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]
Teams
Venues
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.
Helsinki | Turku | Tampere | Lahti |
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Finnair Stadium | Veritas Stadion | Tampere Stadium | Lahti Stadium |
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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 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 1 |
China ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Wang Yongpo ![]() Jiang Chen ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Flores ![]() Mariaca ![]() Murguía ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() |
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Hidalgo ![]() Ramos ![]() Guarín ![]() Núñez ![]() |
Report | Petrescu ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots
Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Peirone ![]() |
Report |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
Yemen ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Al-Badani ![]() Sharyan ![]() Sousa ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Sousa ![]() Curto ![]() M. Fernandes ![]() Al-Safi ![]() |
Cameroon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Joseph Mawaye ![]() |
Report | Abuda ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 5–5 | ![]() |
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Vieirinha ![]() Curto ![]() Gama ![]() |
Report | T. Costa ![]() N'Gal ![]() N'Guémo ![]() Mbia ![]() |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 1 |
South Korea ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Owens ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Adu ![]() Owens ![]() Watson ![]() Curfman ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Rodríguez ![]() Sisi ![]() Nadal ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Barlay ![]() Ruz ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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González ![]() Adu ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Sesay ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Yang Dong-hyun ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Silva ![]() |
Sierra Leone ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Metzger ![]() |
Report | Han Dong-won ![]() Yang Dong-hyun ![]() Lee Yong-rae ![]() |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
23 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
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27 August – Tampere | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
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24 August – Turku | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
30 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
23 August – Lahti | ||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||||
27 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
24 August – Tampere | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
30 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Colombia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Otalvaro ![]() |
Report[dead link] |
Spain ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Sánchez ![]() Fàbregas ![]() Nadal ![]() Jurado ![]() |
Report[dead link] | Curto ![]() Vieirinha ![]() |
Semi-finals
Playoff for third place
Colombia ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Hidalgo ![]() |
Report | Lagos ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Hidalgo ![]() Otalvaro ![]() Guarín ![]() Núñez ![]() Movil ![]() Vargas ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final
2003 FIFA Under-17 World champions |
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![]() Brazil Third title |
Goalscorers
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
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
Márcio Sousa (against Yemen)
Tiago Costa (against Cameroon)
Ruz (against Sierra Leone)
Sergio Sánchez (against South Korea)
Dwight Owens (against South Korea)
Abdullah Al-Safi (against Portugal)
Final ranking
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 16 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 13 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | –7 | 4 | |
Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 3 | |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 3 | |
13 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 | |
16 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
References
- ^ UEFA World Cup U-17, at Uefa.com
- ^ "Sierra Leone players disappear". BBC Sport. 22 August 2003.
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