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Belgium beat Mexico 3-2, claim third at FIFA U-17 World Cup

Belgium earned third place at the U-17 World Cup after beating Mexico in a dramatic 3-2 finish at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar.

Once again, El Tri failed to make the best out of their chances as Belgium obtained their best finish at a U-17 World Cup.

In the 54th minute, Dennis van Vaerenbergh opened the scoring for the Europeans, but the Mexico national team reacted quickly and equalized three minutes later through a Ricardo Marin penalty.

Moments after Belgium went down to ten men, the Belgians counterattacked and went ahead again with a brilliant chip from Dante Vanzeir.