2003_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
International football competition
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 14th FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. Brazil claimed their fourth title, becoming the first country to simultaneously hold all three World Cups of the same gender (senior, under-20, and under-17).[lower-alpha 1] The tournament was originally planned to be played 25 March to 16 April 2003, but was postponed because of the Iraq War.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| 2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 27 November – 19 December |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 119 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 592,100 (11,387 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dudu Fernando Cavenaghi Eddie Johnson Daisuke Sakata(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Ismail Matar |
| Fair play award | Colombia |
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More information Abu Dhabi, Al Ain ...
| Abu Dhabi | Al Ain | ||||||||||
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| Zayed Sports City Stadium | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Al Nahyan Stadium | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | ||||||||
| Capacity: 66,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | ||||||||
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| Dubai | Sharjah | ||||||||||
| Al-Maktoum Stadium | Al-Rashid Stadium | Sharjah Stadium | |||||||||
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |||||||||
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The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Burkina Faso |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Slovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Panama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
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More information United Arab Emirates, 1–4 ...
| United Arab Emirates | 1–4 | Slovakia |
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Al-Wehaibi  72' |
(Report) | Brezinský 5' Halenár 23' Čech 48' Hološko 81' |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Mali |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
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Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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More information Czech Republic, 1–1 ...
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Australia |
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| Limberský 24' |
(Report) | McDonald 49' |
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| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Brazil |
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| Limberský 34' |
(Report) | Adaílton 37' |
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Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  England |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
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| Japan | 1–4 | Colombia |
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| Sakata 75' |
(Report) | De la Cuesta 35' Castrillón 43' Aguilar 65' Rivas 90+3' |
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Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
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More information Saudi Arabia, 1–2 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Al-Mehyani 49' |
(Report) | Elliott 18', 77' |
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| Ivory Coast | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Koné 12', 67' |
(Report) | Paisley 36' Elliott 74' |
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Attendance: 10,265
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
More information Republic of Ireland, 2–0 ...
| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Mexico |
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| Paisley 35' Kelly 85' |
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Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
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More information Paraguay, 1–3 ...
| Paraguay | 1–3 | United States |
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| Dos Santos 6' |
(Report) | Johnson 53' Magee 68'Convey 81' |
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| South Korea | 2–0 | Germany |
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| Lee H.J. 51' Lee J.M. 70' |
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| Germany | 3–1 | United States |
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| Huth 47' Trochowski 60'Kneissl 63' |
(Report) | Whitbread 77' |
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| United States | 2–0 | South Korea |
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| Johnson 13' (pen.), 24' (pen.) |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | D | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | A | United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | F | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | C | Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | Mali |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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| Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Colombia (aet) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| Spain | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| Japan (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Brazil (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Argentina | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | Colombia | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Argentina (aet) | 2 | Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||
| Argentina (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
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More information United States, 2–0 ...
| United States | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Mapp 7' Johnson 43' (pen.) |
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| Republic of Ireland | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Colombia |
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| Doyle 85' McCarthy 90+2' |
(Report) | Perea 11' Montaño 70'Carrillo  104' |
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Quarter-finals
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| United States | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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| Convey 59' |
(Report) | Mascherano 90+4' Cavenaghi 104' (pen.) |
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Semi-finals
Third place play-off
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Final
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| 2003 FIFA World Youth champions |
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 Brazil Fourth title |
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| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award |
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| Eddie Johnson |
Ismail Matar |
Colombia |
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- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 57 players with one goal.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Brazil |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Spain |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Colombia |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Third place |
| 4 | Argentina |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | Fourth place |
| 5 | United States |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates (H) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Canada |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Republic of Ireland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Burkina Faso |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Slovakia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 13 | Paraguay |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 14 | Ivory Coast |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 15 | Egypt |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 16 |  South Korea |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | Mali |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 21 | England |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 22 | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 23 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |
| 24 | Panama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
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- Brazil had won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]
- Meenaghan, Gary (29 July 2015). "When Iniesta and football's future stars discovered UAE's passion: The 2003 Fifa World Youth Championships". The National. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
Brazil, in contrast, were delighted: the victory completed a remarkable treble for the South American nation, whose senior team had won the World Cup a year earlier in Japan and South Korea, and whose Under 17s had beat Cesc Fabregas's Spain in their own world championship final a few months later.
- FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003 Archived 5 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2003
- FIFA Technical Report