2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003 U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | 13–30 August |
| Teams | 16 (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 played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 117 (3.66 per match) |
| Attendance | 183,616 (5,738 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlos Hidalgo Manuel Curto Cesc Fàbregas (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Cesc Fàbregas[1] |
| Fair play award | Costa Rica |
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2003 was a tournament. It was the tenth version of the tournament. It was in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, and Turku in Finland. The tournaments were between 13 August and 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could join this tournament.
Teams
| 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
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.
|
Helsinki
Turku
Tampere
Lahti |
Helsinki | Turku | Tampere | Lahti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnair Stadium | Veritas Stadion | Tampere Stadium | Lahti Stadium | |
| Töölö Stadium | Turku Stadium | Ratina Stadium (Tampere Stadium) | Lahti Stadium |
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Group stage
All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)
Group A
| 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 |
| China | 3–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Yongpo 35' Jiang Chen 61', 81' |
Report | Flores 51' Mariaca 73' Murguía 78' |
| Colombia | 9–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo 16', 32' (pen.), 50', 61' Ramos 36', 68', 71' Guarín 63' Núñez 74' |
Report | Petrescu 41' |
Group B
| 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
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Arias 83' | Report | Bala 9' |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Peirone 84', 90' | Report |
| Australia | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rodríguez 62' (pen.) Salazar 75' |
Group C
| 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 | Sousa 56' Curto 68' M. Fernandes 80' Al-Safi 82' (o.g.) |
| 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' |
Group D
| 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 | Adu 16', 89', 90+2' (pen.) Owens 26' Watson 54' Curfman 75' |
| Spain | 3–3 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 8' Sisi 15' Nadal 90+6' |
Report | Barlay 34', 73' Ruz 36' (o.g.) |
| United States | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| González 45' (pen.) Adu 89' |
Report | Sesay 32' |
| South Korea | 2–3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Dong-hyun 45' Sánchez 59' (o.g.) |
Report | Silva 65', 73', 76' |
| Sierra Leone | 2–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Metzger 36', 51' | Report | Han Dong-won 28' Yang Dong-hyun 74' Lee Yong-rae 78' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 August – Tampere | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 August – Turku | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 August – Lahti | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 August – Tampere | ||||||||||
| Spain (a.e.t.) | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| 30 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Argentina (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Colombia | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Otalvaro 25', 43' | Report |
| Spain | 5–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 28' Fàbregas 42', 78' Nadal 50' Jurado 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Curto 3' Vieirinha 87' |
Semi-finals
Playoff for third place
| 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 |
Final
| 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Champions |
|---|
Brazil Third title |
Goalscorers
There were 117 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.66 goals per match.
5 goals
- Cesc Fàbregas
- Carlos Hidalgo
- Manuel Curto
4 goals
- Abuda
- Evandro
- Freddy Adu
3 goals
- Hernán Peirone
- Jiang Chen
- Adrián Ramos
- José Manuel Jurado
- David Silva
2 goals
- Ezequiel Garay
- Ederson
- Leonardo
- Joseph Mawaye
- Serge N'Gal
- Wang Yongpo
- Fredy Guarín
- Harrison Otalvaro
- Tomi Petrescu
- Ezekiel Bala
- Vieirinha
- Samuel Barlay
- Obi Metzger
- Yang Dong-Hyun
- Xisco Nadal
1 goal
- Lucas Biglia
- Neri Cardozo
- Ariel Cólzera
- Alejandro Faurlín
- Diego Lagos
- Dez Giraldi
- Arouca
- Léo Matos
- Thyago
- Stéphane Mbia
- Landry N'Guémo
- Sebastián Hernández
- Juan Gilberto Núñez
- Yosimar Arias
- Pablo Rodríguez
- Alonso Salazar
- Jarno Parikka
- Julio Ceja
- Gerardo Flores Zúñiga
- Oscar Herrera
- Manuel Mariaca
- Rafael Murguía
- Mikel John Obi
- Bruno Gama
- Manuel Fernandes
- Márcio Sousa
- Alimamy Sesay
- Han Dong-won
- Lee Yong-rae
- David Rodríguez
- Sergio Sánchez
- Sisi
- Steven Curfman
- Guillermo González
- Dwight Owens
- Jamie Watson
- Yasser Al-Badani
- Sami Juaim
- Abdulelah Sharyan
1 own goal
Final ranking
| 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 | |