Group C of the 2017 CONCACAF Men's U-17 Championship gets underway with the USA vs Jamaica. The top two teams from the tournament's three four-team groups advance to the Classification Stage - from which the region's four 2017 U-17 World Cup qualifiers will emerge.
The US team is a heavy favorite to be one of CONCACAF's representatives in India this October. The U-17 squad features New York Red Bulls Academy prospect Chris Gloster, and former RBNY Academy player Tim Weah, now in Paris Saint-Germain's youth set-up. There are also several players already on pro contracts in MLS, such as Atlanta United's Andrew Carleton and Chris Goslin, and D.