England 5-2 Spain FIFA U17 World Cup final result: Young Lions fight back from two-down to claim the trophy

An enormous outpouring of joy as the England bench races onto the field to join their team-mates. They are world champions and what an incredible way to achieve it. 

They were two goals down to Spain but somehow found the strength and character to fight back and score five stunning goals to claim the trophy.

Rhian Brewster gave them hope just before half-time with the first, Morgan Gibbs White pulled them level and Phil Foden moved them ahead.

Marc Guehi added a fourth to make sure of victory and Foden added the icing on the cake late on. What a performance! 

Spanish frustrations boiling over and there is a coming together involving Ferran Torres and Mateu . But it's the England man Brewster who is booked for the initial challenge. 

A third and final England change as Angel Gomes comes on for Oakley-Boothe. 

It is FIVE! And it's Foden once again to seal it for England.

It was a beautiful cross-field ball from Callum Hudson-Odoi from the right, finds Foden at the back of the box and he finishes beautifully to round it off.

He celebrates by rushing to the crowd, who are going wild. 

A great shift by George McEachran today and he applauds the crowd as Conor Gallagher replaces him. 

Spain respond to the goal by introducing Nacho Diaz for Moha. A last roll of the dice.

That may well do it for England! Marc Guehi has celebrated by kissing the TV camera and who can blame him! 

A free-kick from the left is swung to the back post, Joel Latibeaudiere knocks it down and there is his fellow defender Guehi to turn the ball home from just a few yards.

England in pole position now.

A cynical challenge by Mateu Jaume, who has been run ragged by Hudson-Odoi all night. It was last-ditch, like a rugby tackle to be honest, and he is rightly booked  Hudson-Odoi was in the clear had he not done that so worth the sacrifice.

A change for England and the scorer of the second goal Gibbs White is taken off and Nya Kirby of Crystal Palace is on.

For Spain, Carlos Beitia comes on for Antonio Blanco.

Pressure from Spain and it's the first time in this final that their top scorer Abel Ruiz has done anything of note. He weaves his way to the edge of the box but shoots wastefully wide.

A chance to gather thoughts here with the second half cooling break. The managers quick to issue instructions with 13 vital minutes remaining.

England pushing for a fourth to kill off the game. Nice neat play out wide on the left and the move ends with Foden shooting low. Not enough power and Fernandez saves. 

So close! Spain think they've equalised through Chust's header after Abel Ruiz sent it back across. But there is Sessegnon, who'd stuck close to the post and he clears off the line.

A change for Spain and it is Jose Lara of Sevilla on for Cesar. Another striker unsurprisingly. 

YES!!! England have turned this final around in spectacular style!

Once again it is the legs and energy of Callum Hudson-Odoi down the left and he sprints clear to cross to the back stick. And there is Foden, coming in at just the right time, and it's an easy finish. He was never going to miss that. 

England lead with 20 minutes to play. 

More fancy footwork by Hudson-Odoi, who definitely has the better of the Spanish defenders. This time he cuts onto his right foot but the shot lacks power and is a comfortable save. 

The first booking of the game goes to Miranda, who is a little too hands-on in his challenge.

England come again and it's Foden once more causing problems. Hudson-Odoi wreaking havoc down the England left again and he crosses deep, where Foden watches the flight of the ball and meets it nicely on the volley. It may have been creeping in at the near post but the Spain keeper Fernandez pushes it away. 

England need to remain switched on and there was a little reminder of that. Spain win a corner and nobody picks up Miranda, whose close-range header is just about kept out by keeper Anderson.

There it is! England have hauled themselves back to parity and it's Morgan Gibbs White who gets it. 

Once again, Foden was the architect of the move, a lovely disguised pass to Sessegnon on the overlap down the right. His cross was inch-perfect and Wolves man Gibbs White steamed in to convert from close range.

Game on!

England come forward again and Foden's low shot after cutting inside is surely goalbound until it takes a deflection. The Manchester City man looking increasingly dangerous. 

England's first chance after the break as Oakley-Boothe chips a pass over the top into Gibbs White, whose touch is immaculate. Unfortunately, his finish isn't and it goes well wide.

Spain win a corner inside the opening minute of the second-half and it's swung in dangerously to the near post. Curtis Anderson comes from his line to punch clear.

Spain kick-off the second-half and they lead 2-1. There are no changes at the break.

Well England will feel a whole lot better after that Rhian Brewster header right before the break. They had been second best, stung by those two Sergio Gomez goals, but this has given them optimism they can pull the final around. A fascinating second period in store.

One last chance in this first-half for England as George McEachran wins a free-kick right on the edge of the area. Brewster, who scored a cracking free-kick against Mexico, stands over it...

He tries to curl it home and Fernandez needs to touch the ball over the bar. 

And England's pressure has paid off just before the break and boy did they need that. No prizes for guessing the goalscorer, it's the unstoppable Rhian Brewster. 

Great work by Sessegnon out on the right, wrapping his foot around the ball to deliver the perfect cross and Brewster ghosted in between two defenders to head home from six yards.

There is now plenty of hope for England.

Desperately unlucky for England. Hudson-Odoi does brilliantly out wide on the left, cutting inside and curling a shot towards the far corner. He tried to pick his spot but the ball comes back out off the post! 

That would have changed the whole tone of the half-time team talks. But good to know England are still fighting. 

That's a better chance for England. Initially, Brewster goes for goal and smacks Miranda straight in the face at close range, leaving the Barcelona man floored.

The ball comes back in and Foden rises at the back post under pressure from Gulllamon but he can't steer his header on target. Foden claims he was being tugged back.

England, to their credit, are trying to get forward in search of a response. But they are being limited to shots from distance at the moment with Callum Hudson-Odoi shooting well over from 25 yards there.

These are worrying times now for England. Spain, boosted by that second goal, are now committing more men forward and finding lots of space on the flanks.

England need to keep their heads and get in at half-time without any further damage being inflicted.

That will come as a real body blow for England. They're now two-down and it is the Spanish No 10, Sergio Gomez, who has struck once again.

It was a quick counter attack that created the chance down the right and led by Abel Ruiz. The ball came across to Gomez, who controlled and then fired an unstoppable shot across Anderson and into the far corner of the net.

It was a lovely clean strike, not that England will appreciate it too much. They have a mountain to climb here now.

Time for the FIFA-ordered drinks break and some rehydration for the two teams. England well in this game but a goal behind. They've responded pretty well to the goal. 

England enjoying a spell of pressure and Phil Foden leads them forward again. Morgan Gibbs White ends up trying to shoot from the edge of the box instead of returning it to the Man City man and Spain block. 

From one end to the other and it's England's turn to threaten. Steven Sessegnon gets down the right and is allowed to cut inside into the area. 

He has done all the hard work and the goal looms but he loses his composure and blasts it wildly wide on his left foot.

England have a free-kick in dangerous territory as Tashan Oakley-Boothe is fouled by Hugo Guillamon. Foden will swing the ball in but Spain manage to clear their lines and launch into the counter.

The speed of Moha sends him into the clear from halfway to the edge of the England box. Anderson races from his line and does brilliantly to dive at the feet of the Real Madrid man and win the ball, helped by Moha's heavy touch. 

That was a massive let-off for the Young Lions. 

While this is England's first World Cup final at U17 level, Spain have plenty of experience having been beaten three times in this occasion in 1997, 2003 and 2007.

This is also the first U17 World Cup final between two European nations.

On the field, Callum Hudson-Odoi sprints past his man down the left and gets a cross in that is just too far ahead of Rhian Brewster in the middle. 

More Spanish pressure and the goalscorer, Sergio Gomez, tries his luck from 25 yards. It was low and under-hit and easily saved by Anderson in goal. 

The pitch looks quite bobbly to be honest - looks like the third-place match beforehand hasn't helped matters. 

Oh no, that's not the start England wanted. And there's more than a whiff of controversy about it as well. 

Sergio Gomez is the scorer, touching the ball past Curtis Anderson after Cesar turned the ball towards goal. But he was clearly standing in an offside position and interfering with the play. 

But England looked for the flag and it didn't come. So Spain have the lead. To be fair, from the wider angle of the replay, Steven Sessegnon was playing Gomez onside.

It's been a lively start by Manchester City's Phil Foden on the right-side of England's attack. He's got in behind the Spanish left-back Miranda, who plays for Barcelona, on a couple of occasions already and is showing that trademark trickery. 

More bright play by England down the right-hand side and Steven Sessegnon advances from right-back to fire off a shot that goes wastefully wide. 

Maybe he should have looked across for options. But despite that, this has been a really encouraging start by Steve Cooper's men. 

A great start by England and almost an opening goal inside the first minute.

Patient build-up from the back leads to Morgan Gibbs White spinning into the area, swapping passes with Rhian Brewster and then shooting towards goal.

Spain keeper Alvaro Fernandez gets down well to save one-handed and push the ball out to safety.

A big cheer goes up from the 66,000-strong side as both England and Spain emerge from their pre-match huddles and the match begins.

Both teams in their traditional colours - England in white and Spain in red.

And England's Rhian Brewster gets us underway in India.  

It's a very warm and humid evening in Kolkata with temperatures around the 25C mark and humidity in the region of 70 per cent.

But England and Spain will be well acclimatised to the conditions by now. 

The two teams have now entered the field in Kolkata in front of yet another sell-out crowd at the Salt Lake Stadium. 

Time for the two national anthems and the traditional pre-match handshakes.

Don't forget that this is a re-match of the European Championship final in Croatia earlier this year. That day ended in heartache for England as they conceded an equaliser in the sixth minute of injury time and then lost on penalties. So revenge on their minds today. 

England: Anderson; Sessegnon, Panzo, Guehi, Latibeaudiere (c); McEachran, Oakley-Boothe; Foden, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Brewster
Substitutes: Bursik (GK), Crellin (GK); Eyoma, Gibson, Gomes, Kirby, Loader, Smith Rowe, Gallagher
Coach: Steve Cooper

Spain: Alvaro; Mateu Jaume, Miranda, Guillamon, Chust, Blanco, Ferran, Moha, Abel Ruiz (c), Sergio Gomez, Cesar
Substitutes: Vidal (GK), Alfonso (GK); Nacho Diaz, Pedro, Alvaro, Eric, Pampin, Lara, Beitia, Victor
Coach: Santiago Denia

Referee: Enrique Caceres (Paraguay)

The players making their final preparations at the stadium in Kolkata and we are only 10 minutes away until the big kick-off.

One of the sub-plots today comes in the race for the tournament Golden Boot award.

Those back-to-back hat-tricks have lifted Rhian Brewster of England into top spot with seven goals.

But Spain's Abel Ruiz, who plays in Barcelona's B team, is hot on his heels with six.

It COULD become a question in years to come: 'Which Welshman coached England to victory in a World Cup final?'

If all goes to plan in Kolkata on Saturday the answer will be Steve Cooper, a 37-year-old native of Pontypridd whose modest achievements as a player stretched to stints with The New Saints, Rhyl and Bangor City.

Cooper has masterminded England's dazzling progress to the Under 17 final in India, wooing the local fans with a thrilling brand of football.

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GROUP STAGE
Brazil 2 Spain 1 (Wesley own goal)
Spain 4 (A. Ruiz 2, Cesar, Gomez) Niger 0
Spain 2 (Moha, Cesar) North Korea 0

LAST-16
France 1 Spain 2 (Miranda, A Ruiz pen)

QUARTER-FINALS
Spain 3 (A Ruiz, Gomez, Ferran) Iran 1

SEMI-FINALS
Mali 1 Spain 3 (A. Ruiz 2, Ferran)

Pep Guardiola has revealed Manchester City had the option of keeping Phil Foden in England but the manager wanted the starlet to show his potential at the Under 17 World Cup.

Foden has been in superb form in the competition in India and will play for England in Saturday's final against Spain.

The midfielder's former City team-mate Jadon Sancho was withdrawn from the squad ahead of their last-16 clash at the last minute by Borussia Dortmund.

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GROUP STAGE
Chile 0 England 4 (Hudson-Odoi, Sancho 2, Gomes)
England 3 (Brewster, Foden, Sancho) Mexico 2
England 4 (Gomes, Smith-Rowe, Loader2) Iraq 0

LAST-16
England 0 Japan 0 - England won 5-3 on penalties

QUARTER-FINALS
England 4 (Brewster 3, Gibbs-White) United States 1

SEMI-FINALS
England 3 (Brewster 3) Brazil 1

Kieran Gill: As Rhian Brewster stood in the tunnel ahead of England's semi-final against Brazil, the young man noticed opponents to his left laughing and joking, as if they had already won.

It rubbed the 17-year-old up the wrong way. Waiting to walk out in front of more than 60,000 spectators in Kolkata, he turned to his team-mates and urged them to have the last laugh.

They took note. What followed was a stunning 3-1 win with a hat-trick from Brewster to secure a spot in Saturday's Under 17 World Cup final.

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The third place play-off was contested ahead of the final in Kolkata and Brazil have beaten Mali 2-0 thanks to goals from Alan and Yuri Alberto. 

England: Anderson; Sessegnon, Panzo, Guehi, Latibeaudiere (c); McEachran, Oakley-Boothe; Foden, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Brewster
Substitutes: Bursik (GK), Crellin (GK); Eyoma, Gibson, Gomes, Kirby, Loader, Smith Rowe, Gallagher
Coach: Steve Cooper

Spain: Alvaro; Mateu Jaume, Miranda, Guillamon, Chust, Blanco, Ferran, Moha, Abel Ruiz (c), Sergio Gomez, Cesar
Substitutes: Vidal (GK), Alfonso (GK); Nacho Diaz, Pedro, Alvaro, Eric, Pampin, Lara, Beitia, Victor
Coach: Santiago Denia

Referee: Enrique Caceres (Paraguay)

England Under 17s head coach Steve Cooper is thrilled about the style, substance and potential that puts the country on the brink of an 'amazing' World Cup double.

While an air of negativity lingers around Gareth Southgate's senior side, England's development teams are celebrating the most trophy-laden year in history.

Having retained the Toulon crown, become Under-19 European champions for the first time and lifted their maiden Under-20 World Cup, England are on track to win their first Under-17 world title.

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It is the biggest day of their young lives, without question. A chance to round off an outstanding tournament by standing on top of the world, a chance to do something that has eluded generations of English footballers and lift the World Cup.

England take on Spain in the final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Kolkata, India this afternoon and have the opportunity to round off what has been a stunning year for England's Young Lions with another tournament victory. 

They have been excellent throughout these finals, culminating in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Brazil courtesy of Rhian Brewster's stunning hat-trick. 

Welcome along to our live coverage of the final, which gets underway at 3.30pm UK time. Lots of build-up and the team news to come.