Current crop of U.S. U-17s show promise....
Check out the most recent Jen Chang article on espn.com. A nice piece looking at the current U-17 crop. Enjoy!
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US U-20 World Cup History
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In 1977 the USSR won the first FIFA World Youth Championship. This event has been played every two years since and is now called the U-20 World Cup.
- 1983 - 3rd in Group stage, did not advance. Key players: Hugo Perez, George Gelnovatch
- 1985 - Did not qualify
- 1987 - 3rd in Group stage, did not advance
- 1989 - 2nd in Group stage, Semifinals. Key players: Steve Snow, Eric Wynalda, Kasey Keller
- 1991 - Did not qualify
- 1993 - 2nd in Group stage, Quarterfinals. Key Players: Imad Baba, Miles Joseph, Kerry Zavagnan
- 1995 - Did not qualify
- 1997 - 3rd in Group stage, 2nd best 3rd place team - advanced. LOST in Round of 16. Key players: Ben Olsen, Brian West, Josh Wolff, John O'Brien
- 1999 - 2nd in Group Stage, Lost in Round of 16. Key players: Taylor Twellman, Carlos Bocanegra, Cory Gibbs, Tim Howard
- 2001 - 2nd in Group stage, Lost in Round of 16. Key players: Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Bobby Convey
- 2003 - Won Group, Quarterfinals. Key players: Eddie Johnson (Golden ball winner), Clint Dempsey, Bobby Convey
- 2005 - Won Group, Lost in Round of 16. Key players: Freddy Adu, Benny Feilhaber, Lee Nguyen, Jonathan Spector
- 2007 - Won Group, Quarterfinals. Key Players: Freddy Adu, Josmer Altidore, Danny Szetela, Michael Bradley, Robbie Rogers
Here is the history of the US in the U-20 World Cup:
US U-17 World Cup History
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In 1985 Nigeria won the first FIFA U-17 World Cup. This event has been played every two years since.
- 1985 - 3rd in Group stage, did not advance.
- 1987 - 4th in Group stage, did not advance.
- 1989 - 3rd in Group stage, did not advance.
- 1991 - 1st in Group stage, lost in Quarterfinals to Qatar.
- 1993 - 2nd in Group stage, lost in Quarterfinals to Poland.
- 1995 - 4th in Group stage, did not advance.
- 1997 - 3rd in Group stage, did not advance.
- 1999 - 1st in Group stage, lost in Semifinals to Australia in a penalty shootout, then lost in 3rd place match to Ghana. Awards: Landon Donovan - Golden Ball, DaMarcus Beasley - Golden Ball runner up.
- 2001 - 4th in Group stage, did not advance.
- 2003 - 2nd in Group stage, lost in Quarterfinals to Brazil.
- 2005 - 1st in Group stage, lost in Quarterfinals to The Netherlands.
- 2007 - 2nd in Group stage, lost in first knock out match to Germany.
Here is the history of the US in the U-17 World Cup:
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