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2007 U-17 World Cup

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.svg
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Dates 18 August – 9 September
Teams 24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-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
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2009

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea 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.

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

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


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