Rhian Brewster hat-trick puts England into the U-17 World Cup final

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Rhian Brewster scored a superb hat-trick to see England beat Brazil 3-1 in the semi-finals of the Fifa U-17 World Cup in India.

England’s U-17s are now through to their first World Cup final, where they will face Spain or Mali on Saturday (3.30pm UK time).

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Liverpool youngster Brewster continued his fine scoring run at the World Cup with a second successive hat-trick. He also also netted a treble against the United States in the last eight.

The performance of Steve Cooper’s side’s in Kolkata impressed fans, players and pundits, with BBC commentator Trevor Sinclair picking out Man City star Phil Foden for his man-of-the-match display.

“What an achievement, great performance,” said the pundit. “I said at the start, ‘I hope England play the game and not the occasion’ and they certainly did. They executed what they needed to on the pitch.

“Brewster will rightly get the headlines for his brilliant hat-trick, but Foden was the man of the match for me. He dictated the game. It’s brilliant for the coach, Steve Cooper; he’s had the boys away from their families for a month and the reward is a World Cup final.”

Twitter had its share of comments, too.

Swansea striker Tammy Abraham was proud of Brewster:

It has been a good 2017 for the England sides:

After a fine summer for the youth teams, there is no pressure on the seniors then:

English clubs must develop talent:

The “next level Kane”?

A huge crowd watched the semi-final: