Brazil-Argentina had the same fate in U-17 World Cup. Both teams started the mission with losses. Again, two popular teams won the last two matches and reached the last sixteen.
After Argentina, Brazil has also advanced to the knockout stage in this World Cup for minors in Indonesia. Brazil beat England 2-1 in their last group match in Jakarta on Friday.
England had already secured a place in the last sixteen. So their match against Brazil was about superiority and group best.
England lost the battle for superiority on the field, but in Golgarh they were the best of the group. And Brazil has become the runner-up in the knockout stage. In the fight to reach the quarter-finals, Brazil has got Ecuador as its opponent. England will have to wait until Saturday to get an opponent.
Brazil took the lead in the 43rd minute with a goal by Kaua Elias. Da Mata scored in the 54th minute to double the lead. England's Ndala made the difference 2-1 with a penalty goal in the 71st minute.
In the other group match, Iran beat New Caledonia 3-0 to finish third with 6 points. But they also went from the top four to the last sixteen of the third-placed teams.
