U17 World Cup: 5-0, Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals, Anisio scored a stunning goal, and the American team was eliminated

The U17 World Cup quarter-finals continue to be fierce battles, the Mexico U17 team faces the Portugal U17 team.

Mexico had 1 win and 2 losses in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, the Mexican team drew 2-2 with Argentina in regular time and eliminated Argentina 5-4 in a penalty shootout. The Portuguese team had 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage and eliminated the Belgian team in the quarter-finals. In terms of paper strength, the Portuguese team is recognized as being stronger than the Mexican team, so before the game more fans were full of confidence in Portugal defeating Mexico.

In the 15th minute of the first half, Cunha was tackled by a Mexican player in the penalty area. The Portuguese team got a penalty kick opportunity. The 17-year-old Quintas took the penalty and shot from the left side of the goal to help the Portuguese team take the lead.

After 20 minutes, Mexico’s Navarro received a red card and was sent off.

In the 3rd minute of the second half, Anisio received a pass from teammate Zega and got the ball into the penalty area. Then he made an invincible cross and passed the opponent's goalkeeper and hit an empty goal to help Portugal expand its lead.

In the 81st minute, Mead made a wonderful cross, and Zega succeeded in pushing the ball from close range in front of the goal to help Portugal gain another victory.

After 2 minutes, Figueiredo succeeded in pushing the ball from the left side of the penalty area, helping Portugal gain another victory.

After 2 minutes, Aragão made a wonderful pass, and Pereira succeeded in pushing the ball in front of the goal, helping Portugal gain another victory.

After 2 minutes, Mexico goalkeeper Santiago knocked down an opponent player and received a red card and was sent off. The Mexican team is down to 2 men for the battle.

In the end, Portugal defeated Mexico and advanced to the quarterfinals, while Mexico stopped in the top 16. Congratulations to the Portuguese team!

Portugal has a dominant ball possession rate in this campaign, exceeding 60% of the ball possession rate. The number of shots and the number of shots on target are also higher than those of Mexico.