2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA México 2011
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	18 June – 10 July
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	158 (3.04 per match)
Attendance	1,002,314 (19,275 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Souleymane Coulibaly (9 goals)
Best player	Julio Gómez

The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011. Mexico won the Cup, being the first team to achieve it as hosts defeating Uruguay 2–0 and managing their second title in the category.^[1]

It was confirmed by the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney, Australia that Mexico would be the host, beating other bids from the Czech Republic and Iran.^[2]

Player eligibility

Only players born on or after 1 January 1994 were eligible to compete in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Venues

After having won the right to host the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Femexfut president, Justino Compéan, stated during an interview from Sydney, Australia, that the Estadio Corona, in Torreón, would be one of the venues, arguing that recently built or invested stadia would have a major preference. He also mentioned Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro, Tijuana, Pachuca and Aguascalientes as other possible venues.^[3][4]

The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, after having previously hosted major events, such as 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1968 Summer Olympics Football final matches, hosted the third place match and the final match of the tournament.

Venues and stadiums[5][6]
Mexico City			Zapopan (Guadalajara)			San Nicolás de los Garza (Monterrey)			Morelia
Estadio Azteca			Estadio Omnilife (Estadio Guadalajara)			Estadio Universitario			Estadio Morelos
19°18′10.8″N 99°09′01.59″W / 19.303000°N 99.1504417°W / 19.303000; -99.1504417 (Azteca)			20°40′54.00″N 103°27′46.00″W / 20.6816667°N 103.4627778°W / 20.6816667; -103.4627778 (Omnilife)			25°43′22.10″N 100°18′43.40″W / 25.7228056°N 100.3120556°W / 25.7228056; -100.3120556 (Universitario)			19°43′07.47″N 101°14′01.04″W / 19.7187417°N 101.2336222°W / 19.7187417; -101.2336222 (Morelos)
Capacity: 105,000			Capacity: 49,850			Capacity: 42,000			Capacity: 35,000
Mexico City Guadalajara Monterrey Querétaro Morelia Pachuca Torreón
Querétaro				Pachuca				Torreón
Estadio Corregidora				Estadio Hidalgo				Estadio Corona (Estadio Torreón)
20°34′39.6″N 100°21′58.9″W / 20.577667°N 100.366361°W / 20.577667; -100.366361 (Corregidora)				20°06′18.52″N 98°45′22.01″W / 20.1051444°N 98.7561139°W / 20.1051444; -98.7561139 (Hidalgo)				25°33′18″N 103°24′11″W / 25.55500°N 103.40306°W / 25.55500; -103.40306 (Corona)
Capacity: 33,277				Capacity: 30,000				Capacity: 30,000

Teams

In addition to host nation Mexico, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	2010 AFC U-16 Championship	North Korea  Uzbekistan1  Australia  Japan
CAF (Africa)	2011 African Under-17 Championship	Burkina Faso  Rwanda1  Congo  Ivory Coast
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	United States Canada  Panama1  Jamaica
CONMEBOL (South America)	2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship	Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina  Ecuador
OFC (Oceania)	2011 OFC Under 17 Tournament	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship	Netherlands  Germany  Denmark1  England  Czech Republic2  France
Host nation		Mexico

Match officials

Confederation	Referee	Assistants
AFC	Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)	Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain) Khaled Al-Allan (Bahrain)
	Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)	Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman) Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
CAF	Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)	Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda) Aden Marwa (Kenya)
	Néant Alioum (Cameroon)	Djibril Camara (Senegal) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
CONCACAF	Raymon Bogle (Jamaica)	Stephen Brown (Jamaica) Dion Neil (Trinidad and Tobago)
	Roberto García (Mexico)	Alejandro Ayala (Mexico) Víctor Calderón (Mexico)
	Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)	Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Salvador Rodríguez (Mexico)
	Jafeth Perea (Panama)	Ricardo Daniel Ake (Belize) Juan Antonio Rodas (Honduras)
	Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)	Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua) Octavio Jarra (Costa Rica)
CONMEBOL	Diego Abal (Argentina)	Alejo Castany (Argentina) Gustavo Esquivel (Argentina)
	Omar Ponce (Ecuador)	Carlos Herrera (Ecuador) Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
	Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)	Jonny Bossio (Peru) César Escano (Peru)
OFC	Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)	Mark Rule (New Zealand) David Charles (Papua New Guinea)
UEFA	Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)	Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic) Miroslav Zlámal (Czech Republic)
	Tony Chapron (France)	Emmanuel Boisdenghien (France) Fredji Harchay (France)
	Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)	Angelo Boonman (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
	Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)	Frank Andås (Norway) Kim Haglund (Norway)
	Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)	Anton Averianov (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
	Stephan Studer (Switzerland)	Sandro Pozzi (Switzerland) Raffael Zeder (Switzerland)

Squads

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 17 May 2011 at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Sala Nezahualcóyotl concert Hall.^[7][8] The seeding was as follows:

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Mexico  Germany  England  Brazil  Argentina  United States	Congo  Burkina Faso  Ivory Coast  Rwanda  Jamaica  New Zealand	Canada  Panama  Japan  North Korea  Australia  Uzbekistan	Denmark  Netherlands  France  Czech Republic  Uruguay  Ecuador

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).

Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:^[9]

1. goal difference in all group matches;
2. number of goals scored in all group matches;
3. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
4. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
5. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
6. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

Ranking of third place teams in each group are determined by the following criteria, top four advances to the round of 16:^[9]

1. number of points
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16

All kick-off times are local (UTC−05:00).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	9
Congo	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
North Korea	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
Netherlands	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
France	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5
Argentina	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
Jamaica	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Canada	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2
Rwanda	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

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• Roberts' goal for Canada marked the first time a goalkeeper had scored in any FIFA finals tournament.^[10]

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Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	6
United States	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
New Zealand	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Drawing of lots was used to determine the final positions of the United States and New Zealand, as the two teams finished level on points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head record.^[11]

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Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9
Ecuador	3	2	0	1	5	7	−2	6
Panama	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

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Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	4
Australia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Denmark	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

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• The game was originally played on 26 June 2011 (kickoff 18:00), but was suspended after 25 minutes due to heavy downpour and lightning (with Denmark leading 1–0 on an 11th-minute goal by Viktor Fischer). Following an hour and a half delay in which the conditions did not improve, the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup decided to abandon the match and replay it in its entirety (starting from 0–0) the next day, 27 June 2011 (kickoff 10:00), at the same venue, Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro.^[12]

Ranking of third-placed teams

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
D	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
F	Australia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
E	Panama	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
B	Argentina	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
A	North Korea	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
C	Canada	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2

Knockout stage

In a rule to avoid potential "player burnout", all games in the knockout stage proceeded straight to penalties if tied after normal time, thus avoiding the need for 30 minutes of extra time.^[13][9]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

29 June 2011 – Morelia

Congo

1

3 July 2011 – Monterrey

Uruguay

2

Uruguay

2

29 June 2011 – Torreón

Uzbekistan

0

Uzbekistan

4

7 July 2011 – Guadalajara

Australia

0

Uruguay

3

29 June 2011 – Monterrey

Italy

0

Japan

6

3 July 2011 – Querétaro

New Zealand

0

Japan

2

29 June 2011 – Guadalajara

Italy

3

Italy

2

10 July 2011 – Mexico City

Ecuador

0

Uruguay

0

30 June 2011 – Querétaro

Mexico

2

Germany

4

4 July 2011 – Morelia

United States

0

Germany

3

30 June 2011 – Pachuca

England

2

England (pen.)

1 (4)

7 July 2011 – Torreón

Argentina

1 (2)

Germany

2

30 June 2011 – Querétaro

Mexico

3

Third Place

France

3

4 July 2011 – Pachuca

10 July 2011 – Mexico City

Ivory Coast

2

France

1

Italy

3

30 June 2011 – Pachuca

Mexico

2

Germany

4

Mexico

2

Panama

0

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Awards

Winners

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners
Mexico 2nd title

Individual Awards

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Julio Gómez	Jonathan Espericueta	Carlos Fierro
Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
Souleymane Coulibaly	Samed Yeşil	Adryan
9 goals	6 goals	5 goals
Golden Glove
Mathías Cubero
FIFA Fair Play Award
Japan

Team statistics

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
1	Mexico	7	7	0	0	21	17	7	+10
2	Uruguay	7	5	0	2	15	11	5	+6
3	Germany	7	6	0	1	18	24	9	+15
4	Brazil	7	4	1	2	13	15	12	+3
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5	Japan	5	3	1	1	10	13	5	+8
6	Uzbekistan	5	3	0	2	9	9	8	+1
7	England	5	2	2	1	8	9	6	+3
8	France	5	2	2	1	8	9	6	+3
Eliminated in the round of 16
9	Ecuador	4	2	0	2	6	5	9	-4
10	Ivory Coast	4	1	1	2	4	10	10	0
11	Congo	4	1	1	2	4	4	5	-1
12	United States	4	1	1	2	4	4	6	-2
13	Argentina	4	1	1	2	4	4	8	-4
13	New Zealand	4	1	1	2	4	4	8	-4
15	Australia	4	1	1	2	4	3	7	-4
16	Panama	4	1	0	3	3	2	6	-4
Eliminated in the group stage
17	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	3	2	5	-3
18	North Korea	3	0	2	1	2	3	5	-2
19	Canada	3	0	2	1	2	2	5	-3
20	Netherlands	3	0	1	2	1	3	5	-2
21	Jamaica	3	0	1	2	1	2	4	-2
22	Rwanda	3	0	1	2	1	0	3	-3
23	Denmark	3	0	1	2	1	3	8	-5
24	Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	0	0	6	-6
Total		52(1)	43	9(2)	43	147	158	158	0

Updated to games played on 10 July 2011. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
⁽¹⁾ – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
⁽²⁾ – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
⁽³⁾ – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Goalscorers

9 goals

• Souleymane Coulibaly

6 goals

• Samed Yeşil

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

External links

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report