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Colombian World Cup veteran Wilmer Cabrera, who moved to the United States four years ago and has been coaching youth soccer in the New York area, has been named U.S. U-17 boys national team coach and will oversee the U.S. Soccer Residency Camp in Bradenton, Fla. Thomas Rongen, who guided the USA to the quarterfinals of last summer’s U-20 World Cup, has had his contract extended through the 2009 U-20 World Cup. “Wilmer is going to be a great addition to all of our player development initiatives,” said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. “He has played at the highest level of the sport and will bring a unique perspective to our programs. He has been very involved in our youth national teams across the past year, and has done the work at the grassroots since relocating to the United States that make him an ideal candidate.”

Two days after the dismissal of women’s national team coach Greg Ryan, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that John Hackworth will no longer be head coach of the U.S. U-17 boys national team. Under Hackworth, the USA lost three games and won once at last summer’s U-17 World Cup. The leading candidate to replace Hackworth is former Colombian World Cup defender Wilmer Cabrera.

Hackworth has been named assistant coach to U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley and U.S. Soccer Development Academy Director.

[AWARDS] Nigeria won its third U-17 World Cup title by prevailing on penalty kicks after a scoreless tie with Spain. The Nigerians also lifted the title in 1985 and 1999, matching Brazil’s three titles. Germany, which had eliminated the USA in the round of 16, took third place with a 2-1 win over Ghana.

German keeper Rene Vollath had a rough day in his team’s 3-1 loss to Nigeria, which earned a date with Spain in the U-17 World Cup final on Sunday (6 am ET, live on ESPNU & Galavision).

[U-17 WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD/VIDEO]. Spain beat Ghana, 2-1, on an overtime goal by Bojan Krkic to reach the U-17 World Cup final, in which it will meet the winner of the Nigeria-Germany semifinal. But Krkic, who is on the verge of cracking Barcelona’s first team, was ejected for a second yellow card late in the game and will miss the final.

ESPNU and Galavision provide live provide live coverage of the U-17 World Cup from South Korea. This weekend’s action kicks off early morning Saturday U.S. time …

[U-17 WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD]. Two years ago, Mexico won the U-17 World Cup in Peru, but it failed to qualify for this year’s finals in South Korea. Of the CONCACAF region’s five representatives, two reached the second round and were eliminated on Thursday: the USA losing, 2-1, to Germany, and Costa Rica falling, 2-0, to Argentina. Haiti and Honduras, which had edged out the Mexicans in qualifying, exited in the first round without a win, as did Trinidad & Tobago. The quarterfinalists are comprised of four European teams (France, Spain, England, Germany) and two African teams (Ghana, Nigeria).

[VIDEO] The USA’s U-17 World Cup ended at the round of 16 stage with a 2-1 loss to Germany on Thursday. The Americans won only one game — a 2-0 over Belgium in which they played with a man advantage for 54 minutes — in their four outings in South Korea. Against the Germans, U.S. keeper Josh Lambo and slightly off-target shooting kept the Germans from translating their dominance into goals until Toni Kroos set up Richard Sukuta-Pasu for strikes in the 65th and 89th minutes. U.S. defender Mykell Bates‘ third goal of the tournament came two minutes into stoppage time.

[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS/VIDEO] Despite playing the entire second half with a man-advantage, Brazil fell, 1-0, to Ghana in the round of 16 of the U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Francis Boadi was red-carded for two rash tackles within 10 minutes late in the first half, but Issac Donkor converted a rebound for the winning goal in the 51st minute. In the quarterfinals, Ghana faces Peru, which beat Tajikistan on PKs after a 1-1 tie. In Wednesday’s other round of 16 games, Bojan, who is on the brink of breaking into Barcelona’s first team, scored twice in Spain’s 3-0 win over North Korea. Damien Le Tallec also notched two, as France downed Tunisa, 3-1.

The USA has appeared in the U-17 world championship a record 12 times but has won a second-round game only once. At this summer’s U-17 World Cup, the Americans started meekly but managed second-round passage and face Germany on Thursday (6:45 am ET, live on ESPNU). In the previous five U.S. second-round appearances, the USA won only in 1999 with a team included Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Bobby Convey and Oguchi Onyewu.

[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] Germany and Colombia, who tied 3-3 in their Group F opener, moved close to second-round passage on Thursday. Germany downed Ghana, 3-2, while the Colombians swept past Trinidad & Tobago, 5-0.

[VIDEO] The USA lost its second straight game at the U-17 World Cup, falling 3-1 to Tunisia in a game that featured three penalty-kick goals. The Americans, who opened with a 4-3 loss to Tajikistan, meet Belgium in their third and final group game on Sunday (2:45 am ET, live, ESPNU & Galavision; ESPNU rebroadcast at noon ET.). A win over Belgium, which beat Tajikistan, 1-0, could enable the Americans to advance with help from other results.

[PREVIEW] The USA hopes to bounce back from its disappointing 4-3 loss to Tajikistan in its U-17 World Cup opener when it faces Tunisia on Thursday. The game airs live at 4 am ET on ESPN, ESPNU and Galavision, and online at ESPN360.com. ESPNU rebroadcasts the game at noon ET on Thursday. Galavision is rebroadcasting the game at 7 pm ET/PT on Thursday. The USA is aiming to reach the second round for the sixth time in its record 12th appearance. Tunisia beat Belgium, 4-2, in its opener.

[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] Costa Rica became the first Concacaf team to notch a win at the U-17 World Cup when it downed host South Korea, 2-0. It was the host’s second straight loss. Also in Group A, Peru and Togo played to a scoreless tie. In Group B, Brazil followed up on its 7-0 win over New Zealand with a 6-1 rout of North Korea, while England downed New Zealand, 5-0. Brazil’s Fabio and England’s Victor Moses lead the tournament in scoring with three goals a piece.

[VIDEO] The USA got off to a bad start at the U-17 World Cup when it fell, 4-3, to Tajikistan, the former Soviet republic making its world championship debut. The loss came despite U.S. leads of 1-0 and 3-2. “For us, we feel like we let the game slip away,” said U.S. coach John Hackworth

[U-17 WORLD CUP RESULTS] It was a high-scoring Monday at the U-17 World Cup in South Korea as Group E and F opened play on Day 3 of the tournament. In Group E, the USA fell, 4-3, to Tajikistan while the Tunisia trounced Belgium, 4-2. In Group F, Germany and Colombia played to a 3-3 tie while Ghana thumped Trinidad & Tobago, 4-1.

Brazil routed New Zealand, 7-0; Peru beat host South Korea, 1-0; and Spain downed Honduras in opening games of the 2007 U-17 World Cup. Costa Rica and Togo tied, 1-1, while Argentina and Syria played to a scoreless tie. Nigeria beat France , 2-1; and Japan celebrated a 3-1 win over Haiti.

The U.S. U-17 boys national team beat Belgium’s Club Brugge, 3-1, as part of its10-day tour of Belgium and Germany. Alex Nimo, Abdusalam Ibrahim and Jared Jeffrey scored for the USA. For the complete U-17 roster …

The USA’s under-17 boys national team finished third in its group at an eight-team international team in South Korea when it beat New Zealand, 1-0, Thursday on a goal by Brek Shea. The Americans had lost their first two games to Japan (1-0 on a goal in the 90th minute) and Nigeria (2-1). For the USA’s game summaries …

There was a bizarre twist to one of soccer’s great success stories of the year when 13 members of Haiti’s U-17 team vanished, then reappeared at New York’s Kennedy International Airport, where they were scheduled to fly to South Korea for an international tournament in preparation for the U-17 World Cup there later in the summer. After Haitian Football Federation president Yves Jean-Bart appealed on a Haitian Creole-language radio station in New York to the players to “reinstate themselves as soon as possible,” the players all returned to the team.

The U.S. under-17 boys national team will travel to South Korea, host of this summer’s Under-17 World Cup, for the Eight Nations Tournament to be held June 17-24. The USA is slated to play Japan on June 17, Nigeria on June 19 and New Zealand on June 21 in three different World Cup venues. For the U-17 roster …

[HACKWORTH PODCAST] The USA faces first-time finalists Belgium and Tajikstan and Tunisia in Group E at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, which will take place Aug. 18-Sept. 9 in seven venues. The U.S. U-17s, one of the seeded teams in Thursday’s draw in Seoul, open against Tajikistan on Aug. 20 in Changwon, then face Tunisia three days later and conclude group play on Aug. 26 against Belgium in Cheonan.