Austria and Portugal will face each other on Thursday in the final of the U-17 World Cup, taking place in Qatar. The match, scheduled for 13:00 (Argentina time), will be held at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000 spectators, and can be watched on DSports. On the Austrian side, Johannes Moser stands out, who scored eight goals during his participation in Qatar, while on the Portuguese side, Anísio Cabral is notable with his six goals. This will be the first final in a U-17 World Cup for both Portugal and Austria. The Portuguese team's best record is third place, achieved in 1989, while the Austrians have a much lesser history in the competition and had not advanced past the group stage in either of their two previous appearances (1997 and 2013). Portugal, coached by Hélio Sousa, had a difficult path to the final. In the group stage, they finished second in their group with six points, from wins against Morocco (6-0) and New Caledonia (6-1) and a loss to Japan (2-1). In the Round of 16, the Portuguese team had a solid performance to beat Belgium 2-1, while in the quarterfinals and semifinals, they defeated Mexico 5-0 and Switzerland 2-0, respectively. In the semifinals, they won a very tough match against Brazil 5-4 on penalties, after a 0-0 draw in the 90 minutes. Austria, for its part, had a dominant run throughout the competition, getting three points in each of its matches and conceding only one goal. In the group stage, they were the second-best group winner (only behind Argentina), thanks to victories against Saudi Arabia (1-0), Mali (3-0), and New Zealand (4-1). In the knockout stages, coached by Hermann Stadler, they eliminated Tunisia (2-0), England (4-0), Japan (1-0), and Italy (2-0). Both teams have the top scorers of the competition.
