England U17s have impressed at World Cup in India - can they go all the way?

Following on from a summer of youth success, we look at how England Under-17s have booked a spot in the World Cup semi-finals, and what they have to do to go all the way in India.

Having suffered penalty heartache in the final of the U17 European Championship against Spain in May, England are just one step away from getting the opportunity to make amends on the biggest stage of all.

A resounding 4-1 victory over USA in Saturday's quarter-final booked a World Cup semi-final date with Brazil in Kolkata. Normally such a fixture would appear quite daunting - facing the forefathers of Jogo Bonito - but confidence will be high in the England camp after such an exhilarating showing in the last eight.

Here we look at how England have become one of the teams to fear in India, who the standout stars have been, and what they have to do to follow in the Under-20s' footsteps and secure World Cup glory.

Goals galore as Young Lions excite

With such an array of attacking talent at coach Steve Cooper's disposal, it is no wonder that England are joint top goalscorers in the tournament.

England netted 11 times as they picked up three wins out of three in the group stages. They endured a frustrating evening against Japan in the round of 16, before emerging successful from a penalty shootout - another boost to the confidence levels.

What has made England such a formidable opponent is their relentlessness from the off. Cooper sends his exciting side out to press high early on, with teams caught cold time and again. The Young Lions scored early in each of their group games, before netting twice inside 14 minutes against the USA.

Standout stars

Jadon Sancho

It isn't hard to see why Borussia Dortmund were willing to splash £10m on this talent. Sancho's fleet-footed skills bamboozled defences in the group stages en route to three goals and two assists, before being called back to Dortmund.

"Jadon loves playing for England and this team in particular so it's sad to see him go," Cooper said. "I can only imagine Dortmund want him back to play in their first team at the weekend." And play he did, making his Dortmund debut against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Phil Foden

City manager Pep Guardiola is fully aware of Foden's potential, having described him as a "gift" and "on another level" earlier this year, and the 17-year-old's displays in India have added credence to his club manager's claims.

Foden looked a cut above the rest in Kolkata against Japan and linked up well with the forward players. On another afternoon he would have had a goal and a couple assists to show for his effort. His play did have an end product against the USA, as he accumulated two more assists.

Rhian Brewster

Much was expected of the Liverpool youngster pre-tournament, but he played more of a supporting role in the group stages as England shared the goalscoring responsibility around.

However, cometh the hour, Brewster was sensational against a well-organised USA side, netting a hat-trick and providing another. He exuded great goal-poaching prowess for his first, superb timing and finishing ability for his second and calmness from the spot to complete his treble.

Steven Sessegnon

The Fulham youngster is another who started the tournament slowly, but has grown to become an integral cog in Cooper's well-oiled machine.

He had a hand in three of England's four goals in the 4-0 win over Iraq in the final group game, and has helped shore up the England rearguard in the process.

Better Brazil and Spain lie in wait

It seemed that old foes Germany would be England's opponents in the last four, but two second-half goals in six minutes saw Brazil come back from the dead to book a date with England on Wednesday.

The South Americans have looked in imperious form so far, having already beaten Spain, and conceded just two goals en route to the semi-finals. Goalkeeper Gabriel Brazao has made more saves than any other 'keeper in India, but he will be expecting to be tested by England.

Free-scoring Mali will certainly test Spain in the other semi, but La Rojita proved their credentials by completely outplaying a very impressive Iran side in their quarter-final clash. A meeting with England would be the second final clash between the pair, with little between them in the 2-2 draw in Croatia at the European Championships, before penalties were once more England's undoing. With a shootout victory already under their belts in India, it could be a different result this time around.