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Iran make history in Group C
Monday 2 November 2009
The Iranians roared to top spot in Group C in Calabar and were followed through by Colombia, while the Dutch and Gambia packed their bags.
An artist with the ball
Monday 2 November 2009
FIFA.com sat down for a sociable drink with one James Sunday Mathew, who has been dazzling Calabar with mind-boggling feats of ball-juggling.
Netherlands-Iran: Quotes
Saturday 31 October 2009
"It was a disppointing result for us because at least we wanted a point out of this match. I don't want to use the circumstances as an excuse, its clear that it is very tough on our boys but I don't think that is the reason we lost this ...
Gambia-Colombia: Quotes
Saturday 31 October 2009
"We are out of the tournament; we had a bit of bad luck today. We needed a win today and we came out to do the best we could. We played with everything we had and it wasn't enough." Tariq Saigy, Gambia coach
Iran down Dutch to make history
Saturday 31 October 2009
Iran created a small slice of history by reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 win over the Netherlands.
Revived Gambians go home
Saturday 31 October 2009
Gambia drew Colombia 2-2 in Calabar for their first point of these finals, but it wasn't enough to keep their hopes of a knockout place alive.