Skipper Arp joins team
Margao: Germany skipper Jann-Fiete Arp has joined his team here and taken part in the second practice session on Monday under the watchful eyes of coach Christian Wuck at the Nagao ground, Verna. Arp did not come along with the other members of the team, who arrived here on Sunday, as he was making his Bundesliga debut for Hamburg against Werder Bremen. The match ended in a goal-less draw. The players had the first training session in the afternoon on Sunday soon after they arrived in Goa. Arp reached here late Sunday night. Wuck, who has been with the U-16 and U-17 teams since 2012, got down to business right from the time the team landed in the city.
Iraq undergo training
Kolkata: less than 24 hours after they landed here, Iraq national team headed to a private club for a gruelling two-hour practice session ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, starting October 6. The 21-member Iraqi team, who landed at 2.10 am on Monday morning, headed to the club at 3pm to train under the watchful eyes of coach Qahtan Jathir and six support staff in a close door session. The team members were seen playing against each other before a drill and the team media officer said it was "very good" and will train again on Tuesday. The war-ravaged country defeated Iran to become Asian champions last year and qualified for their second U-17 World Cup.
USA, Ghana arrive
New Delhi: United States and Ghana football teams have arrived here to play in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, beginning on October 6. The US team landed at the Indira Gandhi International airport at around 10pm Sunday night while the Ghana side arrived here at 3pm on Monday. Both teams straightaway proceeded to their team hotels. The 21-member US team came from Dubai where they had a seven-day camp, preparing for the U-17 World Cup. The Ghana team, on the other hand, reached here from Abu Dhabi where they had based for training ahead of the U-17 World Cup. Both USA and Ghana are in Group A along with hosts India and Colombia. Meanwhile, Asian champions Iraq too arrived in Kolkata for the World Cup.