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FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003

2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003
U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003
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Tournament details
Host country Finland
Dates 13 August – 30 August
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up  Spain
Third place  Argentina
Fourth place  Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 117 (3.66 per match)
Attendance 183,616 (5,738 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colombia Carlos Hidalgo
Portugal Manuel Curto
Spain Cesc Fàbregas
(5 goals each)
Best player Spain Cesc Fàbregas
2001
2005

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003, the tenth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland between 13 August and 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could participate in this tournament. Some controversy followed the tournament after a number of players from the Sierra Leone squad defected to Finland.

For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

All times local (EEST/UTC+3)


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