<p>European powerhouse Germany bounced back from their shock defeat in the previous match as they beat Guinea 3-1 to qualify for the knockout round of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup here on Friday.<br /><br />Germany scored through Jan-Fiete Arp (8th minute), Nicolas Kuehn (62nd) and Sahverdi Cetin (90+2), while Ibrahima Soumah got the lone goal for Guinea in the 26th minute in the final Group C match at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium.<br /><br />Germany, who had lost to Iran 0-4 in their previous match, finished second in the group with six points and qualified for the Round of 16. They face Colombia, who finished second in Group A, in the Round-of-16 match in New Delhi on October 16.<br /><br />Iran, who beat Costa Rica 3-0 in another Group C match in Goa, topped the pool with nine points and an all-win record. Iran will take on one of the third-placed teams in Groups A, B or F. Guinea and Costa Rica were knocked out of the tournament with a point each.<br /><br />In an open match, Guinea had more possession of the ball with 55 percent and even had more shots, but most of them were off target.<br /><br />German captain Arp, who recently made his Bundesliga debut for Hamburg, gave his side an early lead as he fired a low shot past the goalkeeper after a Guinea defender made a blunder.<br /><br />Guinea restored parity in the 26th minute with Soumah finding the target with a left-footed shot. Germany pressed hard towards the close of the first session but Guinea goalkeeper was up to the task. In the 42nd minute, Elias Abouchabaka’s left-footed shot from outside the box off an assist by Yannik Keitel was saved by Guinea goalie Mohamed Camara.<br /><br />Germany then regained the lead in the 62nd minute off a quick counter after Arp set up Kuehn. Cetin converted a penalty in the second-half injury time to seal the issue for Germany.<br /><br />Iran dominate<br /><br />Iran, who had beaten Germany in their first match, maintained their form routing Costa Rica. The goals came through Mohammed Ghobeishavi (25th minute), Taha Shariati (29th) and Mohammad Sardari (89th).<br /><br />Keen to top the group, Asian powerhouse played with five defenders and kept the rival attackers at bay. <br /><br />After a brief period of midfield-battle, Iran slowly opened up the rival defence with raids from the flanks and Costa Rica started panicking, conceded two penalties in a span of four minutes.<br /><br />With Iran coverting both thise chances, it was all but over for Costa Rica.<br /></p>
<p>European powerhouse Germany bounced back from their shock defeat in the previous match as they beat Guinea 3-1 to qualify for the knockout round of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup here on Friday.<br /><br />Germany scored through Jan-Fiete Arp (8th minute), Nicolas Kuehn (62nd) and Sahverdi Cetin (90+2), while Ibrahima Soumah got the lone goal for Guinea in the 26th minute in the final Group C match at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium.<br /><br />Germany, who had lost to Iran 0-4 in their previous match, finished second in the group with six points and qualified for the Round of 16. They face Colombia, who finished second in Group A, in the Round-of-16 match in New Delhi on October 16.<br /><br />Iran, who beat Costa Rica 3-0 in another Group C match in Goa, topped the pool with nine points and an all-win record. Iran will take on one of the third-placed teams in Groups A, B or F. Guinea and Costa Rica were knocked out of the tournament with a point each.<br /><br />In an open match, Guinea had more possession of the ball with 55 percent and even had more shots, but most of them were off target.<br /><br />German captain Arp, who recently made his Bundesliga debut for Hamburg, gave his side an early lead as he fired a low shot past the goalkeeper after a Guinea defender made a blunder.<br /><br />Guinea restored parity in the 26th minute with Soumah finding the target with a left-footed shot. Germany pressed hard towards the close of the first session but Guinea goalkeeper was up to the task. In the 42nd minute, Elias Abouchabaka’s left-footed shot from outside the box off an assist by Yannik Keitel was saved by Guinea goalie Mohamed Camara.<br /><br />Germany then regained the lead in the 62nd minute off a quick counter after Arp set up Kuehn. Cetin converted a penalty in the second-half injury time to seal the issue for Germany.<br /><br />Iran dominate<br /><br />Iran, who had beaten Germany in their first match, maintained their form routing Costa Rica. The goals came through Mohammed Ghobeishavi (25th minute), Taha Shariati (29th) and Mohammad Sardari (89th).<br /><br />Keen to top the group, Asian powerhouse played with five defenders and kept the rival attackers at bay. <br /><br />After a brief period of midfield-battle, Iran slowly opened up the rival defence with raids from the flanks and Costa Rica started panicking, conceded two penalties in a span of four minutes.<br /><br />With Iran coverting both thise chances, it was all but over for Costa Rica.<br /></p>