2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 27 November – 19 December |
Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 119 (2.29 per match) |
Attendance | 592,100 (11,387 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2001 2005 → |
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 14th FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. Brazil claimed their fourth title, becoming the first country to simultaneously hold all three World Cups of the same gender (senior, under-20, and under-17).[a] The tournament was originally planned to be played 25 March to 16 April 2003, but was postponed because of the Iraq War.
Venues
Abu Dhabi | Al Ain | ||||||||||
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Zayed Sports City Stadium | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | Al Nahyan Stadium | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | ||||||||
Capacity: 66,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | ||||||||
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Dubai | Sharjah | ||||||||||
Al-Maktoum Stadium | Al-Rashid Stadium | Sharjah Stadium | |||||||||
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |||||||||
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Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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AFC (Asia) | Host nation | ![]() |
2002 AFC Youth Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
CAF (Africa) | 2003 African Youth Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONMEBOL (South America) | 2003 South American Youth Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
OFC (Oceania) | 2002 OFC U-20 Championship | ![]() |
UEFA (Europe) | 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Al-Wehaibi ![]() | (Report) | Brezinský ![]() Halenár ![]() Čech ![]() Hološko ![]() |
Panama ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Bance ![]() |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Zongo ![]() | (Report) |
Panama ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Gun ![]() | (Report) | Shehab ![]() Saleh ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Geynrikh ![]() | (Report) | Fernández ![]() Cavenaghi ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Iniesta ![]() | (Report) |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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D. Carvalho ![]() Nilmar ![]() | (Report) |
Czech Republic ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Limberský ![]() | (Report) | McDonald ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Limberský ![]() | (Report) | Adaílton ![]() |
Canada ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hume ![]() | (Report) |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Japan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Sakata ![]() | (Report) | De la Cuesta ![]() Castrillón ![]() Aguilar ![]() Rivas ![]() |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Mehyani ![]() | (Report) | Elliott ![]() |
Mexico ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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De Nigris ![]() | (Report) | Tohoua ![]() Koné ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Koné ![]() | (Report) | Paisley ![]() Elliott ![]() |
Mexico ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Pinto ![]() | (Report) | Majrashi ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report) |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Paisley ![]() Kelly ![]() | (Report) |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Paraguay ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Dos Santos ![]() | (Report) | Johnson ![]() Magee ![]() Convey ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lee H.J. ![]() Lee J.M. ![]() | (Report) |
Germany ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Huth ![]() Trochowski ![]() Kneissl ![]() | (Report) | Whitbread ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Velázquez ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Johnson ![]() | (Report) |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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1 | D | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | A | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | F | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | C | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
5 | B | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
6 | E | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
(H) Hosts
Knockout stages
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
8 December | ||||||||||||||
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12 December | ||||||||||||||
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9 December | ||||||||||||||
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15 December | ||||||||||||||
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9 December | ||||||||||||||
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12 December | ||||||||||||||
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19 December | ||||||||||||||
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8 December | ||||||||||||||
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12 December | 19 December | |||||||||||||
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Round of 16
Japan ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Sakata ![]() ![]() | (Report) | Choi S.K. ![]() |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Simpson ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Mapp ![]() Johnson ![]() | (Report) |
Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Matar ![]() |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Doyle ![]() McCarthy ![]() | (Report) | Perea ![]() Montaño ![]() Carrillo ![]() |
Quarter-finals
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Montaño ![]() | (Report) |
United States ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Convey ![]() | (Report) | Mascherano ![]() Cavenaghi ![]() |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Colombia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Carrillo ![]() Castrillón ![]() | (Report) | Ferreyra ![]() |
Final
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spain | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brazil |
Result
2003 FIFA World Youth champions |
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![]() Brazil Fourth title |
2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
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Awards
Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award |
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Goalscorers
- 4 goals
Dudu
Fernando Cavenaghi
Daisuke Sakata
Eddie Johnson
- 3 goals
Arouna Koné
Andrés Iniesta
Daniel Carvalho
Stephen Elliott
Leandro Fernández
Iain Hume
Nilmar
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 57 players with one goal.
Final ranking
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 | Champions |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 15 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Third place |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | Fourth place |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
11 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 | |
12 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
13 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
14 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
15 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
16 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
17 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
18 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
19 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
19 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
22 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
23 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |
24 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Notes
- ^ Brazil had won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]
References
- ^ Meenaghan, Gary (29 July 2015). "When Iniesta and football's future stars discovered UAE's passion: The 2003 Fifa World Youth Championships". The National. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
Brazil, in contrast, were delighted: the victory completed a remarkable treble for the South American nation, whose senior team had won the World Cup a year earlier in Japan and South Korea, and whose Under 17s had beat Cesc Fabregas's Spain in their own world championship final a few months later.
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003 Archived 5 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2003
- FIFA Technical Report
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