was scoreless through the first half despite a strong start from Nigeria, who were the host country of the tournament. Switzerland held off their opponents for the entire match and would find the game winning goal in the 63rd minute. Haris Seferovic scored on a header off a corner kick to give Switzerland the 1-0 lead. It would be enough for the win and the FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup title.

Switzerland (SUI) Statistics Nigeria (NGA)
10 Shots 25
4 Shots on goal 11
1 Goals Scored 0
17 Fouls Committed 12
12 Fouls Suffered 17
2 Corner kicks 10
0 Free kicks Shots (scored) 2
0 / 0 Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) 0 / 0
0 Offsides 2
0 Own goals 0
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Second yellow card and red card 0
0 Red Cards 0
31 Actual playing time 35
47% Possession (%) 53%

Spain beats Colombia 1-0 for third place – Video Highlights

Spain recovered from a loss in the semifinals by defeating Colombia to win third place in the 2009 U-17 World Cup. The goal came from Isco in the 75th minute. The shot was inside the box and into the upper corner as the Colombian defense was nowhere to be found. It was a fairly even match that started slowly but opened up in the second half.

Colombia (COL) Statistics Spain (ESP)
5 Shots 22
2 Shots on goal 9
0 Goals Scored 1
23 Fouls Committed 10
10 Fouls Suffered 22
2 Corner kicks 7
0 Free kicks Shots (scored) 0
0 / 0 Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) 0 / 0
4 Offsides 1
0 Own goals 0
5 Yellow cards 1
0 Second yellow card and red card 0
0 Red Cards 0
21 Actual playing time 39
36% Possession (%) 64%
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Switzerland v Nigeria – LIVE – FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup Final – Sunday, November 15, 2009 – 18:00 GMT, 13:00 EST

Colombia v Spain – LIVE – FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup Third Place Match – Sunday, November 15, 2009 – 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST

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Colombia v Switzerland – LIVE – FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup Semifinals – Thursday, November 12, 2009 – 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST

Spain v Nigeria – LIVE – FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup Semifinals – Thursday, November 12, 2009 – 18:00 GMT, 13:00 EST

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