The England U-17 side justified their favourites tag for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup with a come-from-behind 3-2 thrilling win over New Zealand in their first training match at the Mumbai Football Arena in Andheri yesterday. Liverpool kid Rhian Brewster netted a brace while skipper Marc Guehi, who honed his skills at Chelsea academy, added the other. For the All Whites, Oliver Whyte and Elijah Just chipped in with a goal each. The Young Lions were at the receiving end of a well-knitted Kiwi attack, who have gone down again after losing their first training game to Brazil 1-2 earlier last week. New Zealand failed to sustain their potent attack and that's when the Young Lions began to roar.

"It is frustrating. We could have nicked a draw, but that is something the players have to learn from. We went up one nil, then we mentally switched off for little bit and thought we're beating England, but that can't be the case. Our mentality needs to be super strong. We can't switch off for a second," New Zealand coach Danny Hay said. Calum Hudson Odoi, another Chelsea student, beautifully controlled his side's game and also came close to scoring from just outside the 30-yard circle with a shot, but the ball sailed over the goal post.