FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011
| Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA México 2011 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 18 June – 10 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Mexico (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Uruguay
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| Third place |
 Germany
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| Fourth place |
 Brazil
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 158 (3.04 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,002,314 (19,275 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Souleymane Coulibaly (9 goals)
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| Best player |
Julio Gómez
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| Best goalkeeper |
Mathías Cubero
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| Fair play award |
 Japan
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The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011. Mexico won the Cup, being the first team to achieve it as hosts defeating Uruguay 2–0 and managing their second title in the category.
It was confirmed by the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney, Australia that Mexico would be the host, beating other bids from the Czech Republic and Iran.
Only players born on or after 1 January 1994 were eligible to compete in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
After having won the right to host the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Femexfut president, Justino Compéan, stated during an interview from Sydney, Australia, that the Estadio Corona, in Torreón, would be one of the venues, arguing that recently built or invested stadia would have a major preference. He also mentioned Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro, Tijuana, Pachuca and Aguascalientes as other possible venues.
The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, after having previously hosted major events, such as 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1968 Summer Olympics Football final matches, hosted the third place match and the final match of the tournament.
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