2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
| 2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |
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| 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)
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| 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 |
 Ismail Matar
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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.
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
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.
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