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.

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 plan to dominate possession did not work against Mali, so they had to come up with a new way to win, writes Jonathan Selvaraj.