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Germany Beat France In Penalty Shootout To Win FIFA U17 World Cup

Germany won the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup by beating France in a dramatic final. France came from 2-0 down to force a penalty shootout but Germany prevailed 4-3.

Robert Summerscales

Germany Beat France In Penalty Shootout To Win FIFA U17 World Cup
Germany Beat France In Penalty Shootout To Win FIFA U17 World Cup /

Germany won the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup on Saturday after beating France in a dramatic final.

France came from 2-0 down to force a penalty shootout but Germany prevailed on spot-kicks to win the tournament for the first time.

Borussia Dortmund forward Paris Brunner gave Germany the lead on 29 minutes by converting a penalty after a VAR review had found Aymen Sadi guilty of fouling Bilal Yalcinkaya.

Barcelona midfielder Noah Darvich then doubled Germany's advantage with a smart finish from a tight angle early in the second half.

Noah Darvich pictured celebrating after scoring for Germany against France in the final of the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup
Noah Darvich pictured celebrating after scoring for Germany against France in the final of the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup :: IMAGO/MIS

Saint-Etienne's Saimon Bouabre got France back into the contest with a fine solo goal in the 53rd minute.

Germany went down to 10 men a quarter of an hour later when RB Leipzig midfielder Winners Osawe picked up his second yellow card.

The 10 men held on until the 85th minute when Tidiam Gomis tapped in an equalizer after excellent work by Mathis Amougou.

Rather than playing extra time, the final went straight to penalties and Germany failed to convert their first kick as Eric Da Silva Moreira was denied by France keeper Paul Argney.

Le Harve stopper Paul Argney also saved from Brunner but Germany eventually won the shootout 4-3 after Nhoa Sangui, Bastien Meupiyou and Gomis all failed to beat Germany keeper Konstantin Heide.

This was Germany's second penalty shootout victory of the tournament, coming four days after spot-kicks saw them overcome Argentina in the semi-finals.

Germany had beaten Mexico, New Zealand, Venezuela, USA and Spain earlier in the tournament.

Highlights: Germany 2-2 France (4-3 On Penalties)

Germany players pictured celebrating during their victory over France in the final of the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup
Germany beat France 4-3 on penalties after the game had ended 2-2 in normal time :: IMAGO/MIS
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.