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(s)	Ismail Matar
Fair play award	Colombia
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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
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
Abu Dhabi Sharjah Dubai Al Ain 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship (United Arab Emirates)
Dubai								Sharjah
Al-Maktoum Stadium				Al-Rashid Stadium				Sharjah Stadium
Capacity: 12,000				Capacity: 18,000				Capacity: 12,000

Qualification

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

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	Host nation	United Arab Emirates
	2002 AFC Youth Championship	Japan   Saudi Arabia   South Korea   Uzbekistan 1
CAF (Africa)	2003 African Youth Championship	Burkina Faso 1   Ivory Coast   Egypt   Mali
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Canada   Mexico   Panama 1   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   Slovakia 1   Spain

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
1	Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Slovakia	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Mali	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

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Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Japan	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Colombia	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
3	Egypt	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	England	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

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Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Mexico	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

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Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	United States	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Paraguay	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
4	Germany	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	D	Egypt	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	A	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
3	F	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
4	C	Canada	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
5	B	Mali	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
6	E	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Knockout stages

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

8 December

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

Republic of Ireland

2

12 December

Colombia ( aet)

3

Colombia

1

9 December

United Arab Emirates

0

Australia

0

19 December

United Arab Emirates

1

Spain

0

8 December

Brazil

1

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

Third place

United States

2

12 December

19 December

Ivory Coast

0

United States

1

Colombia

2

8 December

Argentina ( aet)

2

Argentina

1

Argentina ( aet)

2

Egypt

1

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

Spain

Brazil

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

• 57 players with one goal.

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Brazil	7	5	1	1	14	6	+8	16	Champions
2	Spain	7	5	0	2	8	4	+4	15	Runners-up
3	Colombia	7	4	2	1	10	5	+5	14	Third place
4	Argentina	7	5	0	2	12	8	+4	15	Fourth place
5	United States	5	3	0	2	9	6	+3	9	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	Japan	5	3	0	2	6	10	−4	9
7	United Arab Emirates (H)	5	2	1	2	4	6	−2	7
8	Canada	5	2	0	3	4	6	−2	6
9	Republic of Ireland	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7	Eliminated in Round of 16
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
17	Germany	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3	Eliminated in Group stage
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
21	England	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1
22	Mexico	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
23	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0
24	Panama	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Notes

References

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