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The Three Lions have never reached the U-17 World Cup final before Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster scored a hat-trick after Brazil equalised through Wesley in the first half. |
England played Brazil after beating the USA on Saturday when Brewster was also a key player in a 4-1 win.
England will face Spain in the final after they beat Mali in the second semi-final - which means the potential for revenge is on the cards. Spain beat England in the U-17 European Championship final on penalties in September.
The final is on Saturday afternoon in the same stadium that England played their group games, Kolkata's Vivekananda Yuba Stadium.
It follows the success of the U-20 team in June, with victory over Venezuela England's first World Cup win since 1966.
With seven goals now over the tournament, Brewster is on track to be the tournament's top scorer.
The match was originally scheduled to be played in Guwahati but the venue's pitch was deemed unplayable due to heavy rain.
The win came on the same day English defender Jonathan Panzo turned 17.
Manager Steve Cooper said: "There isn't a bigger game they can play in their career at their age than a World Cup knockout game. And obviously they are going to go and play the ultimate game - the final."
Rhian Brewster celebrates after scoring a hat-trick in the U-17 World Cup
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