Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, Diego Maradona were all U-17 football graduates
Updated On: 01 October, 2017 12:25 PM IST | | A Correspondent
<p>Age group World Cups have been the breeding ground for many football stars. With just five days to go for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, Kashinath Bhattacharjee takes a look at footballers who have been graduates of the U-17 and U-20 global events</p>
Diego Maradona
Tournament he first excelled in:
1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
Diego Armando Maradona left the national camp in an uncontrollable state of mind in 1978. Immediately after the 1978 World Cup, coach Luis Cesar Menotti took over the U-20 squad and made Maradona the captain. The youth team won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan. Maradona received the Golden Ball award for his stupendous six goals. He led Argentina to their first World Youth Title beating the defending champions Soviet Union 3-1 in the final.
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