Portugal win U-17 World Cup as Wenger hails a “festival of football” in Qatar

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00:00Ahead of the Under-17 World Cup final between Austria and Portugal,

00:03I spoke with FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger,

00:08about the tournament and what stood out to him.

00:17Thank you for speaking with us.

00:19Thank you, it's a pleasure.

00:21Well, with Portugal and Austria reaching the final of this year's Under-17 World Cup,

00:25what are your overall impressions of the tournament

00:27and its impact on the future of football?

00:30Well, I would say overall this tournament was really successful.

00:35It was a joy to watch and personally I felt in paradise

00:39was to have the whole world together in such a short compartment

00:45and being capable to watch football all over the world was fantastic.

00:49Were you surprised by Austria reaching the final?

00:53And what do you think contributed to their success?

00:55I would say, first of all, the quality of their players

00:59and secondly, they looked a real team who knows what to do

01:05to deal with every situation in a very intelligent way.

01:09I did see them patient, intelligent, not making stupid fouls,

01:16using the moments of weakness of their opponent in a very efficient way.

01:21And they looked a real team, capable to deal with all kinds of difficulties

01:27that you can face during the game.

01:29What stands out to you about Johannes Moser's performance,

01:31the top goal scorer of the tournament?

01:33What potential do you see in him?

01:35I think he's a killer, you know.

01:38He's a guy who puts his energy, first of all, to help the team.

01:43He works on the flanks and so that demands physically a very top potential.

01:50And on top of that, he's somebody who's not scared to want the ball.

01:55And when he has an opportunity, he goes to the end of it.

01:59He plays with belief, with belief and with a desire to be efficient.

02:03And so he looks to me a very generous type.

02:09And that's why I believe he has a bright future.

02:13He's a top gold star of the tournament.

02:15I think he's eight gold, so that is a remarkable achievement.

02:20So with the pitches close to each other at Aspire's Zone,

02:23what do you think of the vibes over there?

02:25I love it.

02:26I love it because for me it looks like a football festival, you know,

02:30where everybody's here, happy to be here.

02:32Every country thanked us for being here

02:37and for having the chance to watch their team as well, to watch all the teams.

02:42It was as well a moment of exchange of world football.

02:46Thank you very much.

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