MakalouMania: FIFA U-17 World Cup, Matchday 3

Our biggest discovery, Germany look good, and plenty more from MD3.

Just like that, the group stage is done and dusted. The FIFA U-17 World Cup really is a whirlwind of football. No rest days, just four games a day for a solid week.

It’s difficult enough for us to cover it in its entirety, but think how hard it is for the players - in Indonesia’s life-sapping heat and humidity - to play three games every three days on the biggest stage of their fledgling careers.

In case you missed them, here’s our round-ups of the first two matchdays:

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• And we’re off: FIFA U-17 World Cup, Matchday 1 round-up

• The New Génération: FIFA U-17 World Cup, Matchday 2 round-up

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To rattle through this one, the excellent Phil Costa joined Stephen Ganavas and Llew Davies to pick out some of the outstanding performances. And yes, before you ask, there’s a bit on Joel Ndala.