2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2015 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Chile
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| Dates | 17 October – 8 November 2015 |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (5th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Mali
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| Third place |
 Belgium
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| Fourth place |
 Mexico
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 151 (2.9 per match) |
| Attendance | 482,490 (9,279 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Victor Osimhen (10 goals)
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| Best player |
Kelechi Nwakali
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| Best goalkeeper |
Samuel Diarra
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| Fair play award |
 Ecuador
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The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. On 3 March 2011, FIFA revealed the host to be Chile.
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:
Along with proposing ten venues for Chile's hosting of the 2015 Copa América, the Chilean Football Federation also announced its plans for hosting of the U17 World Cup in the same year. On 8 April 2014, 8 cities were confirmed as host of the competition, with Copiapó and Quillota being dropped.
The Local organising committee have also said that the capital City (Santiago) would not host the final.
In addition to host nation Chile, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions.
The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 5 May 2015.
The final draw was held on 6 August 2015, 20:00 local time, at the Centro de las Artes 660 art gallery in Santiago. For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:
As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage.
Chile (A1)
Brazil
North Korea Mali Mexico
New Zealand
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