2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
International football competition
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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]
Host countryFinland
Dates13–30 August
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue4 (in 4 host cities)
| 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 | 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 | Cesc Fàbregas[1] |
| Fair play award |  Costa Rica |
← 2001 2005 → | |
Teams
- 1.^Teams that made their debut.
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
China  | 3–3 |  Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Wang Yongpo  35'Jiang Chen 61', 81' |
Report[dead link] | Flores 51' Mariaca 73' Murguía 78' |
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
| Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Peirone 84', 90' |
Report |
| Australia | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
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| Report[dead link] | Rodríguez 62' (pen.) Salazar 75' |
Group C
Cameroon  | 1–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mawaye 5' |
Report | Abuda 38' |
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[dead link] | Adu 16', 89', 90+2' (pen.) Owens 26' Watson 54' Curfman 75' |
| United States | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
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| González 45' (pen.) Adu 89' |
Report[dead link] | Sesay 32' |
| South Korea | 2–3 | Spain |
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| Yang Dong-hyun 45' Sánchez 59' (o.g.) |
Report[dead link] | Silva 65', 73', 76' |
| Sierra Leone | 2–3 | South Korea |
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| 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 |
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| Otalvaro 25', 43' |
Report[dead link] |
Semi-finals
Playoff for third place
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |