Malawi, Algeria crash out of U17

Malawi have lost their second game at the Under-17 World Cup

Malawi suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Spain on Sunday to send the Africans crashing out of the U-17 World Cup.

A brace from Alvaro Morata helped the Europeans to overcome the Young Flames and finish top of Group E.

Adria Carmona and Javier Espinosa got the other goals for Spain with Bruno Milanzi getting the consolation for Malawi.

The Young Flames finished bottom of the group with no points United States finished second after defeat UAE 1-0 in the group's other game on Sunday.

Malawi won the hearts of many fans in Nigeria with their beautiful style of play but ultimately paid a heavy price for a lack of cutting edge and attacking ambition.

Meanwhile, Algeria also failed to advance to the second round on Sunday after their 2-0 defeat at the hands of South Korea.

The Young Foxes finished bottom of Group F while Italy took top spot despite being held 0-0 by Uruguay.

Burkina Faso reached the second round of the U-17 World Cup after defeating Costa Rica 4-1 on Saturday in Enugu.

The Young Stallions became the second African country to advance to the last 16 after hosts Nigeria qualified a day earlier.

The comprehensive victory means the Burkinabes finish second in Group D with four points, three behind leaders Turkey who drew 1-1 with New Zealand on Saturday.

The West Africans needed a win to advance and they dominated the early exchanges before Zidane Zoungrana put them in the lead on 12 minutes.

They took advantage of their numerical strength after the South Americans were reduced to 10 men as Adrian Mora was sent-off for a reckless tackle in the 13th minute.

Burkina Faso doubled their lead in the 38th minute through Abdoulaye Ibrango before Louckmane Ouedraogo made it 3-0 with eight minutes remaining.

The Costa Ricans then got their consolation after Juan Golobio drilled in a low free-kick but 14-year-old Bertrand Traore put the game beyond doubt in the final minute.

The victory secured Burkina Faso's second place in the group and they will play the winner of Group E which will be settled on Sunday.

Meanwhile, African champions Gambia crashed out of the group phase of the tournament after being held to a 2-2 draw by Colombia on Saturday.

The Baby Scorpions finished bottom of Group D with just one point after losing their opening two matches.

The Gambians were keen on winning Saturday's game in Calabar to enhance their chances of advancing to the second phase of the competition and took the lead on 19 minutes.

Colombia goalkeeper Cristian Bonilla failed to handle captain Ebrima Bojang's shot and Lamin Sarjo Samateh reacted by slotting into the net.

The West Africans extended their lead in the 42nd minute when Bojang nodded home a free-kick for his second goal of the tournament.

But the South Americans rallied after the break and drew level with two goals by Gustavo Cuellar.

The result means Iran, who beat the Netherlands 1-0 on Saturday, finished top of the group with Colombia taking second place.