2003_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship

2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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
Fair play award	Costa Rica
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2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

International football competition

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]

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UEFA World Cup U-17, at Uefa.com

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"Sierra Leone players disappear". BBC Sport. 22 August 2003.

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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
UEFA (Europe)	2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Portugal Spain

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

	Töölö Stadium	Turku Stadium	Ratina Stadium (Tampere Stadium)	Lahti Stadium

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

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

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

2003_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship

2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Teams

Venues

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Playoff for third place

Final

Goalscorers

Final ranking

References

External links

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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

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