Formidable Germany have their task cut out when they take on Costa Rica in their campaign-opener of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Saturday.
Germany have made 10 appearances in the tournament but have not won the title so far and are now looking to win this time.
They landed early here to adjust themselves to the conditions and have been practicing yoga during their training sessions for the last four days.
Head coach Christian Wuck said he will take one match at a time and his side would first look to qualify for the knock-out stage.
"Our first aim is to win against Costa Rica, Iran and Guinea and top the group in order to qualify for the knock out round," stated Wuck.
"Players like Jann-Fiete Arp, Elias Abouchabaka and Dennis Jastrzembski who will be in action tomorrow are billed as the ones who will take up the mantle from illustrious names like Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos," added the former Bundesliga player, said.
"These youngsters are not burdened with the pressure of winning a World Cup. Instead, to play in India is seen as an opportunity to learn and develop not just their footballing skills but their personalities and even education," German team's media manager Ronny Zimmerman explained.
Costa Rica, who were the last team to arrive in Goa on October 3, had a training session at two different grounds during the last two days.
They will be making their 10th appearance in this tournament with the most successful period coming between 2001 and 2007, when they reached the knock-out stage on every occasion.
Costa Rica won all four games as hosts of the Central American qualifying event to reach the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship on a hot streak.
They coasted through the initial group stage with another 100 per cent record defeating Cuba, Canada and Suriname to reach the classification round despite suffering a heavy 1-6 defeat at the hands of eventual champions Mexico.
They finished second courtesy their slender 2-1 win over Panama.
But it was thanks to this victory that they advanced to India 2017.
Camacho Viquez, who took the reins of his country's U-17 side in 2016, is looking for a good show in this tournament.
"The boys are ready and give their best to win tomorrow," stated Camacho.
Iran face Guinea in Group C opener Margao: Asian powerhouse Iran begin their campaign in the FIFA U-17 World Cup against Guinea in a Group C match here on Saturday.
Iran will be making their fourth appearance in this tournament. They have played here last year in the AFC U-16 Championships and finished second behind Iraq to qualify for the U-17 FIFA World Cup.
Iran coach Abbas Chamanyan said his side's experience of having earlier played in Goa should help them in this tournament.
Iran are not new to the world stage at the junior level as they had earlier participated in FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2001 at Trinidad and Tobago, 2009 in Nigeria and 2013 in UAE.
"We have a different side altogether that played last in the AFC U-16 tournament. We have 15 new players from the side that played in the AFC U-16 tournament last year. We play against the African side Guinea who are always physically strong and it is going to be a tough encounter. Our players are ready for the challenge and are looking for a win their opening match tomorrow," stated Abbas Chamanyan.
Guinea, who are the youngest side in this tournament, could be the dark horses from this group.
"Ours is a young team and want to prove themselves that they are no push overs in this tournament. We have worked hard to reach this stage and are now will try our best to win the tournament," said coach Souleymane Camara.