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To opt for Italy at this margin seems like a bold choice at first, but when taking into consideration they play the United Arab Emirates I believe the margin could have been 10 or so points higher. The Emirates are participating at this U17 WC only because they're hosting it. That country doesn't even have a team for players this age. They didn't even have a coach before July, when the players gathered to spend a few weeks practicing. They have never played together before. They lost to Bahrain, who are among the worst Asian teams, by 40 points a few days ago. They lost to Greece (mostly substitutes played) by 75 points, and to Lebanon in Dubai...At that tournament in Dubai, Spain beat Egypt by more than 50 points. Spain is comparable to Italy quality-wise, while Egypt is at least twice as good as UAE. Italy are among the best European teams in this age group, they have all the top players on the disposal here, and I think they should be able to win by more than 70 points. Never has it happen before that the host of the WC is such a weak team - the UAE don't have a single player taller than 182cm. They probably aren't capable of scoring more than 30 points against Italy, which should do for this handicap.