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2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

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.

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)Brazil Dudu
Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi
United States Eddie Johnson
Japan Daisuke Sakata
(4 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar
Fair play award Colombia
← 2001
2005 →

Venues

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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

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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

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

Group stage

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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

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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: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
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
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

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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: [citation needed]
Argentina  2–1  Spain
Fernández   50', 74' (Report) Gabi   25'
Attendance: 15,000
Uzbekistan  2–3  Mali
Inomov   18'
Geynrikh   63'		 (Report) Diarra   4'
Berthe   51'
Coulibaly   90+1'
Attendance: 3,000
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

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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: [citation needed]
Brazil  2–0  Canada
D. 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

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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: [citation needed]
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
Egypt  0–1  Japan
(Report) Hirayama   79'
Attendance: 11,800

Group E

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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: [citation needed]
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

Group F

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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: [citation needed]
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
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

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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: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Knockout stages

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Bracket

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

Round of 16

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Japan  2–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Sakata   82',   105' (Report) Choi S.K.   38'
Attendance: 5,500
Argentina  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Egypt
Cavenaghi   27',   114' (Report) Metwaly   42'
Attendance: 10,800
Burkina Faso  0–1  Canada
(Report) Simpson   59'
Attendance: 5,000
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
Paraguay  0–1  Spain
(Report) S. García   66'
Attendance: 9,250
Australia  0–1  United Arab Emirates
(Report) Matar   89'
Attendance: 13,500
Republic of Ireland  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Colombia
Doyle   85'
McCarthy   90+2'		 (Report) Perea   11'
Montaño   70'
Carrillo   104'
Attendance: 6,860

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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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

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

Final

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

Result

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 2003 FIFA World Youth champions 
 
Brazil
Fourth title
2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place
  Spain   Colombia   Argentina

Awards

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

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • 57 players with one goal.

Final ranking

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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) Hosts

Notes

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  1. ^ Brazil had won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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