2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003 U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003 Host country Finland Dates 13–30 August Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Champions Brazil (3rd title) Runners-up Spain Third place Argentina Fourth place Colombia 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(s) Cesc Fàbregas [1] Fair play award Costa Rica
International football competition
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 .
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
Group B
Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Playoff for third place
Final
2003 FIFA Under-17 World champions
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
1 own goal
Final ranking
References
External links
Tournaments Squads Qualification