On the eve of the U.S. U-17 men's national team opening their 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign against host India–a game that that U.S. would go on to win 3-0–Timbers play-by-play man Jake Zivin talks via video chat with Timbers Academy Akil Watts who is part of the national team.
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Timbers Academy's Akil Watts checks in from the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India

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