England will look to continue the fantastic start it has made to its U-17 World Cup campaign when it meets former champion Mexico in their second Group F encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday. England blanked South American runner-up Chile 4-0 and a win against Mexico will see it progress to the next round.
The central American nation will have to improve its game when it takes on England, which has a surfeit of talent supplied by the Premier League’s development initiative. Specially considering the fact that the Mexicans needed a late goal to salvage a one goal all draw against Asian champion Iraq in their opener.
Iraq’s Mohammed Dawood was star of that match with a fantastic solo effort that is one of the best goals in the tournament so far.
The Chileans too will have to elevate their performance to a much higher level if they fancy a chance of beating a highly motivated Iraq. Having lost all its group matches in its only other appearance in the 2013 edition in UAE, Iraq looks a much reformed side.
