As FIFA's second signature competition, the World Youth Championship is a major review of the country's football reserves, bringing together the most talented rising stars from 24 countries.

Generally speaking, this group is the backbone of the next decade of world football.

Maradona in '79, Fan's in '83. Basten, Figo in '89, Carlos in '91, Raul in '95, Thierry Henry in '97, Ronaldinho in '99, Saviola in '01, Adriano in '03, Messi in '05, Aguero in '07, etc., these people are almost all known to the world from the World Youth Championships, and they started their legendary road with this as a springboard.

Everyone is gearing up to emulate their ancestors and make a name for themselves.

"Spain are the favourites to win the tournament with a large number of young talents, mainly from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and other La Liga giants, and the Spanish Under-21s have just won the UEFA Youth Championship trophy, and now the younger matadors are expected to win another world title for their country this summer.

In addition to Spain, the traditional European powerhouses France, England and Portugal, as well as the South American powerhouses Uruguay and Colombia are also widely favored.

However, given the excellent record of African football in the World Youth Championship in the past, Egypt and Nigeria are also very likely to do well in this tournament. ”

"The smoke of the European Under-21 Championship has just cleared, and the Under-20 World Cup is about to kick off in Turkey.

The World Junior Championships have always been the cradle of superstars, and the Mirror has selected the top 10 most noteworthy new stars at this year's World Junior Championships, and these talented teenagers are expected to shine on this stage.

10. Bruma - Portugal, Sporting Lisbon.

It may be a bit premature to call him the new Cristiano Ronaldo, but Buruma has been compared many times and he has the ability to shine at the World Junior Championships.

Manchester United are said to be interested in him, having previously signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, while cash-strapped Sporting Lisbon are said to be looking to trade their potential star for cash.

He's got natural speed, amazing upper body strength and quick footwork, and his ability is here, the only question is whether he can continue to improve after this World Junior Championships......

9, Stipe. Perica - Croatia, Zadar.

Perica, who is about to turn 18, has been in impressive form in his first Croatian league season, scoring eight goals in 14 games and saving the team on a number of occasions.

His goalscoring instincts have made him a serious contender for the tournament's Golden Boot, and Manchester City are said to have joined the chase for him.

……

2. Paul. Pogba - France, Juventus.

After spending three years at Old Trafford, Pogba moved to Serie A giants Juventus due to a lack of opportunities, and the 20-year-old has become a key player in the Old Lady's defence of the Serie A title this season.

The biggest frustration for United is that he is the kind of B2B player that the Red Devils have been lacking in recent years, who can both stifle opposition attacks and launch attacks immediately, and his presence will make France one of the biggest favourites in this tournament.

1. Lin Yun - England, Arsenal.

The favourite for this year's Golden Boy and Ballon d'Or awards, many predict that he is likely to lock up the Golden Boot in advance in the group stage.

There is no doubt that Lin's arrival has greatly improved the fighting power of the England team, but it will not be easy for them to achieve good results.

England's Under-20s have had a cycle that has lasted for 14 years: from a 2-1 defeat to Argentina at the 1997 World Youth Championships in Malaysia to the 2011 World Youth Championships in Colombia, they have not won a single game in five World Youth Championships, with just seven draws and 10 defeats in their last 17 matches.

The last time England won was in 1997, when they beat Mexico 1-0 in the group stage, and the goal was scored by Owen, who was not yet 18 years old......

Almost all the media believe that Lin Yun can win the Golden Boot, but they don't believe that England can win the championship.

From the moment Lin Yun entered the team, the England team received attention from all sides, and Fleet Street introduced everything about this team to the country in almost every detail, until the plane landed in Antalya, Turkey, and the whole team entered the hotel, and the players got a moment of peace.

Lin Yun and Kane were assigned to the same room.

It has to be said that having an Arsenal player live with a Tottenham player is quite thoughtful with the coaching staff.

However, Lin Yun is now Arsenal's number one superstar, while Kane is a half-outcast of Tottenham, who has been loaned to and fro, and he doesn't know when he will be a head.

What Lin Yun didn't expect was that Kane was still Arsenal's youth product.

"Knocked out," Kane looked back, "and the reason they gave me was that I was too fat, but I think it was Arsenal's academy director who disliked me being too short. ”

"Fat? Short? Lin Yun looked at Kane, who was taller than himself and had a perfect figure like a sculpture, and seriously suspected that he was deliberately teasing himself.

"Well, I was a little fat when I was a kid, and I was a little late in my development..."

"Well, it looks like you've undergone an amazing metamorphosis too."

Kane shrugged, "But obviously, I need to go through another more radical metamorphosis to become what I want to be." ”

What do you look like......

Looking at his eager appearance, Lin Yun couldn't say what was in his heart: Don't be busy, you don't have a system......

He could only comfort: "As long as you don't give up, what should come will always come." ”

After the initial contact, the two got along, so they almost stuck together in the next few days, hoping to cultivate a tacit understanding as soon as possible.

With overlapping positions and some similarities in style, Kane had to make a sacrifice and switch to a responsive striker.

I have to say that he did a good job, at least he finally made Lin Yun feel that he also had a helper......

As the day approaches, the World Junior Championships have finally begun.

The 24 teams are divided into six groups and play in seven cities: Istanbul, Kayseri, Bursa, Gaziantep, Antalya, Rize and Trabzon, with the top two teams from each group qualifying.

England have been drawn to Group E, along with Iraq, Egypt and Chile.

The opening match was played by Cuba against South Korea, and the result ended with South Korea beating their opponent 2:1.

France and Ghana also played a match in Istanbul on the same day, and France won 3-1.

The next day, I went to the competition of the other groups.

Group E starts with a match between Chile and Egypt, and England also watched the matchup.

I thought Chile would win easily, but I didn't expect Egypt to take the lead in the first ten minutes.

However, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Chile finally got the three points 2-1.

On June 24, England finally had their first match.

In the Sky Sports studio, Lineker pulled Owen over as a guest commentator.

"Michael, do you remember what you looked like when you were at the World Junior Championships?"

"Of course, it was a memorable experience, but unfortunately we didn't make it to the end."

"So do you think it's okay this time?"

"Of course, after all, we have Lin, don't we?"

"Hahaha, yes, Claude. Lin, the best lad in the world, before the game starts, let's guess how many goals he can score. ”

"Well, be conservative, let's score a hat-trick," Owen thought for a moment, "Iraq is not San Marino after all, and Lin is not surrounded by teammates such as Rooney and Gerrard, and I think it will be difficult for him to replicate his crazy debut in the senior national team." ”

"Oh, then I'll be bold, four, no, five...... Okay, the game starts, England kick off first, let's see the starting XI on both sides. ”

England 4-4-2.

Goalkeeper: 1-John. Stone;

Defenders: 20-Gabout, 8-Cole, 16-Thorpe, 14-Stones;

Midfielders: 6-Coady, 17-Luke. Way, 21-Ross. Barkley, 5-Dell;

Forward: 9-Harry. Kane, 10-Lin Yun.

Iraq was also 4-4-2.

Goalkeeper Mohammed ...... Oops? What happened? ”

The whistle remembered that Lin Yun passed the ball to Kane, who immediately stepped forward after passing back, but Lin Yun did not follow, but took a few steps back and beckoned Barkley to pass the ball sideways.

Barkley just wanted to knock to Stones, but after seeing Lin Yun's gesture, he immediately reflexively passed the ball with a push on the inside of his right foot.

Seeing this, Iraq's midfielder immediately stepped forward to press, but Lin Yun dodged it in time with a sharp button.

Barkley was about to step forward to help Lin Yun make a wall, but Lin Yun suddenly flicked the ball forward, and the ball flew directly past another Iraqi player.

Iraq No. 8 hurriedly stretched out his foot to intercept, but as soon as his foot stretched out, Lin Yun had already flipped the ball again.

The football rolled out quickly from the three-person encirclement in Iraq, and Lin Yun also followed behind the football, like a sharp arrow, and flew directly with the ball to the direction of Iraq's goal after hitting the football.

Iraq's No. 8 back came with a sliding tackle without thinking about it, and Lin Yun flew in front of him with an acceleration.

"Lin dribbled the ball from midfield to the Iraqi penalty area! It's so fast! No one can keep up with him! Single-handed! ”

Many people were still looking for seats, and many had just turned on the TV, but Lin Yun had already galloped 50 meters with the ball into the Iraqi penalty area.

The Iraqi goalkeeper was still hesitating to attack, but Lin Yun had already pushed his foot cleanly, and the football quickly drilled into the right side of the goal against the turf.

The 12th second of the game, 1-0.

“GOAL！！！ Lin lightning broke the door! Iraq's defense could only hold him off for 12 seconds! England get off to a dream start! What a terrifying explosiveness, what a decisive and confident shot, the Iraqi players have been completely blinded, and their defense line is like paper paste! ”

“…… He's a creature of another world," Owen couldn't help but think of his former Real Madrid teammate, "and we're lucky that the last alien landed in Brazil, this alien landed in England." ”

"Maybe today he can really bring England a win......

Reference: Pato blitzed the Barcelona goal in 24 seconds... Forget it, I'll go to the next picture...

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