Foden, centre, and Brewster, right, have been thrust into the spotlight by Dortmund’s decision to withdraw Sancho Bikas Das/APEngland Under-17 will seek to enhance the reputation of the country’s young talent today by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time. Steve Cooper’s side face the United States in Goa, India, looking to further embellish a golden period for England’s development teams which has seen the under-20s win their World Cup and the under-19s triumph in the European Championships in recent months. England have already matched their best run at the tournament, when they reached the last eight in 2011 with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Jordan Pickford, Nathan Redmond and Nathaniel Chalobah in the squad, but they are intent on breaking new ground. “We would prefer the pressure of being expected to do well than being expected to fail,”…

Source: The Times October 20, 2017 23:02 UTC