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Arsenal goalkeeper set for u17 World Cup last-16 after 2 clean sheets

England will face Austria in the last-16 of the u17 World Cup on Tuesday afternoon, with Arsenal’s Jack Porter keeping his second consecutive clean sheet last time out.

Jack Porter with the Arsenal u18s (Photo via Arsenal.com)
Photo via Arsenal.com

Arsenal youth duo Jack Porter and Marli Salmon are away with England at the u17 World Cup at the moment, and the team reached the last-16 of the competition with a win over South Korea over the weekend.

Porter was making his fourth consecutive start in the competition for the last-32 match, and he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win to help England into the next round.

The clean sheet was Porter’s second in a row, having also prevented Egypt from netting in England’s final 3-0 group-stage victory.

Jack Porter celebrates Arsenal's FA Youth Cup win over Fulham (Photo via Arsenal Academy on Twitter)
Photo via Arsenal Academy on Twitter

England will now face Austria in the last-16 on Tuesday, November 18th at 15:45 GMT. The game will be live on ITV4 in the UK, and it should be available on FIFA+ everywhere else.

Arsenal defender Salmon is yet to feature on the pitch for England, so he’ll hope to get a chance in the remaining knockout fixtures.

DUISBURG, GERMANY: Jack Porter of England runs with the ball during the U 17 Four Nations Tournament match between Germany U17 and England U17 at Sport School Wedau on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images for DFB)
Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images for DFB

Arsenal also have a player at the tournament with the Republic of Ireland, with recent signing Victor Ozhianvuna representing his country. Ozhianvuna scored in the penalty shootout of the last-32 win over Canada in the last round, and he’ll face Switzerland on Tuesday at 14:45 next.

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