Traore was born in Spain to parents from the African country. Mali included him on the team announced on Tuesday for friendlies against Ghana on Oct. 9 and Iran on Oct. 13 to be played in Turkey.

It was meant to be a clash of two continental champions as Mali squared-off against Spain in the second semi-final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India.

Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said Saturday he had spoken with his Spanish counterpart after a row over comments the Spainiard made about the ... Spain, Mali FMs Speak After Row Over NATO ...

At no point, though, did Mali give up. They routinely threated Spain, with 29 attempts on goal -- though only four on target -- and continued to press their opponents until they tired.

Mali have taken playing at venues with sparse attendances and on rain-soaked pitches in their stride, spurred by the chance to win the U-17 World Cup.

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Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Thursday he does not rule out a NATO intervention in Mali if needed, after the alliance's summit in Madrid mentioned terrorism among the ...

A team of Spanish civil and forensic aviation experts arrived in Mali on Saturday to investigate the crash of Air Algérie Flight 5017, Spain said.

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain and Mali both want Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Adama Traore to play for their national teams. Spain coach Luis Enrique included Traore in his squad Friday for ...