England Under-17s CRASH OUT of World Cup after shock 2-1 defeat to Uzbekistan as fans say ‘the future isn’t bright’
ENGLAND fans have all been left saying the same thing after the under-17 side crashed out of the World Cup in Indonesia.
The Young Lions exited at the round of 16 stage after a shock 2-1 defeat to Uzbekistan.
England went behind after four minutes, following a headed rebound from Amirbek Saidov.
They then dominated possession and equalised through Manchester City forward Joel Ndala in the 36th minute.
But a 20-yard free-kick from Lazizbek Mirzaev after 68 minutes meant it was Uzbekistan who progress.
The Asian side – whose senior team are ranked 73rd in the Fifa rankings – will face either France or Senegal in the quarter-finals.
But England fans were quick to react to the Young Lions’ devastation.
One supporter wrote: “The future is not bright at all.”
Another said: “How have we lost to Uzbekistan then?”
A third wrote: “The future of English football looks bleak.”
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A fourth declared: “Is this what we as a country have to look forward to?”
Uzbekistan manager Jamoliddin Rahmatullayev booted the ball into the stands in the dying moments of his nation’s victory.
He was then red-carded for his efforts, before being slammed by England boss Ryan Garry.
England were one of the favourites to win the tournament, backed by incredible talent from the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City.
They finished their group stage campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat against Brazil.
But still progressed to the knock-out stages as Group C leaders by virtue of goal difference after winning their first two games against New Caledonia (10-0) and Iran (2-1).
England won the U17 Fifa World Cup for the first time in 2017, after beating Spain 5-2 in the final.
The team dubbed ‘the new Golden Generation’ were managed by Steve Cooper, and featured Phil Foden, Callum Hudson-Odi, Marc Guehi and Morgan Gibbs-White.