2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

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.

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates27 November – 19 December
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored119 (2.29 per match)
Attendance592,100 (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

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
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
 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
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
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
Source:
(H) Host.
United Arab Emirates 1–4 Slovakia
Al-Wehaibi  72' (Report) Brezinský  5'
Halenár  23'
Čech  48'
Hološko  81'
Attendance: 46,000
Panama 0–1 Burkina Faso
(Report) Bance  81'
Attendance: 4,500
Burkina Faso 1–0 Slovakia
Zongo  6' (Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
Panama 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Gun  36' (Report) Shehab  18' (pen.)
Saleh  80'
Attendance: 15,000
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Burkina Faso
(Report)
Attendance: 13,000
Slovakia 1–0 Panama
Pečovský  49' (Report)
Attendance: 4,000

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
Source:
Argentina 2–1 Spain
Fernández  50', 74' (Report) Gabi  25'
Attendance: 15,000
Uzbekistan 2–3 Mali
Innomov  18'
Geynrikh  63'		 (Report) Diarra  4'
Berthe  51'
Coulibaly  90+1'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
Mali 0–2 Spain
(Report) Juanfran  16'
S. García  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,500
Uzbekistan 1–2 Argentina
Geynrikh  4' (Report) Fernández  70'
Cavenaghi  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Abdou Diouf (Senegal)
Argentina 3–1 Mali
Ferreyra  13'
Herrera  26'
Diakité  32' (o.g.)		 (Report) Berthe  48' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Spain 1–0 Uzbekistan
Iniesta  15' (Report)
Attendance: 4,000

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
Source:
Brazil 2–0 Canada
Carvalho  56'
Nilmar  84'		 (Report)
Attendance: 13,150
Czech Republic 1–1 Australia
Limberský  24' (Report) McDonald  49'
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Abdou Diouf (Senegal)
Australia 2–1 Canada
Brosque  12'
McKay  54'		 (Report) Hume  33'
Attendance: 8,200
Czech Republic 1–1 Brazil
Limberský  34' (Report) Adaílton  37'
Attendance: 12,500
Brazil 2–3 Australia
Juninho  75'
Dudu  87'		 (Report) Danze  31', 37'
Dilevski  47'
Attendance: 10,000
Canada 1–0 Czech Republic
Hume  80' (Report)
Attendance: 4,000

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
Source:
Colombia 0–0 Egypt
(Report)
Attendance: 11,000
Japan 1–0 England
Sakata  54' (Report)  
Attendance: 12,000
England 0–1 Egypt
(Report) Moteab  74'
Attendance: 12,000
Japan 1–4 Colombia
Sakata  75' (Report) De la Cuesta  35'
Castrillón  43'
Aguilar  65'
Rivas  90+3'
Attendance: 7,200
Colombia 0–0 England
(Report)
Attendance: 9,210
Referee: Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
Egypt 0–1 Japan
(Report) Hirayama  79'
Attendance: 11,800

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
Source:
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Al-Mehyani  49' (Report) Elliott  18', 77'
Attendance: 9,055
Mexico 1–2 Ivory Coast
De Nigris  85' (Report) Tohoua  19'
Koné  58'
Attendance: 6,350
Ivory Coast 2–2 Republic of Ireland
Koné  12', 67' (Report) Paisley  36'
Elliott  74'
Attendance: 10,265
Mexico 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Pinto  30' (Report) Majrashi  15'
Attendance: 10,950
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Ivory Coast
(Report)
Attendance: 10,370
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Mexico
Paisley  35'
Kelly  85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,230
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)

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
Source:
Paraguay 1–3 United States
Dos Santos  6' (Report) Johnson  53'
Magee  68'
Convey  81'
Attendance: 3,500
South Korea 2–0 Germany
Lee H.J.  51'
Lee J.M.  70'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,000
Germany 3–1 United States
Huth  47'
Trochowski  60'
Kneissl  63'		 (Report) Whitbread  77'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
South Korea 0–1 Paraguay
(Report) Velázquez  14'
Attendance: 5,000
Paraguay 2–0 Germany
López  39'
Valdez  57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 6,000
United States 2–0 South Korea
Johnson  13' (pen.), 24' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 8,000

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
Source:
(H) Host.

Knockout stages

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
8 December
 
 
 Japan (aet)2
 
12 December
 
 South Korea1
 
 Japan1
 
9 December
 
 Brazil5
 
 Brazil (aet)2
 
15 December
 
 Slovakia1
 
 Brazil1
 
8 December
 
 Argentina0
 
 Argentina (aet)2
 
12 December
 
 Egypt1
 
 Argentina (aet)2
 
8 December
 
 United States1
 
 United States2
 
19 December
 
 Ivory Coast0
 
 Brazil1
 
8 December
 
 Spain0
 
 Burkina Faso0
 
12 December
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada1
 
9 December
 
 Spain (aet)2
 
 Paraguay0
 
15 December
 
 Spain1
 
 Spain1
 
9 December
 
 Colombia0 Third place
 
 Australia0
 
12 December19 December
 
 United Arab Emirates1
 
 United Arab Emirates0 Argentina1
 
9 December
 
 Colombia1  Colombia2
 
 Republic of Ireland2
 
 
 Colombia (aet)3
 

Round of 16
Japan 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Sakata  82',  105' (Report) Choi  38'
Attendance: 5,500
Burkina Faso 0–1 Canada
(Report) Simpson  59'
Attendance: 5,000
Argentina 2–1 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Cavenaghi  27',  114' (Report) Metwaly  42'
Attendance: 10,800
United States 2–0 Ivory Coast
Mapp  7'
Johnson  43' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 3,210
Brazil 2–1 (a.e.t.) Slovakia
Dudu  83',  100' (Report) Sebo  61'
Attendance: 12,800
Australia 0–1 United Arab Emirates
(Report) Matar  89'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
Paraguay 0–1 Spain
(Report) S. García  66'
Attendance: 9,250
Republic of Ireland 2–3 (a.e.t.) Colombia
Doyle  85'
McCarthy  90+2'		 (Report) Perea  11'
Montaño  70'
Carrillo  106'
Attendance: 6,860

Quarter-finals
Canada 1–2 (a.e.t.) Spain
Hume  53' (Report) Iniesta  35'
Arizmendi  97'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Convey  59' (Report) Mascherano  90+4'
Cavenaghi  104'  (pen.)
Attendance: 15,500
Colombia 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Montaño  14' (Report)
Attendance: 13,000
Japan 1–5 Brazil
Hirayama  89' (Report) Carvalho  2', 13'
Kléber  15'
Nilmar  34', 90+1'
Attendance: 10,000

Semi-finals
Brazil 1–0 Argentina
Dudu  65' (Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Spain 1–0 Colombia
Iniesta  86' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 5,700

Third place play-off
Colombia 2–1 Argentina
Carrillo  16'
Castrillón  62'		 (Report) Ferreyra  45+1'
Attendance: 55,000

Final
Spain 0–1 Brazil
(Report) Fernandinho  87'
Attendance: 55,000

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
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Host.
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