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Summary

Gomez the hero for mighty Mexico
Hosts Mexico booked their place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup final thanks to the heroics of Julio Gomez, who scored a pair of goals despite suffering a head injury in a 3-2 win over Germany. More »

Line-up

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Substitute(s)

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Coaches

Steffen FREUND (GER)
(MEX) Raul GUTIERREZ

Officials

Referee: Omar PONCE (ECU)Assistant Referee 1: Carlos HERRERA (ECU)Assistant Referee 2: Christian LESCANO (ECU)Fourth official: Victor CARRILLO (PER)Fifth official: Jonny BOSSIO (PER)

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Statistics

15Shots19
6Corner kicks8
1Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
38%Possession (%)62%
  • Emre Can of Germany and Antonio Briseno of Mexico lead their teams into the tunnel for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 Semi Final between Germany and Mexico
  • Julio Gomez of Mexico celebrates scoring the winning goal with teammate Carlos Fierro
  • A general view of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 Semi Final between Germany and Mexico at the Estadio Torreon
  • Julio Gomez of Mexico celebrates scoring
  • Samed Yesil of Germany competes for the ball with Carlos Guzman of Mexico
  • Samed Yesil of Germany competes for the ball with Carlos Guzman of Mexico
"Not many people gave us a chance to beat Germany, but we knew that we had a very strong team and that we had a good chance to get the better of them," Mexico coach Raul Gutierrez.

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