England claimed their first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup title, canceling a 2-nil deficit to beat Spain 5-2 in the final played in Kolkata, India.
The win saw England continue their domination of FIFA age-grade competitions following their U-20s emerging champions of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
A Sergio Gomez double in the 10th and 31st minutes had given the Spaniards a edge, but a brace from Phil Foden and a goal each from Rhian Brewster , Morgan Gibbs White and Marc Guehi completed the remarkable turnaround for the English team.
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England become the fourth European team after Russia (in 1987), France (in 2001) and Switzerland (in 2009) to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In the third-place match, Brazil defeated African champions Mali.
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