2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | 13 August – 30 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 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] |
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003, the tenth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland between 13 August 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.
Teams
 South Korea |
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of AFC U-17 Championship 2002 |
 Yemen | |
 China PR | |
 Cameroon |
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of 2003 African U-17 Championship |
 Sierra Leone | |
 Nigeria | |
 United States |
Group A & B winners and Playoff Series winner of 2003 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament Final Round |
 Costa Rica | |
 Mexico | |
| Argentina |
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship |
| Brazil | |
| Colombia | |
 Australia |
winner of OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 2003 |
| Portugal |
1st & 2nd Place winners of UEFA U-17 Championship 2003 |
| Spain | |
 Finland |
host nation |
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Matches
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
| China PR |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
19 August 2003 17:30 |
| China PR |
3 – 3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Wang Yongpo  35'Jiang Chen 61', 81' |
Report | Flores 51' Mariaca 73' Murguía 78' |
19 August 2003 20:00 |
| Colombia |
9 – 1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo 16', 32' (pen.), 50', 61' Ramos 36', 68', 71' Guarín 63' Núñez 74' |
Report | Petrescu 41' |
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: 2nd place was determined by drawing lot
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 4 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Yemen |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 |
14 August 2003 17:30 |
| Yemen |
3 – 4 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Badani 31' Sharyan 45+2' Sousa 77' (o.g.) |
Report | Sousa 56' Curto 68' M. Fernandes 80' Al-Safi 82' (o.g.) |
17 August 2003 15:00 |
| Portugal |
0 – 5 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Léo 20' Abuda 52' Ederson 68' (pen.) Evandro 77' Thyago 86' |
20 August 2003 20:00 |
| Portugal |
5 – 5 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Vieirinha 21' Curto 36', 43', 44' Gama 52' |
Report | T. Costa 70' (o.g.) N'Gal 74', 76' N'Guémo 88' Mbia 90+4' |
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 |
14 August 2003 17:30 |
| South Korea |
1 – 6 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Owens 11' (o.g.) |
Report | Adu 16', 89', 90+2' (pen.) Owens 26' Watson 54' Curfman 75' |
14 August 2003 20:00 |
| Spain |
3 – 3 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 8' Sisi 15' Nadal 90+6' |
Report | Barlay 34', 73' Ruz 36' (o.g.) |
17 August 2003 17:30 |
| South Korea |
2 – 3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Dong-hyun 45' Sánchez 59' (o.g.) |
Report | Silva 65', 73', 76' |
20 August 2003 17:30 |
| Sierra Leone |
2 – 3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Metzger 36', 51' |
Report | Han Dong-won 28' Yang Dong-hyun 74' Lee Yong-rae 78' |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 23 - Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Colombia |
2 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Tampere | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica |
0 | |||||||||
| Colombia |
0 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Turku | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
2 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | |||||||||
| August 30 - Helsinki | ||||||||||
| United States |
0 | |||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | |||||||||
| August 23 - Lahti | ||||||||||
| Spain |
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
2 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 24 - Tampere | ||||||||||
| Spain |
3 | |||||||||
| Spain |
5 | Colombia |
1 (4) | |||||||
| Portugal |
2 | Argentina |
1 (5) | |||||||
| August 30 - Helsinki | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
24 August 2003 18:00 |
| Spain |
5 – 2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 28' Fàbregas 42', 78' Nadal 50' Jurado 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Curto 3' Vieirinha 87' |
Semifinals
27 August 2003 20:00 |
| Argentina |
2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Biglia 11' Garay 31' |
Report | Fàbregas 48', 119' Jurado 53' |
Playoff for 3rd place
30 August 2003 13:00 |
| Colombia |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo 53' (pen.) |
Report | Lagos 4' |
| Penalties | ||
Hidalgo  Otalvaro Guarín Núñez  Movil Vargas |
4 – 5 | Garay Formica Faurlín Colzera Díaz Hassell |
Final
| 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Champions |
|---|
Brazil Third title |
Goalscorers
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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 PR |
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 | |
References
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