![Spain's Bojan Krkic, in red, kicks the ball against Ghana's Philip Boampong, foreground, during their semi-final soccer match for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Ulsan, south of Seoul, Wednesday, Sept. 5, Spain's Bojan Krkic, in red, kicks the ball against Ghana's Philip Boampong, foreground, during their semi-final soccer match for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Ulsan, south of Seoul, Wednesday, Sept. 5,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PB5M5T/spains-bojan-krkic-in-red-kicks-the-ball-against-ghanas-philip-boampong-foreground-during-their-semi-final-soccer-match-for-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup-in-ulsan-south-of-seoul-wednesday-sept-5-2007-spain-defeated-ghana-with-2-1-ap-photoahn-young-joon-2PB5M5T.jpg)
Spain's Bojan Krkic, in red, kicks the ball against Ghana's Philip Boampong, foreground, during their semi-final soccer match for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Ulsan, south of Seoul, Wednesday, Sept. 5,
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