World Soccer

Under-17 World Cup starlets

1 Taha BENRHOZIL

MOROCCO

Naturally flamboyant goalkeepers can often be a liability, too keen to indulge in a risky high-wire act. Yet somehow Benrhozil, who plays for the Mohammed VI academy based in Sale in the Moroccan capital of Rabat, makes living on the edge work. Ultra-confident, he never dwells on a mistake.

While a relative lack of height puts him at a disadvantage when coming to claim

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