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U-17 World Cup 2017 Group E: Squads of France, Japan, Honduras and New Caledonia

India is all set to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scheduled to kick off from 6th October. 24 countries from six confederations will be competing for one of the biggest honours in youth football, with the matches being hosted in six cities across the country. 

In this segment, we take a look at the 21 member squad list announced by each country drawn in Group E.

1) France

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GOALKEEPERS : Yahia Fofana, Bryan Bernard, Illan Meslier.

DEFENDERS : Vincent Collet, Andy Joseph, Oumar Mickael, William Ludovic Brandon, Batista Mendy, Maxence Lacroix, Melvin Bard.

MIDFIELDERS : Claudio Gomez (PSG), Aurélien Djani, Maxence, Mathis Christophe, 

FORWARDS : Yacine Adli (PSG), Amine Gouiri, Willem, Alan, Wilson Isidor, Alexis Flips, Lenny Pintor.

2) Japan

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GOALKEEPERS:  Kosei Tani, Zion Suzuki, Togo Umeda.

DEFENDERS:  Nobuki Iketaka, Kobayashi, Sugawara, Seiya Baba, Yamasaki, Kemmotsu.

MIDFIELDERS:  Hirakawa, Hinata Kida, Okuno, Fukuoka, Kozuki, Toichi Suzuki, Tsubaki.

FORWARDS:  Takefusa Kubo, Yamada, Miyashiro, Nakamura, Koki Saito.

3) Honduras

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GOALKEEPERS:  Alex Rivera. Jordy Castro, Carlos Banegas.

DEFENDERS:  Santiago Cabrera, Axel Gomez, Alexander Bahr, Cristian Moreira, Gustavo Vallecillo, Emilio Campos.

MIDFIELDERS:  Luis Palma, Gerson Chavez, Alessandro Castro, Carlos Mejia, David Cardona, Everson Lopez, Joshua Canales.

FORWARDS:  Jorge Flores, Patrick Palacios, Kenneth Martinez, Asaf Cacho, Reynaldo Bodden.

4) New Caledonia

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GOALKEEPERS:  Une Kecine, Gaizka Ipeze, Robin Escorne.

DEFENDERS:  Raoul Wenisso, Josue Welepane, Kiam Wanesse, Sidri Wadenges, Bernard Iwa, Hnautra Enoka, Jules Omei, Josua Hlemu.

MIDFIELDERS:   Jekob Jeno, Neil Wahiobe, Pierre Bako, Cyril Nyipie, Gale Luewadia, Paul Wananjie.

FORWARDS:  Theo Bosshard, Titouan Richard, Vita Longue, Lionel Thahnaena.

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