2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
International football competition
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The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1] The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November.[2] Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claiming the country's fourth title. Sweden won the bronze with a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the third-place play-off match.
| كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 17 October – 8 November |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venues | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 172 (3.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 318,108 (6,117 per match) |
| Top scorer | Valmir Berisha (7 goals) |
| Best player | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| Best goalkeeper | Dele Alampasu |
| Fair play award | Nigeria |
← 2011 2015 → | |
Players born after 1 January 1996 could participate in this tournament.
Bids
There were two official bids:
Venues
In June 2012, FIFA selected the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium in Al Ain, the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai, the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras al-Khaimah and the Fujairah Club Stadium in the state of Fujairah as venues.[3] The use of Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah was initially proposed,[4] and it was finally selected as a venue, in September 2012.[5] Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium replaced Al Nahyan Stadium of Abu Dhabi and hosted the final.[6]
| Dubai | Ras al-Khaimah | Fujairah | |||
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| Al-Rashid Stadium | Emirates Club Stadium | Fujairah Club Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |||
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| Abu Dhabi | Al Ain | Sharjah | |||
| Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | Sharjah Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 42,056 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |||
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Teams
In addition to host nation United Arab Emirates, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
- 1.^Teams that made their debut.
- 2.^ This is the debut of 'Russia' as a nation since the cessation of the USSR in 1991.
- 3.^ This is the debut of 'Slovakia' as a nation since the cessation of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
Match officials
Squads
Teams had to name a 21-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[7]
Draw
The final draw for group stage was held on 26 August 2013 in Abu Dhabi at the Bab Al Bahr Hotel at 19:00 (local time).[8][9]
Prior to the draw, FIFA announced that as host, the United Arab Emirates would be placed as 'A1', to assist with ticket sales.[10] The continental champions of the confederations AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and UEFA are assigned to the other five groups. Teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn against each other at the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Logo and tickets
The logo of the competition was unveiled on 5 March 2013, including the local organising committee asking Omar Abdulrahman to be a 'brand ambassador' for this event.[11]
'Stadium package' tickets for the Tournament went on sale on 26 June, with the ability to buy tickets per match once the draw has been made.[12]
A falcon known as 'Shaqran' will be the mascot for the World Cup, after being introduced to local journalists on 13 May .[13]
Group stage
The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).[14]
The ranking of each team in each group is determined as follows:
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local, UTC+04:00.[15]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Honduras |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Honduras |
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Khalfan  33' |
Report | Medina 20' Velásquez 86' |
| Slovakia | 2–2 | Honduras |
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| Vestenický 48', 57' |
Report | Flores 20' Bodden 90+2' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–6 | Brazil |
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| Al-Ameri 89' |
Report | Boschilia 10', 33' Nathan 41', 66'Joanderson 73'Gabriel 84' |
| Slovakia | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Vestenický 36', 58' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 7–0 | New Zealand |
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| Méndez 3' Otormín 37', 63'Acosta 49', 57'Ospitaleche 75'Pizzichillo 89' |
Report |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0–1 | Italy |
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| Report | Vido 46' |
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Acosta 90+4' |
Report | Keita 17' |
| Italy | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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| Vido 48' |
Report |
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Report | Bakayoko 25', 48' Meïté 87' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Panama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Panama | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Report | Abbasov 68' Ashurmatov 76' |
| Uzbekistan | 0–0 | Morocco |
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| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Croatia |
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Ćaleta-Car  14' (o.g.)Boltaboev 79' |
Report | Halilović 27' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Canada |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows:[14]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, with the match to be determined by a penalty shoot-out.[14]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 28 October — Sharjah | ||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 November — Al Ain | ||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 28 October — Sharjah | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 November — Dubai | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October — Ras al-Khaimah | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November — Sharjah | ||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October — Al Ain | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 November — Abu Dhabi | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October — Dubai | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November — Sharjah | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October — Fujairah | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 November — Abu Dhabi | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 October — Abu Dhabi | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 November — Dubai | 8 November — Abu Dhabi | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 (10) | Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||
| 28 October — Abu Dhabi | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico (pen.) | 1 (11) | Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Honduras | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
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| Bodden 74' |
Report |
| Morocco | 1–2 | Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Bnou Marzouk 60' |
Report | Kessié 4' (pen.) Ahissan 75' |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Play-off for third place
| Sweden | 4–1 | Argentina |
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| Berisha 7', 24', 57' Strandberg 20' |
Report | Compagnucci 44' |
Final
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Kelechi Iheanacho |
Nathan |
Iván Ochoa |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Valmir Berisha |
Kelechi Iheanacho |
Gabriel Boschilia |
| 7 goals (0 assists)[16] | 6 goals (7 assists)[16] | 6 goals (3 assists)[16] |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Dele Alampasu | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Nigeria | ||
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 | Mexico |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Sweden |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Argentina |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Brazil |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Uruguay |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | |
| 7 | Ivory Coast |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Honduras |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Japan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Morocco |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Uzbekistan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 12 | Tunisia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 13 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 14 | Iran |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 15 | Slovakia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Russia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | Croatia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 19 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| 20 | Panama |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 21 | Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |
| 23 | Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |
| 24 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Top scorers after the end of the tournament this year.[16]
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Lucio Compagnucci- Rodrigo Moreira
- Leonardo Suárez
Sascha Horvath- Tobias Pellegrini
Gabriel- Joanderson
Elias Roubos
Alen Halilović- Robert Murić
- Ante Roguljić
Jeffri Flores- Fredy Medina
Ali Gholizadeh- Mostafa Hashemi
- Amir Hossein Karimi
- Yousef Seyyedi
Mohammed Salam- Sherko Karim
Vittorio Parigini
Junior Ahissan- Aboubakar Keita
- Yakou Meïté
Daisuke Sakai- Taro Sugimoto
- Kosei Uryu
Nabil Jaadi- Hamza Sakhi
José Almanza- Marco Granados
- Ulises Rivas
Chidera Ezeh- Chigozi Obasi
Werner Wald- Ervin Zorrilla
Aleksandr Golovin
Denis Vavro- Michal Siplak
Mirza Halvadžić- Erdal Rakip
- Anton Salétros
- Carlos Strandberg
- Ali Suljić
Firas Ben Larbi- Mohamed Dräger
- Maher Gabsi
- Hazem Haj Hassen
- Chiheb Jbeli
Zayed Al-Ameri- Khaled Khalfan
Marcio Benítez- Joel Bregonis
- Facundo Ospitaleche
- Franco Pizzichillo
Shohjahon Abbasov- Rustamjon Ashurmatov
- Jamshid Boltaboev
José Caraballo- José Márquez
- 1 own goal
- Duje Ćaleta-Car (playing against Uzbekistan)
- Érick Aguirre (playing against Nigeria)
- Linus Wahlqvist (playing against Japan)