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Ki-Jana Hoever aiming high for U17 World Cup in Brazil

The Liverpool defender is part of the 21-man Dutch squad for the prestigious youth tournament in Brazil, which gets under way later this week.

Hoever and his teammates, who clinched glory at the U17 European Championship in May, depart for South America today.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” Hoever told Liverpoolfc.com.

“It’s a big experience to go all the way to Brazil and play games over there in decent stadiums. I hope a lot of people will come to watch and we’ll have a crowd.

“It’s a big thing in Holland, a lot of people watch it.