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 between 13 and 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.
| Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003 U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | 13–30 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 117 (3.66 per match) |
| Attendance | 183,616 (5,738 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award |  |
Teams
Venues
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.
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 Helsinki
Turku
Tampere
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 PR | 3–3 | |
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Wang Yongpo  Jiang Chen |
Report | Flores Mariaca Murguía |
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
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | |
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| Arias |
Report | Bala |
| Argentina | 2–0 | |
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| Peirone |
Report |
| Australia | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Rodríguez Salazar |
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 | Sousa Curto M. Fernandes Al-Safi |
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 | Adu Owens Watson Curfman |
| United States | 2–1 | |
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| González Adu |
Report | Sesay |
| South Korea | 2–3 | |
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| Yang Dong-hyun Sánchez |
Report | Silva |
| Sierra Leone | 2–3 | |
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| Metzger |
Report | Han Dong-won Yang Dong-hyun Lee Yong-rae |
| United States | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Jurado Fàbregas |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 27 August – Tampere | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 24 August – Turku | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 30 August – Helsinki | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 23 August – Lahti | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| Brazil | 3–0 | |
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| Leonardo Ederson Evandro |
Report |
Playoff for third place
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
1 own goal
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 | ||||||||||
| 9 | |
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 | |
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References
External links
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