The U.S.A. opened their 2017 FIFA Men’s U-17 World Cup against hosts India in front of 50,000 spectators. Despite a tremendous home atmosphere, the U.S. entered the game as heavy favorites and dominated the game. The Baby Nats came out with a plan to dominate possession and impose themselves on the match and largely executed it coming away with a 3-0 victory.
The Stars and Stripes started out brightly as Andrew Carleton was sent through and rounded the keeper in the early minutes but a heavy touch pushed the ball out of bounds. In the fifth minute, soon to be Werder Bremen forward Josh Sargent forced India keeper Dheeraj Moirangthem to make a save to deny the U.