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2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, was the tenth edition of FIFA U-17 World Championship. It was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland from 13 to 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could participate in this tournament. Some controversy followed the tournament after a number of players from the Sierra Leone squad defected to Finland.[2]

2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003
U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003
Tournament details
Host countryFinland
Dates13–30 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored117 (3.66 per match)
Attendance183,616 (5,738 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Carlos Hidalgo
Portugal Manuel Curto
Spain Cesc Fàbregas
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Cesc Fàbregas[1]
Fair play award Costa Rica
← 2001
2005 →

Teams

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Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2002 AFC U-17 Championship   South Korea
  Yemen
  China
CAF (Africa) 2003 African U-17 Championship   Cameroon
  Sierra Leone
  Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		2003 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament   United States
  Costa Rica
  Mexico
CONMEBOL (South America) 2003 South American U-17 Championship   Argentina
  Brazil
  Colombia
OFC (Oceania) 2003 OFC U-17 Championship   Australia
UEFA (Europe) Host nation   Finland
2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship   Portugal
  Spain

Venues

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The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.

2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship (Finland)
Helsinki Turku Tampere Lahti
Finnair Stadium Veritas Stadion Tampere Stadium Lahti Stadium
       
Töölö Stadium Turku Stadium Ratina Stadium (Tampere Stadium) Lahti Stadium

Squads

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For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Group stage

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All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7
  Mexico 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  Finland 3 1 0 2 3 12 –9 3
  China 3 0 1 2 5 7 –2 1
Finland  2–1  China
Parikka   6'
Petrescu   64'		 Report[dead link‍] Jiang Chen   4'
Attendance: 8,344
Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)
Mexico  0–0  Colombia
Report[dead link‍]
Attendance: 3,500
China  1–2  Colombia
Wang Yongpo   67' Report[dead link‍] Guarín   73' (pen.)
Hernández   80'
Attendance: 4,100
Finland  0–2  Mexico
Report[dead link‍] Ceja   39'
Herrera   51'
Attendance: 10,176
China  3–3  Mexico
Wang Yongpo   35'
Jiang Chen   61', 81'		 Report[dead link‍] Flores   51'
Mariaca   73'
Murguía   78'
Attendance: 4,500
Colombia  9–1  Finland
Hidalgo   16', 32' (pen.), 50', 61'
Ramos   36', 68', 71'
Guarín   63'
Núñez   74'		 Report Petrescu   41'
Attendance: 10,200

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Australia 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0

Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots

Argentina  2–0  Australia
Garay   6'
Cólzera   69'		 Report
Attendance: 4,124
Costa Rica  1–1  Nigeria
Arias   83' Report[dead link‍] Bala   9'
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
Australia  1–2  Nigeria
Giraldi   2' Report[dead link‍] Mikel   73'
Bala   84'
Attendance: 5,502
Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)
Argentina  2–0  Costa Rica
Peirone   84', 90' Report
Attendance: 5,462
Nigeria  0–1  Argentina
Report Faurlín   59'
Attendance: 6,104
Australia  0–2  Costa Rica
Report[dead link‍] Rodríguez   62' (pen.)
Salazar   75'
Attendance: 5,424

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
  Portugal 3 1 1 1 9 13 –4 4
  Cameroon 3 0 3 0 7 7 0 3
  Yemen 3 0 1 2 4 8 –4 1
Yemen  3–4  Portugal
Al-Badani   31'
Sharyan   45+2'
Sousa   77' (o.g.)		 Report[dead link‍] Sousa   56'
Curto   68'
M. Fernandes   80'
Al-Safi   82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,400
Cameroon  1–1  Brazil
Joseph Mawaye   5' Report Abuda   38'
Attendance: 8,250
Portugal  0–5  Brazil
Report[dead link‍] Léo   20'
Abuda   52'
Ederson   68' (pen.)
Evandro   77'
Thyago   86'
Attendance: 10,190
Yemen  1–1  Cameroon
Juaim   90+2' Report[dead link‍] Mawaye   74'
Attendance: 6,855
Brazil  3–0  Yemen
Evandro   28', 32'
Arouca   86'		 Report[dead link‍]
Attendance: 5,896
Portugal  5–5  Cameroon
Vieirinha   21'
Curto   36', 43', 44'
Gama   52'		 Report T. Costa   70' (o.g.)
N'Gal   74', 76'
N'Guémo   88'
Mbia   90+4'
Attendance: 4,723

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
  United States 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 6 11 –5 3
  Sierra Leone 3 0 1 2 6 8 –2 1
South Korea  1–6  United States
Owens   11' (o.g.) Report[dead link‍] Adu   16', 89', 90+2' (pen.)
Owens   26'
Watson   54'
Curfman   75'
Attendance: 3,240
Spain  3–3  Sierra Leone
Rodríguez   8'
Sisi   15'
Nadal   90+6'		 Report[dead link‍] Barlay   34', 73'
Ruz   36' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,150
United States  2–1  Sierra Leone
González   45' (pen.)
Adu   89'		 Report[dead link‍] Sesay   32'
Attendance: 4,950
South Korea  2–3  Spain
Yang Dong-hyun   45'
Sánchez   59' (o.g.)		 Report[dead link‍] Silva   65', 73', 76'
Attendance: 3,470
Sierra Leone  2–3  South Korea
Metzger   36', 51' Report Han Dong-won   28'
Yang Dong-hyun   74'
Lee Yong-rae   78'
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
United States  0–2  Spain
Report[dead link‍] Jurado   11'
Fàbregas   70'
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 August – Helsinki
 
 
  Colombia2
 
27 August – Tampere
 
  Costa Rica0
 
  Colombia0
 
24 August – Turku
 
  Brazil2
 
  Brazil3
 
30 August – Helsinki
 
  United States0
 
  Brazil1
 
23 August – Lahti
 
  Spain0
 
  Argentina2
 
27 August – Helsinki
 
  Mexico0
 
  Argentina2
 
24 August – Tampere
 
  Spain (a.e.t.)3 Third place
 
  Spain5
 
30 August – Helsinki
 
  Portugal2
 
  Colombia1 (4)
 
 
  Argentina (p)1 (5)
 

Quarter-finals

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Colombia  2–0  Costa Rica
Otalvaro   25', 43' Report[dead link‍]
Attendance: 2,340
Argentina  2–0  Mexico
Cardozo   34'
Peirone   45'		 Report
Attendance: 5,030
Brazil  3–0  United States
Leonardo   18'
Ederson   61'
Evandro   64'		 Report
Attendance: 6,150
Spain  5–2  Portugal
Sánchez   28'
Fàbregas   42', 78'
Nadal   50'
Jurado   90+4' (pen.)		 Report[dead link‍] Curto   3'
Vieirinha   87'
Attendance: 5,387

Semi-finals

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Colombia  0–2  Brazil
Report[dead link‍] Abuda   16', 72'
Attendance: 7,675
Argentina  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Biglia   11'
Garay   31'		 Report[dead link‍] Fàbregas   48', 119'
Jurado   53'
Attendance: 5,030

Playoff for third place

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Colombia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Hidalgo   53' (pen.) Report Lagos   4'
Penalties
Hidalgo  
Otalvaro  
Guarín  
Núñez  
Movil  
Vargas  		 4–5   Garay
  Formica
  Faurlín
  Cólzera
  Díaz
  Hassell
Attendance: 6,400

Final

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Brazil  1–0  Spain
Leonardo   7' Report
Attendance: 10,452


 2003 FIFA Under-17 World champions 
 
Brazil
Third title

Goalscorers

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There were 117 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.66 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

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Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Brazil 6 5 1 0 15 1 +14 16
2   Spain 6 4 1 1 16 10 +6 13
3   Argentina 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
4   Colombia 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5   United States 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
6   Mexico 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
7   Costa Rica 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 4
8   Portugal 4 1 1 2 11 18 –7 4
Eliminated at the group stage
9   Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
10   Cameroon 3 0 3 0 7 7 0 3
11   South Korea 3 1 0 2 6 11 –5 3
12   Finland 3 1 0 2 3 12 –9 3
13   Sierra Leone 3 0 1 2 6 8 –2 1
14   China 3 0 1 2 5 7 –2 1
15   Yemen 3 0 1 2 4 8 –4 1
16   Australia 3 0 0 3 1 6 –5 0

References

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  1. ^ UEFA World Cup U-17, at Uefa.com
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone players disappear". BBC Sport. 22 August 2003.
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