Of the 24 nations travelling to Indonesia in November, just four sides will touch down in search of a first-ever FIFA U-17 World Cup™ victory. The host nation will be making their tournament debut, while New Caledonia and Venezuela are set for their second participation.

For Canada, though, their history at this tournament has been rather more challenging. The North Americans have been to seven editions across three decades, but are yet to win one of their 21 games. Changing that statistic is something Jeevan Badwal is desperate to do.