2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates18 August – 9 September
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored165 (3.17 per match)
Attendance422,907 (8,133 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus (7 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Toni Kroos
Fair play award Costa Rica
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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 this edition onwards, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.[1]

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

Venues

Seoul Suwon Goyang Cheonan
Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Civic Stadium Goyang Stadium Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 66,806 Capacity: 24,670 Capacity: 41,311 Capacity: 30,000
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (South Korea)
Ulsan Changwon Gwangyang Jeju
Ulsan Stadium Changwon Civic Stadium Gwangyang Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 19,050 Capacity: 27,085 Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 42,256

Teams

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nation  South Korea
AFC U-17 Championship 2006  Japan
 North Korea
 Tajikistan1
 Syria1
CAF (Africa) 2007 African Under-17 Championship  Ghana
 Nigeria
 Togo1
 Tunisia
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean) 		2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament  Haiti1
 Honduras1
 Costa Rica
United States United States
 Trinidad and Tobago
CONMEBOL (South America) Sudamericano Sub-17 2007  Brazil
 Colombia
 Argentina
 Peru
OFC (Oceania) 2007 OFC Under 17 Tournament  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship  Belgium1
 England1
 France
 Spain
 Germany
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Match officials

Confederation Referee Assistants
AFC Matthew Breeze (Australia) Matthew Cream (Australia)
Jim Ouliaris (Australia)
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Toru Sagara (Japan)
Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
CAF Koman Coulibaly (Mali) Inácio Cândido (Angola)
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
CONCACAF Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Roberto Giron (Honduras)
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
CONMEBOL Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)
Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) Abraham González (Colombia)
Rafael Rivas (Colombia)
OFC Rakesh Varman (Fiji) Andrew Achari (Fiji)
Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)
UEFA Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Tomislav Petrović (Croatia)
Tomislav Šetka (Croatia)
Bertrand Layec (France) Eric Dansault (France)
Stephane Duhamel (France)
Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) Rafał Rostkowski (Poland)
Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Craig Thomson (Scotland) Martin Cryans (Scotland)
Tom Murphy (Scotland)

Squads

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

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Peru 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  South Korea (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Togo 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 1–1 Togo
Martínez 81' Report Mani 39'
Attendance: 7,256
South Korea 0–1 Peru
Report Bazalar 29'
Attendance: 27,112
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Togo 0–0 Peru
Report
Attendance: 1,300
Costa Rica 2–0 South Korea
Ureña 85'
Peralta 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 23,120
South Korea 2–1 Togo
Seol Jae-mun 45+1'
Yoon Bit-garam 80'		 Report Atakora 20'
Attendance: 22,000
Peru 1–0 Costa Rica
Bazalar 89' Report
Attendance: 510

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  England 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
North Korea 1–1 England
Rim Chol-min 89' Report Moses 62'
Attendance: 12,600
Brazil 7–0 New Zealand
Fabinho 1'
Lázaro 6'
Giuliano 33'
Fábio 50'
Teixeira 54'
Lulinha 60' (pen.)
Junior 87'		 Report
Attendance: 8,500
New Zealand 0–5 England
Report Welbeck 3', 27'
Moses 7', 30'
Chambers 88'
Attendance: 2,500
Brazil 6–1 North Korea
Fábio 4', 8'
Teixeira 6'
Maicon 22'
Giuliano 47'
Choco 90'		 Report An Il-bom 24'
Attendance: 13,500
North Korea 1–0 New Zealand
Rim Chol-min 81' Report
Attendance: 6,000
England 2–1 Brazil
Lansbury 45' (pen.)
Spence 90'		 Report Tales 19'
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Syria 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Honduras 2–4 Spain
Martínez 20'
Rojas 72'		 Report Bojan 2', 71'
Pablo 56', 81'
Attendance: 4,800
Argentina 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 8,100
Syria 1–2 Spain
Solaiman 70' (pen.) Report Mérida 56'
Aquino 90+1'
Attendance: 3,200
Argentina 4–1 Honduras
Meza 45+1'
Mazzola 64', 87'
Machuca 71'		 Report Leverón 35' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Honduras 0–2 Syria
Report Al Taiar 22'
Al Saleh 80'
Attendance: 430
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Spain 1–1 Argentina
Aquino 68' Report Benítez 32'
Attendance: 5,500

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Haiti 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 2–1 France
Chrisantus 15'
Ibrahim 64'		 Report Saivet 51'
Attendance: 8,500
Japan 3–1 Haiti
Okamoto 42'
Kawano 80'
Kakitani 84'		 Report Guemsly 71'
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Haiti 1–1 France
Desrivieres 21' (pen.) Report Le Tallec 13'
Attendance: 4,500
Japan 0–3 Nigeria
Report Oseni 21'
Chrisantus 31', 82'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Nigeria 4–1 Haiti
Chrisantus 5', 60'
Isa 39', 41'		 Report Joseph 57'
Attendance: 520
France 2–1 Japan
Mehamha 68'
Rivière 70'		 Report Kakitani 45'
Attendance: 11,054

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Tunisia 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
3  Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Belgium 2–4 Tunisia
De Pauw 27'
Kis 36'		 Report Boughanmi 20'
Ayrai 24'
Msakni 42', 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,230
Tajikistan 4–3 United States
Vasiev 32'
Shohzukhurov 43'
Davronov 82'
Fatkhuloev 86'		 Report Bates 9'
Garza 48'
Schuler 53'
Attendance: 4,570
United States 1–3 Tunisia
Jeffrey 90' (pen.) Report Hadhria 8' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.)
Dkhil 90+4'
Attendance: 3,115
Tajikistan 0–1 Belgium
Report Benteke 90+2'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Belgium 0–2 United States
Report Urso 63'
Bates 71'
Attendance: 14,927
Tunisia 1–0 Tajikistan
Msakni 83' Report
Attendance: 1,235

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Colombia 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia 3–3 Germany
Julio 14'
Nazarit 66' (pen.), 88'		 Report Dowidat 34', 49'
Sukuta-Pasu 39'
Attendance: 7,741
Trinidad and Tobago 1–4 Ghana
Campbell 80' Report Osei 12', 44'
Adams 45+1'
Bossman 85'
Attendance: 11,521
Ghana 2–3 Germany
Osei 52'
Adams 53'		 Report Bigalke 5'
Kroos 12', 27'
Attendance: 7,516
Trinidad and Tobago 0–5 Colombia
Report Mosquera G. 22', 63'
Trellez 60'
Pardo 68'
Serna 72'
Attendance: 13,537
Colombia 1–2 Ghana
Nazarit 60' Report Osei 32'
Yartey 87'
Attendance: 8,500
Germany 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Broghammer 5'
Esswein 30', 37'
Funk 39'
Wolze 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 4,320

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 F  Colombia 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2 C  Syria 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 B  North Korea 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4 E  Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 D  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
6 A  South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stages

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
29 August - Ulsan
 
 
 Spain3
 
1 September - Jeju
 
 North Korea0
 
 Spain (pen.)1 (5)
 
29 August - Changwon
 
 France1 (4)
 
 Tunisia1
 
5 September - Ulsan
 
 France (a.e.t.)3
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
29 August - Suwon
 
 Ghana1
 
 Peru (pen.)1 (5)
 
1 September - Changwon
 
 Tajikistan1 (4)
 
 Peru0
 
29 August - Gwangyang
 
 Ghana2
 
 Ghana1
 
9 September - Seoul
 
 Brazil0
 
 Spain0 (0)
 
30 August - Goyang
 
 Nigeria (pen.)0 (3)
 
 Argentina2
 
2 September - Cheonan
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 Argentina0
 
30 August - Gwangyang
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria2
 
6 September - Suwon
 
 Colombia1
 
 Nigeria3
 
30 August - Jeju
 
 Germany1 Third place
 
 England3
 
2 September - Goyang9 September - Seoul
 
 Syria1
 
 England1 Ghana1
 
30 August - Cheonan
 
 Germany4  Germany2
 
 Germany2
 
 
 United States1
 

Round of 16

Spain 3–0 North Korea
Bojan 28', 50'
Falque 67'		 Report
Attendance: 8,500
Tunisia 1–3 (a.e.t.) France
Hadhria 49' Report Saivet 43'
Le Tallec 99', 105'
Attendance: 2,150
Peru 1–1 (a.e.t.) Tajikistan
Manco 13' Report Davronov 15'
Penalties
Trujillo soccer ball with check mark
Calderón soccer ball with check mark
Ruiz soccer ball with check mark
Manco soccer ball with check mark
Ávila soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with red X Vasiev
soccer ball with check mark Radzhabov
soccer ball with check mark Abdulloev
soccer ball with check mark Fatkhuloev
soccer ball with check mark Tukhtasunov
Attendance: 1,150
Ghana 1–0 Brazil
Donkor 51' Report
Attendance: 5,500
Argentina 2–0 Costa Rica
Sauro 25', 41' Report
Attendance: 5,698
Nigeria 2–1 Colombia
Isa 78'
Alfa 83'		 Report Trellez 62'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
England 3–1 Syria
Lansbury 17' (pen.)
Pearce 45+2'
Murphy 62'		 Report Ajouz 51'
Attendance: 1,650
Germany 2–1 United States
Sukuta-Pasu 65', 89' Report Bates 90+2'
Attendance: 15,069

Quarterfinals

Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
Jordi 72' Report Le Tallec 52'
Penalties
Nacho soccer ball with check mark
Rodri soccer ball with check mark
Bojan soccer ball with check mark
Mérida soccer ball with check mark
Aquino soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Sakho
soccer ball with check mark Le Tallec
soccer ball with red X Bourgeois
soccer ball with check mark M'Vila
soccer ball with check mark N'Diaye
Attendance: 2,310
Peru 0–2 Ghana
Report Adams 45+1'
Osei 53'
Attendance: 7,555
Argentina 0–2 Nigeria
Report Haruna 33' (pen.)
Chrisantus 45+2'
Attendance: 14,581
England 1–4 Germany
Murphy 65' Report Rudy 50'
Sukuta-Pasu 56'
Dowidat 74'
Kroos 87'
Attendance: 12,560

Semifinals

Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Aquino 67'
Bojan 116'		 Report Adams 80'
Attendance: 9,700
Nigeria 3–1 Germany
Chrisantus 10'
Alfa 18'
Akinsola 90+4'		 Report Kroos 33'
Attendance: 3,472

Third place match

Ghana 1–2 Germany
Osei 67' Report Kroos 17'
Esswein 90+2'
Attendance: 22,345

Final

Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Report
Penalties
Illarramendi soccer ball with red X
Mérida soccer ball with red X
Falque soccer ball with red X		 0–3 soccer ball with check mark Edile
soccer ball with check mark Joshua
soccer ball with check mark Oseni
Attendance: 36,125

Winners

 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup winners 

Nigeria
Third title

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Germany Toni Kroos Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus Spain Bojan
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus Ghana Ransford Osei Germany Toni Kroos

Goalscorers

There were 165 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Nigeria 7 6 1 0 16 4 +12 19
2  Spain 7 4 3 0 12 6 +6 15
3  Germany 7 5 1 1 20 11 +9 16
4  Ghana 7 4 0 3 13 9 +4 12
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  England 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 10
6  Argentina 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8
7  France 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
8  Peru 5 2 2 1 3 3 0 8
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  Tunisia 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
10  Brazil 4 2 0 2 14 4 +10 6
11  Colombia 4 1 1 2 10 7 +3 4
12  Tajikistan 4 1 1 2 5 6 –1 4
13  Syria 4 1 1 2 4 5 –1 4
14  Costa Rica 4 1 1 2 3 4 –1 4
15  North Korea 4 1 1 2 3 10 –7 4
16  United States 4 1 0 3 7 9 –2 3
Eliminated at the group stage
17  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 3
18  South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
19  Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3
20  Togo 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
21  Haiti 3 0 1 2 3 8 –5 1
22  Honduras 3 0 0 3 3 10 –7 0
23  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 14 –13 0
24  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 13 –13 0

References

  1. ^ Executive Committee approves report from Task Force for the Good of the Game