They boast seven FIFA World Cup™ triumphs between them, but a global crown at U-17 level has surprisingly proved beyond Argentina and Germany. On Tuesday in Surakarta, the football superpowers will battle it out for a place in the showpiece final at Indonesia 2023 – and the chance to claim that elusive title.

Argentina will go into the game fresh from a stunning 3-0 last-eight victory over fierce rivals Brazil and coach Diego Placente insists there is no question of his team losing focus after that famous victory.

“We don’t want to relax now,” he said. “We know what it took to get here with the win against Brazil. It was a revenge match for us [after Brazil beat them in the South American U-17 Championship]. We have worked a lot with the boys since then and have improved. We know we can make history. We are proud of what our senior team did to win the World Cup last year and we’ll try to do the same. We are hungry.”