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2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007
Tournament details
Host country  South Korea
Dates 18 August – 9 September
Teams 24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria (3rd title)
Runner-up  Spain
Third place  Germany
Fourth place  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played 52
Goals scored 165 (3.17 per match)
Attendance 422,907 (8,133 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus
Best player Germany Toni Kroos

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from now on, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.[1]

Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this tournament.

Contents

Venues

City Stadium Capacity
Suwon Suwon Sports Complex 32,000
Seogwipo Jeju World Cup Stadium 42,256
Ulsan Ulsan Complex Stadium 19,050
Gwangyang Gwang-Yang Stadium 14,284
Changwon Changwon Civil Stadium 37,000
Cheonan Cheonan Baekseok Stadium 32,000
Goyang Goyang Stadium 41,311
Seoul Seoul World Cup Stadium 68,476

Teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) AFC U-17 Championship 2006  Japan
North Korea Korea DPR
 Tajikistan
 Syria
CAF (Africa) 2007 African Under-17 Championship  Ghana
 Nigeria
 Togo
 Tunisia
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament  Haiti
 Honduras
 Costa Rica
United States United States
 Trinidad and Tobago
CONMEBOL (South America) Sudamericano Sub-17 2007  Brazil
 Colombia
 Argentina
 Peru
OFC (Oceania) 2007 OFC Under 17 Tournament  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship  Belgium
 England
 France
 Spain
 Germany
Host nation South Korea Korea Republic

Match officials

Africa
  • Mali Koman Coulibaly
    • Assistant referees: Morocco Redouane Achik, Angola Inacio Manuel Candido
  • Seychelles Eddy Maillet
    • Assistant referees: Tunisia Bechir Hassani, Cameroon Evarist Menkouande
Asia
Europe
North America, Central America and Caribbean
  • Trinidad and Tobago Neal Brizan
    • Assistant referees: Trinidad and Tobago Simon Baptiste, Jamaica Stephen Brown
  • Honduras Jose Pineda
    • Assistant referees: Honduras Carlos Pastrana, El Salvador William Torres
Oceania
  • Fiji Rakesh Varman
    • Assistant referees: Fiji Andrew Achari, Solomon Islands Matthew Taro
South America
  • Brazil Salvio Fagundes Filho
    • Assistant referees: Brazil Roberto Braatz, Brazil Altemir Hausmann
  • Chile Pablo Pozo
    • Assistant referees: Chile Patricio Basualto, Chile Manuel Rodríguez
  • Uruguay Roberto Silvera
    • Assistant referees: Uruguay Mauricio Espinosa, Uruguay Miguel Nievas
  • Paraguay Carlos Torres
    • Assistant referees: Paraguay Emigdio Ruiz, Paraguay Oscar Domingo Viera Alegre

Squads

For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads

Group stage

Key
   Teams that have qualified to the knockout stage as group winner or runner-up.
   Teams that have qualified to the knockout stage as one of the four best third-placed.
   Teams knocked out at group stage.

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Peru 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Korea Republic 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
 Togo 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
August 18, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Costa Rica  1 – 1  Togo Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 7,256
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Filho Brazil
Martinez Goal 81' Report Mani Goal 39'

August 18, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Korea Republic South Korea 0 – 1  Peru Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 27,112
Referee: Ivan Bebek Croatia
Report Bazalar Goal 29'

August 21, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Togo  0 – 0  Peru Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Joel Aguilar El Salvador
Report

August 21, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Costa Rica  2 – 0 South Korea Korea Republic Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 23,120
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski Poland
Urena Goal 85'
Peralta Goal 90+1'
Report

August 24, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Korea Republic South Korea 2 – 1  Togo Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec France
Seol Jae-Mun Goal 45+1'
Yoon Bitgaram Goal 80'
Report Atakora Goal 20'

August 24, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Peru  1 – 0  Costa Rica Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 510
Referee: Eddy Maillet Seychelles
Bazalar Goal 89' Report

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
 Korea DPR 3 1 1 1 3 7 -4 4
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13 0
August 18, 2007
14:00 KST
05:00 UTC
Korea DPR North Korea 1 – 1  England Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Eddy Maillet Seychelles
Rim Chol-Min Goal 89' Report Moses Goal 62'

August 18, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Brazil  7 – 0  New Zealand Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski Poland
Fabinho Goal 1'
Lazaro Goal 6'
Giuliano Goal 33'
Fábio Goal 50'
Alex Goal 54'
Lulinha Goal 60' (pen)
Junior Goal 87'
Report

August 21, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
New Zealand  0 – 5  England Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bertrand Layec France
Report Welbeck Goal 3' Goal 27'
Moses Goal 7' Goal 30'
Chambers Goal 88'

August 21, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Brazil  6 – 1 North Korea Korea DPR Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan
Fábio Goal 4' Goal 8'
Alex Goal 6'
Maicon Goal 22'
Giuliano Goal 47'
Choco Goal 90'
Report An Il-Bom Goal 24'

August 24, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Korea DPR North Korea 1 – 0  New Zealand Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca Portugal
Rim Chol Min Goal 81' Report

August 24, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
England  2 – 1  Brazil Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Ivan Bebek Croatia
Lansbury Goal 45' (pen)
Spence Goal 90'
Report Tales Goal 19'

Group C

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Syria 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Honduras 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0
August 19, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Honduras  2 – 4  Spain Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Matthew Breeze Australia
Martinez Goal 20'
Rojas Goal 72'
Report Bojan Goal 2' Goal 71'
Jordi Goal 56' Goal 81'

August 19, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Argentina  0 – 0  Syria Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Bertrand Layec France
Report

August 22, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Syria  1 – 2  Spain Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Craig Thomson Scotland
Solaiman Goal 70' (pen) Report Mérida Goal 56'
Aquino Goal 90+1'

August 22, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Argentina  4 – 1  Honduras Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura Japan
Meza Goal 45+1'
Mazzola Goal 64' Goal 87'
Machuca Goal 71'
Report Leverón Goal 35' (pen)

August 25, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Honduras  0 – 2  Syria Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 430
Referee: Rakesh Varman Fiji
Report Al Taiar Goal 22'
Alsalih Goal 80'

August 25, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Spain  1 – 1  Argentina Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan
Aquino Goal 68' Report Benítez Goal 32'

Group D

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
 France 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
 Haiti 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1
August 19, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Nigeria  2 – 1  France Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Craig Thomson Scotland
Chrisantus Goal 15'
Ibrahim Goal 64'
Report Saivet Goal 51'

August 19, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Japan  3 – 1  Haiti Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Rakesh Varman Fiji
Okamoto Goal 42'
Kawano Goal 80'
Kakitani Goal 84'
Report Guemsly Junior Goal 71'

August 22, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Haiti  1 – 1  France Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Eddy Maillet Seychelles
Desrivieres Goal 21' (pen) Report Le Tallec Goal 13'

August 22, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Japan  0 – 3  Nigeria Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek Croatia
Report Oseni Goal 21'
Chrisantus Goal 31' Goal 82'

August 25, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Nigeria  4 – 1  Haiti Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 520
Referee: Matthew Breeze Australia
Chrisantus Goal 5' Goal 60'
Isa Goal 39' Goal 41'
Report Joseph Goal 57'

August 25, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
France  2 – 1  Japan Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 11,054
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski Poland
Mehamha Goal 68'
Rivière Goal 70'
Report Kakitani Goal 45'

Group E

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 9
United States United States 3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 3
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
August 20, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Belgium  2 – 4  Tunisia Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 8,230
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura Japan
Depauw Goal 27'
Kis Goal 36'
Report Boughanmi Goal 20'
Ayrai Goal 24'
Msakni Goal 42' Goal 79' (pen)

August 20, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Tajikistan  4 – 3 United States United States Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Koman Coulibaly Mali
Vasiev Goal 32'
Shohzukhurov Goal 43'
Davronov Goal 82'
Fatkhuloev Goal 86'
Report Bates Goal 9'
Garza Goal 48'
Schuler Goal 53'

August 23, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
United States United States 1 – 3  Tunisia Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Hernando Buitrago Colombia
Jeffrey Goal 90' (pen) Report Hadhria Goal 8' (pen) Goal 45+1' (pen)
Dkhil Goal 90+4'

August 23, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Tajikistan  0 – 1  Belgium Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Rakesh Varman Fiji
Report Benteke Goal 90+2'

August 26, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Belgium  0 – 2 United States United States Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 14,927
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Filho Brazil
Report Urso Goal 63'
Bates Goal 71'

August 26, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Tunisia  1 – 0  Tajikistan Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Joel Aguilar El Salvador
Msakni Goal 83' Report

Group F

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7
 Ghana 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 14 -13 0
August 20, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Colombia  3 – 3  Germany Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 7,741
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca Portugal
Julio Goal 14'
Nazarith Goal 66' (pen) Goal 88'
Report Dowidat Goal 34' Goal 49'
Sukuta-Pasu Goal 39'

August 20, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Trinidad and Tobago  1 – 4  Ghana Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 11,521
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Filho Brazil
Campbell Goal 80' Report Osei Goal 12' Goal 44'
Adams Goal 45+1'
Bossman Goal 85'

August 23, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Ghana  2 – 3  Germany Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Joel Aguilar El Salvador
Osei Goal 52'
Adams Goal 53'
Report Bigalke Goal 5'
Kroos Goal 12' Goal 27'

August 23, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Trinidad and Tobago  0 – 5  Colombia Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 13,537
Referee: Koman Coulibaly Mali
Report Mosquera Goal 22' Goal 63'
Trellez Goal 60'
Pardo Goal 68'
Serna Goal 72'

August 26, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Colombia  1 – 2  Ghana Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Craig Thomson Scotland
Nazarith Goal 60' Report Osei Goal 32'
Yartey Goal 87'

August 26, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Germany  5 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura Japan
Broghammer Goal 5'
Esswein Goal 30' Goal 37'
Funk Goal 39'
Wolze Goal 90+3'
Report

Third placed teams

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
 Syria 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
North Korea Korea DPR 3 1 1 1 3 7 -4 4
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
 Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
South Korea Korea Republic 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3

Knockout stages

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
29 August - Ulsan            
  Spain  3
1 September - Seogwipo
  North Korea Korea DPR  0  
  Spain (pen.)  1(5)
29 August - Changwon
    France  1(4)  
  Tunisia  1
5 September - Ulsan
   France (a.e.t.)  3  
  Spain (a.e.t.)  2
29 August - Suwon
    Ghana  1  
  Peru (pen.)  1(5)
1 September - Changwon
  Tajikistan  1(4)  
  Peru  0
29 August - Gwangyang
    Ghana  2  
  Ghana  1
9 September - Seoul
  Brazil  0  
  Spain  0(0)
30 August - Goyang
    Nigeria (pen.)  0(3)
  Argentina  2
2 September - Cheonan
  Costa Rica  0  
  Argentina  0
30 August - Gwangyang
    Nigeria  2  
  Nigeria  2
6 September - Suwon
  Colombia  1  
  Nigeria  3
30 August - Seogwipo
    Germany  1   Third place
  England  3
2 September - Goyang 9 September - Seoul
  Syria  1  
  England  1   Ghana  1
30 August - Cheonan
    Germany  4     Germany  2
  Germany  2
 United States United States  1  

Round of 16

August 29, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Spain  3 – 0 North Korea Korea DPR Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Filho Brazil
Bojan Goal 28' Goal 50'
Iago Goal 67'
Report

August 29, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Tunisia  1 – 3 (a.e.t.)  France Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan
Hadhria Goal 49' Report Saivet Goal 43'
Le Tallec Goal 99' Goal 105'

August 29, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Peru  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Tajikistan Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Matthew Breeze Australia
Manco Goal 13' Report Davronov Goal 15'
    Penalties  
Trujillo Scored
Calderón Scored
Ruiz Scored
Manco Scored
Avila Scored
5 – 4 Missed (saved) Vasiev
Scored Radzhabov
Scored Abdulloev
Scored Fatkhuloev
Scored Tukhtasunov
 

August 29, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Ghana  1 – 0  Brazil Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski Poland
Donkor Goal 51' Report

August 30, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Argentina  2 – 0  Costa Rica Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 5,698
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca Portugal
Sauro Goal 25' Goal 41' Report

August 30, 2007
17:00 KST
08:00 UTC
Nigeria  2 – 1  Colombia Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek Croatia
Isa Goal 78'
Alfa Goal 83'
Report Trellez Goal 62'

August 30, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
England  3 – 1  Syria Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Hernando Buitrago Colombia
Lansbury Goal 17' (pen)
Pearce Goal 45+2'
Murphy Goal 62'
Report Ajouz Goal 51'

August 30, 2007
20:00 KST
11:00 UTC
Germany  2 – 1 United States United States Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 15,069
Referee: Craig Thomson Scotland
Sukuta-Pasu Goal 65' Goal 89' Report Bates Goal 90+2'

Quarterfinals

September 1, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Spain  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  France Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 2,310
Referee: Joel Aguilar El Salvador
Jordi Goal 72' Report Le Tallec Goal 52'
    Penalties  
Nacho Scored
Sergio Scored
Bojan Scored
Mérida Scored
Aquino Scored
5 – 4 Scored Sakho
Scored Le Tallec
Missed (saved) Bourgeois
Scored M'vila
Scored N'diaye
 

September 1, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Peru  0 – 2  Ghana Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon
Attendance: 7,555
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura Japan
Report Adams Goal 45+1'
Osei Goal 53'

September 2, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Argentina  0 – 2  Nigeria Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 14,581
Referee: Matthew Breeze Australia
Report Haruna Goal 33' (pen)
Chrisantus Goal 45+2'

September 2, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
England  1 – 4  Germany Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 12,560
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Filho Brazil
Murphy Goal 65' Report Rudy Goal 50'
Sukuta-Pasu Goal 56'
Dowidat Goal 74'
Kroos Goal 87'

Semifinals

September 5, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Spain  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Ghana Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Salvio Fagundes Filho Brazil
Aquino Goal 67'
Bojan Goal 116'
Report Adams Goal 80'

September 6, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Nigeria  3 – 1  Germany Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 3,472
Referee: Joel Aguilar El Salvador
Chrisantus Goal 10'
Alfa Goal 18'
Akinsola Goal 90+4'
Report Kroos Goal 33'

Third place match

September 9, 2007
16:00 KST
07:00 UTC
Ghana  1 – 2 Germany  Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 22,345
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca Portugal
Osei Goal 67' Report Kroos Goal 17'
Esswein Goal 90+2'

Final

September 9, 2007
19:00 KST
10:00 UTC
Spain  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 36,125
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura Japan
Report
    Penalties  
Illarramendi Missed
Mérida Missed (saved)
Iago Missed (saved)
0 – 3 Scored Edile
Scored Joshua
Scored Oseni
 

Winners

 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners 

Nigeria
Third title

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Germany Toni Kroos Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus Spain Bojan Krkić
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus Ghana Ransford Osei Germany Toni Kroos
Spain Bojan Krkić

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal (Cont.)

References

External links








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