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2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

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The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 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
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 118 (2.27 per match)
Attendance 592,100 (11,387 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil Dudu
Flag of Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi
Flag of the United States Eddie Johnson
Flag of Japan Daisuke Sakata
(4 goals)
Best player Flag of the United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar

Contents

[edit] 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 FC 12,000
Abu Dhabi Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium Al-Jazeera Club 15,000
Al Ain Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Al Ain FC 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

[edit] Qualification

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

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) AFC Youth Championship 2002  Korea Republic
 Japan
 Saudi Arabia
 Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa) 2003 African Youth Championship  Burkina Faso
 Mali
 Egypt
 Côte d'Ivoire
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)		 2003 CONCACAF U20 Tournament  Canada
 Mexico
 United States
 Panama
CONMEBOL (South America) 2003 South American Youth Championship  Colombia
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) 2003 OFC U20 Tournament  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship  Spain
 Slovakia
 Czech Republic
 England
 Republic of Ireland
 Germany
Host nation  United Arab Emirates

[edit] Squads

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Burkina Faso 7 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2
 Slovakia 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3
 United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
 Panama 0 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3
November 27, 2003
20:30		 United Arab Emirates  1–4  Slovakia Zayed City Sports Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Al-Wehaibi Scored in the 72nd minute 72' (Report) Brezinsky Scored in the 5th minute 5'
Halenar Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Cech Scored in the 48th minute 48'
Holosko Scored in the 81st minute 81'
November 28, 2003
20:30		 Panama  0–1  Burkina Faso Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Rosetti (Italy)
(Report) Bance Scored in the 81st minute 81'
December 1, 2003
17:45		 Burkina Faso  1–0  Slovakia Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
Zongo Scored in the 6th minute 6' (Report)
December 1, 2003
20:30		 Panama  1–2  United Arab Emirates Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Gun Scored in the 36th minute 36' (Report) Shehab Scored in the 18th minute 18' (pen.)
Saleh Scored in the 80th minute 80'
December 4, 2003
17:45		 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Burkina Faso Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
(Report)
December 4, 2003
20:30		 Slovakia  1–0  Panama Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Benouza (Algeria)
Pecovsky Scored in the 49th minute 49' (Report)

[edit] Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 9 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4
 Spain 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
 Mali 3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
 Uzbekistan 0 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3
November 28, 2003
17:45		 Argentina  2–1  Spain Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Fernández Scored in the 50th minute 50' Scored in the 74th minute 74' (Report) Gabi Scored in the 25th minute 25'
November 28, 2003
20:30		 Uzbekistan  2–3  Mali Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Souza (Brazil)
Innomov Scored in the 18th minute 18'
Geynrikh Scored in the 63rd minute 63'		 (Report) Diarra Scored in the 4th minute 4'
Berthe Scored in the 51st minute 51'
Coulibaly Scored in the 91st minute 91'
December 1, 2003
17:45		 Mali  0–2  Spain Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
(Report) Juanfran Scored in the 16th minute 16'
Sergio García Scored in the 77th minute 77' (pen.)
December 1, 2003
20:30		 Uzbekistan  1–2  Argentina Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Diouf (Senegal)
Geynrikh Scored in the 4th minute 4' (Report) Fernández Scored in the 70th minute 70'
Cavenaghi Scored in the 93rd minute 93' (pen.)
December 4, 2003
17:45		 Argentina  3–1  Mali Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Ferreyra Scored in the 13th minute 13'
Herrera Scored in the 26th minute 26'
Diakite Scored in the 32nd minute 32' (o.g.)		 (Report) Berthe Scored in the 48th minute 48' (pen.)
December 4, 2003
20:30		 Spain  1–0  Uzbekistan Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
Iniesta Scored in the 15th minute 15' (Report)

[edit] Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 7 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2
 Brazil 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1
 Canada 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2
 Czech Republic 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
November 28, 2003
17:45		 Brazil  2–0  Canada Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 13,150
Referee: Gonzales (Spain)
Daniel Carvalho Scored in the 56th minute 56'
Nilmar Scored in the 84th minute 84'		 (Report)
November 28, 2003
20:30		 Czech Republic  1–1  Australia Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Diouf (Senegal)
Limberský Scored in the 24th minute 24' (Report) McDonald Scored in the 49th minute 49'
December 1, 2003
17:45		 Australia  2–1  Canada Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic)
Brosque Scored in the 12th minute 12'
McKay Scored in the 54th minute 54'		 (Report) Hume Scored in the 33rd minute 33'
December 1, 2003
20:30		 Czech Republic  1–1  Brazil Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Limberský Scored in the 34th minute 34' (Report) Adaílton Scored in the 37th minute 37'
December 4, 2003
17:45		 Brazil  2–3  Australia Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rosetti (Italy)
Juninho Scored in the 75th minute 75'
Dudu Scored in the 87th minute 87'		 (Report) Danze Scored in the 31st minute 31' Scored in the 37th minute 37'
Dilevski Scored in the 47th minute 47'
December 4, 2003
20:30		 Canada  1–0  Czech Republic Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Hume Scored in the 80th minute 80' (Report)

[edit] Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1
 Colombia 5 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3
 Egypt 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0
 England 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
November 29, 2003
17:45		 Colombia  0–0  Egypt Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
(Report)
November 29, 2003
20:30		 Japan  1–0  England Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stott (United States)
Sakata Scored in the 54th minute 54' (Report)  
December 2, 2003
17:45		 England  0–1  Egypt Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Maidin (Singapore)
(Report) Moteab Scored in the 74th minute 74'
December 2, 2003
20:30		 Japan  1–4  Colombia Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
Sakata Scored in the 75th minute 75' (Report) de la Cuesta Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Castrillón Scored in the 43rd minute 43'
Aguilar Scored in the 65th minute 65'
Rivas Scored in the 93rd minute 93'
December 5, 2003
17:45		 Colombia  0–0  England Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,210
Referee: Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
(Report)
December 5, 2003
20:30		 Egypt  0–1  Japan Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
(Report) Hirayama Scored in the 79th minute 79'

[edit] Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Republic of Ireland 7 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3
 Côte d'Ivoire 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 Saudi Arabia 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
 Mexico 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
November 29, 2003
17:45		 Saudi Arabia  1–2  Republic of Ireland Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 9,055
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
Al-Mahyani