Brazil beat Mali 2-0 to claim U-17 World Cup Bronze

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Brazil beat Mali 2-0 on Saturday to claim the Bronze medal at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup in India.

After a goalless first half, Brazil scored the first goal of the match on 55 minutes through de Souza Guimaraes.

The second goal came in the 88th minute of the match when Yuri Alberto fired home for Brazil after an assist from Brenner.

Mali, the African side were punished for their several misses in front of goal.

Brazil were favourite to outclass the African side before the match as they had gone 11 consecutive matches without a draw, while each of their last three matches, Brazil had over 2.5 goals averagely.