While Spain left it late to find a winner against France, Iran held off a determined Mexico in their match. It has been an exciting day of football with dramatic moments in each and every Round of 16 games. Mali comprehensively defeated the Asian champions, once again proving their credentials. However, the match of the evening was most definitely witnessed by the Kolkata crowd. While England enjoyed most of the possession and created more goal-scoring chances, Japan's resilience at the back meant the game was too close to call at certain junctures. In the end, the penalty shootout provided a fitting end to an engrossing goalless draw. England will hope they find their scoring boots against the USA at Margao while Japan will take heart from an impressive World Cup campaign.

England survived a scare from Japan to reach the last eight of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Japan was excellent in the ninety minutes of normal time, pushing England to the brink in the second half while the Young Lions struggled to break the deadlock. While Japan's Hinata Kida missed his penalty, England buried all of their penalties in the shootout, Nya Kirby's final kick sending them through to the quarter-finals. England is through to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup after beating Japan 5-3 on penalties after the match finished 0-0 after 90 minutes. The Young Lions will now face the USA in Goa on 21 October.

Also, read

FIFA U-17 2017: Brazil on the top of Group D as they beat Niger 2-0.

Zee TV popular serial ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ is trending, it is the favourite show of Ghana U-17 teams.

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Germany is set to take on Colombia