Hopes and dreams on show at the U-17 World Cup 

Brazil win a FIFA-run World Cup at home for the first time

Young Seleção side lift trophy in front of Cafu and Ronaldo

Newly crowned world champs hope to earn promotion to U-20s and senior side

In defeating Mexico 2-1 in the final of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup™ at the Estadio Bezerraoao on Sunday, Brazil’s U-17 team achieved an unprecedented feat. For the first time ever in an 11-a-side tournament, A Seleção were crowned world champions in their own country, in contrast to the disappointing senior-team FIFA World Cup™ experiences in 1950 and 2014.

And for the winners, hoisting this prestigious trophy in front of such ecstatic home fans may open the door to a long and successful career with the Brazilian national team.