Strange how our youf sides always get drawn against Uruguay - it's so regular you could make money betting on it. Last two under-20 World Cups anyway and now these u-17's.
Toughest draw you could imagine really but will attract more NZ media attention as countries except the obvious football bastions don't register with the NZ media...and anyone who follows world football will realise that Ivory Coast breeds some great players.
The other groups don't seem to feature three teams of great ability such as we are facing:
Brazil will face host country United Arab Emirates, Honduras and Slovakia.
Defending champion Mexico with Iraq, Nigeria and Sweden.
Argentina is in a group with Austria, Canada and Iran. European Under-17 champion Russia will face Japan, Tunisia and Venezuela. Croatia will play Morocco, Panama and Uzbekistan.
And no Australia - ha, ha!!!