2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة
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	Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Colombia
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	119 (2.29 per match)
Attendance	592,100 (11,387 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dudu Fernando Cavenaghi Eddie Johnson Daisuke Sakata (4 goals)
Best player	Ismail Matar

The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The competition was originally planned to be played earlier in that year, but was moved because of the Iraq War.

Venues

City	Stadium Name	Host club(s)	Capacity
Abu Dhabi	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	No host club(s)	66,000
Abu Dhabi	Al-Nahyan Stadium	Al Wahda	12,000
Abu Dhabi	Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium	Al-Jazeera Club	15,000
Al Ain	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium	Al Ain Club	12,000
Dubai	Al-Maktoum Stadium	Al-Nasr Sports Club	12,000
Dubai	Al-Rashid Stadium	Al-Ahli (UAE)	18,000
Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium	Sharjah FC	12,000

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	AFC Youth Championship 2002	Japan  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Uzbekistan1
CAF (Africa)	2003 African Youth Championship	Burkina Faso1  Ivory Coast  Egypt  Mali
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Canada  Mexico  Panama1  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2003 South American Youth Championship	Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
OFC (Oceania)	2002 OFC U-20 Championship	Australia
UEFA (Europe)	2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship	Czech Republic  England  Germany  Republic of Ireland  Slovakia1  Spain
Host nation		United Arab Emirates

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Tournament

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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Burkina Faso	7	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	Advanced to the round of 16
Slovakia	6	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3
United Arab Emirates	4	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Panama	0	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	Eliminated

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Argentina	9	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	Advanced to the round of 16
Spain	6	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2
Mali	3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Uzbekistan	0	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	Eliminated

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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Australia	7	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	Advanced to the round of 16
Brazil	4	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1
Canada	3	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Czech Republic	2	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	Eliminated

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Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Japan	6	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	Advanced to the round of 16
Colombia	5	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3
Egypt	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
England	1	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	Eliminated

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Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Republic of Ireland	7	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	Advanced to the round of 16
Ivory Coast	5	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1
Saudi Arabia	2	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Mexico	1	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	Eliminated

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Group F

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
United States	6	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	Advanced to the round of 16
Paraguay	6	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
South Korea	3	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Germany	3	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	Eliminated

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Status
Egypt	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	Advanced to the round of 16
United Arab Emirates	4	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2
South Korea	3	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1
Canada	3	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2
Mali	3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	Eliminated
Saudi Arabia	2	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

8 December

Japan (aet)

2

12 December

South Korea

1

Japan

1

9 December

Brazil

5

Brazil (aet)

2

15 December

Slovakia

1

Brazil

1

8 December

Argentina

0

Argentina (aet)

2

12 December

Egypt

1

Argentina (aet)

2

8 December

United States

1

United States

2

19 December

Ivory Coast

0

Brazil

1

8 December

Spain

0

Burkina Faso

0

12 December

Canada

1

Canada

1

9 December

Spain (aet)

2

Paraguay

0

15 December

Spain

1

Spain

1

9 December

Colombia

0

Third Place

Australia

0

12 December

19 December

United Arab Emirates

1

United Arab Emirates

0

Argentina

1

9 December

Colombia

1

Colombia

2

Republic of Ireland

2

Colombia (aet)

3

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Result

2003 FIFA World Youth Champions
Brazil Fourth title

2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place
Spain	Colombia	Argentina

Awards

Golden Shoe	Golden Ball	FIFA Fair Play Award
Eddie Johnson	Ismail Matar	Colombia

Goalscorers

4 goals

• Fernando Cavenaghi
• Dudu
• Daisuke Sakata
• Eddie Johnson

3 goals

• Arouna Koné
• Andrés Iniesta
• Daniel Carvalho
• Stephen Elliott
• Leandro Fernández
• Iain Hume
• Nilmar

2 goals

• Osmar Ferreyra
• Anthony Danze
• Erwin Carrillo
• Jaime Castrillón
• Victor Montano
• David Limberský
• Stephen Paisley
• Sota Hirayama
• Mamadi Berthe
• Sergio García
• Bobby Convey
• Alexander Geynrikh

1 goal

• 57 players with one goal.

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	7	5	1	1	14	6	+8	16
2	Spain	7	5	0	2	8	3	+5	15
3	Colombia	7	4	2	1	10	5	+5	14
4	Argentina	7	5	0	2	12	8	+4	15
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	United States	5	3	0	2	9	6	+3	9
6	Japan	5	3	0	2	6	10	–4	9
7	United Arab Emirates	5	2	1	2	4	6	–2	7
8	Canada	5	2	0	3	4	6	–2	6
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9	Republic of Ireland	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
10	Australia	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
11	Burkina Faso	4	2	1	1	2	1	+1	7
12	Slovakia	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	6
13	Paraguay	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
14	Ivory Coast	4	1	2	1	4	5	–1	5
15	Egypt	4	1	1	2	2	3	–1	4
16	South Korea	4	1	0	3	3	5	–2	3
Eliminated at the group stage
17	Germany	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2	3
18	Mali	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	3
19	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
19	Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
20	England	3	0	1	2	0	2	–2	1
21	Mexico	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	1
22	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	3	6	–3	0
23	Panama	3	0	0	3	1	4	–3	0

External links

• FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003, FIFA.com
• RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2003
• FIFA Technical Report