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FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011

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FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP – CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4

Format 4

20 things you need to know about the FIFA U-17 World Cup 4

History 6

Winners at a glance 8

COMPETITION 2011 9

Participating Team Profiles 9 Argentina (ARG) .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Australia (AUS) ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Brazil (BRA) .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Burkina Faso (BFA) ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Canada (CAN) ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Congo (CGO) ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Czech Republic (CZE) ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Denmark (DEN) .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Ecuador (ECU) ................................................................................................................................................ 18 England (ENG) ............................................................................................................................................... 19 France (FRA) ................................................................................................................................................... 20 Germany (GER) .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Jamaica (JAM) ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Japan (JPN)..................................................................................................................................................... 23 Korea DPR (PRK) ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Mexico (MEX) ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Netherlands (NED) .......................................................................................................................................... 26 New Zealand (NZL) ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Panama (PAN) ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Rwanda (RWA) .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Uruguay (URU) ............................................................................................................................................... 30 USA (USA)...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Uzbekistan (UZB) ............................................................................................................................................ 32

Previous Head to Heads in FIFA U-17 World Cups 33

Match Schedule 34


Preliminary competitions for Mexico 2011 37 AFC ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 CAF ............................................................................................................................................................... 39 CONCACAF ................................................................................................................................................... 40 CONMEBOL ................................................................................................................................................... 42 OFC ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 UEFA .............................................................................................................................................................. 46

STATISTICS 48

Goals 48 Most goals ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 Fastest goals .................................................................................................................................................. 49 All-time top goalscorers ................................................................................................................................. 49 Youngest goal scorers by tournament ............................................................................................................ 50 Milestone goals .............................................................................................................................................. 50 Hat-tricks ....................................................................................................................................................... 51

Matches 52 Biggest wins .................................................................................................................................................. 52 Highest scoring matches ................................................................................................................................ 52

Awards 53 adidas Golden Boot ....................................................................................................................................... 53 adidas Golden Ball ......................................................................................................................................... 53 adidas Golden Glove ...................................................................................................................................... 54 FIFA Fair Play Award ....................................................................................................................................... 54

Players 55

Referees 55

Coaches 55

Spectators 56

Yellow Pages 57 All-time ranking ............................................................................................................................................. 57 Team statistics ............................................................................................................................................... 59 Player statistics ............................................................................................................................................... 61 Ranking by tournament ................................................................................................................................. 62 Final Competition – Nutshell .......................................................................................................................... 63


Introduction

Format

The format of the teenage tournament has always aimed to give all confederations an equal chance, especially in this developing age group. In order to give associations from each confederation the opportunity to flex their muscles against their contemporaries from all corners of the globe, three teams from each confederation and one from Oceania have been allowed to qualify. As of 2007, the number of contenders was increased from 16 to 24: AFC 4, CAF 4, CONCACAF 4 (plus 1 additional slot for the hosts Mexico), CONMEBOL 4, UEFA 6, OFC 1.

From 1985 to 1993, matches were played over two 40-minute halves (extra time was ten minutes each way). In Ecuador in 1995, the standard duration of matches was increased to the traditional format of 45 minutes per half (with 15 minutes per half in extra time).

In 2011, the Executive Committee abolished extra time for the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after a proposal put forward by the Medical Committee and the FIFA Task Force Football 2014.

20 things you need to know about the FIFA U-17 World Cup

1. The 2011 edition in Mexico will be the 14th U-17 FIFA World Cup.

2. After the FIFA World Cup™, the Olympic Football Tournament and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the FIFA

U-17 World Cup is the fourth oldest FIFA competition.

3. The competition was first held in 1985 and has since been held by all six confederations: Africa (2x in Egypt and Nigeria), Asia (3x in Korea Republic, China PR and Japan), Oceania (1x in New Zealand), North America and the Caribbean (2x in Canada and Trinidad & Tobago), South America (2x in Ecuador and Peru), and Europe (3x in Scotland, Italy and Finland).

4. Until 2005 the tournament was played with just 16 teams. In 2007 it was played with 24 teams for the

first time.

5. A total of 69 associations have taken part in the U-17 FWC to date.

6. Of the 22 associations that have qualified just once for the tournament, only Switzerland, England, Scotland, Soviet Union, Hungary Tajikistan, Syria, German DR and Czechoslovakia made it to the second round. Only Switzerland (2009) and the Soviet Union (1987) have won the title at their first attempt.

7. The 2005 tournament welcomed debutants Gambia, Korea DPR, Netherlands, Turkey and hosts Peru to

the FIFA U-17 World Cup fold. In 2007 Belgium, England, Haiti, Honduras, Syria, Tajikistan and Togo made their debuts.

8. In 2009, Algeria, Malawi and Switzerland played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time.

9. With three titles and 36 wins in the under-17 age group, Brazil leads the all-time ranking. They also

reached the final three times in a row (1995, 1997 and 1999).


10. Five out of thirteen tournaments have been won by African teams - Ghana and Nigeria. Ghana reached the final four times in a row (1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997), winning twice (1991 and 1995). Nigeria have taken part in six finals (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007 and 2009), winning in 1985,1993 and 2007.

11. Brazil have made it to the final on five occasions (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2005), winning three

times (in 1997, 1999 and 2003).

12. As for the number of times that teams have taken part, the USA (13x) are practically evergreens. They are ahead of Brazil (12x), Australia (10x) and Argentina (10x), all of whom are a step ahead of the other participants.

13. Throughout the history of the tournament, only Brazil have successfully defended their title (1997 in

Egypt and 1999 in New Zealand).

14. The highest average number of goals per match was recorded during the 1997 and 2003 tournaments in Egypt and Finland (3.66 goals per match), followed by Peru 2005 (3.47) and Japan in 1993 (3.34).

15. Since the inaugural tournament in China PR, 456 matches have been hosted under the auspices of the

U-17 FWC.

16. In the overall history of the competition, Brazil have contested the most matches (58), followed by Nigeria (49) and the USA (48).

17. The tournament’s most successful teams are Brazil (36 wins, 9 draws, 13 defeats) and Nigeria (34 wins,

10 draws, 5 losses).

18. All in all, 12 different teams have qualified for the 13 finals. A selection of 27 sides, from every confederation, has reached the semi-finals, indicating a considerably level playing field in this age group.

19. In 1987, 1989, 1999 and 2007 the final match was decided on penalties and on each occasion, a team

from a different confederation came out on top. All other finals were decided in regular time.

20. Teams from the same confederation have met in the final match only once, with Ghana playing Nigeria in the 1993 U-17 final.


History

A glance over recent years serves to illustrate how the organisers of the past nine championships endowed each one with an individual flavour.

CHINA PR 1985: The inaugural FIFA under-16 competition in 1985, the first international tournament ever to be held in China PR, witnessed stadia filled to capacity, while the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, with a capacity of 80,000, was packed to the rafters no fewer than four times. African supremacy, which was to leave its mark on championships in the ensuing years, began to assert itself in China PR, with Nigeria the winners and Guinea semi-finalists.

CANADA 1987: The sprawling cities of Toronto and Montreal and the picturesque provincial venues of St John (New Brunswick) and St John's (Newfoundland) provided the backdrop to the 2nd FIFA Under-16 World Tournament in Canada in 1987. Nigeria were on the verge of repeating their 1985 triumph in a thrilling final only to be downed by the Soviet Union in the penalty shoot-out.

SCOTLAND 1989: This was the turn of the first European country, namely Scotland, with its long and sophisticated tradition in professional football, to host this FIFA championship. At the memorable final in Glasgow's Hampden Park, a crowd of more than 50,000 watched transfixed as the home team, two goals up at half-time, allowed Saudi Arabia to creep up on them and beat them by a hair's breadth on penalties after goalless extra time.

ITALY 1991: The Italian association pulled off a feat of organisational prowess at very short notice when it managed to arrange yet another "Italian summer". A series of unforgettable matches at six venues scattered all over Tuscany, culminating in a technically superior, irresistible winner from Ghana was the mark of this first U-17 World Championship. As of 1991, the age limit for the tournament was raised from U-16 to U-17.

JAPAN 1993: In autumn 1993 (shortly after the triumphant start of the J League), Japan proved itself to be a perfect and, above all, technologically superb organiser. Nigeria beat Ghana 2-1 in the final, setting new standards in technique and tactics for this age category.

ECUADOR 1995: Ghana’s youngsters made it three in a row for Africa as they swept to a thrilling 3-2 victory against Brazil in the final of the 1995 World Championship in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

EGYPT 1997: Brazil became the first South American team to win the Under-17 World Championship and to add the FIFA/JVC Cup to its unparalleled list of international honours. In a remake of the 1995 Under-17 final in Ecuador, Brazil encountered Ghana but this time the roles were reversed. While two years earlier the Africans had had the upper hand, winning 3-2 in the final, this time it was Brazil who came out on top, coming from a goal behind to snatch a dramatic victory from the Cup-holders. Africa became the only continent to ensure all three teams made it to the last eight.


NEW ZEALAND 1999: On a day when football in New Zealand set a record for crowd attendance, Brazil just edged out Australia 8-7 in a penalty shoot-out to retain the FIFA Under-17 World Championship crown. A crowd of 22,859 spectators crammed the Stadium to watch. The Aussies, who had made it to their first ever final of a FIFA tournament, came close to taking the shine off Brazil with a couple of excellent goal-scoring chances.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2001: France won their first FIFA U-17 World Championship in comprehensive fashion, leading throughout the entire tournament with the lethal strike partnership of Sinama Pongolle and Le Tallec. Sinama Pongolle became the all-time top scorer in a U-17 Championship with nine goals.

FINLAND 2003: Brazil triumphed 1-0 over courageous Spain in Helsinki’s Töölö stadium to become World Champions for the third time. Though the eventful final produced the strike that equalled the all-time record for most goals at a single FIFA U-17 World Championship (117 - Egypt 97), the match did not live up to the raucous goalscoring standards set at the 2003 edition of the tournament. As always, the Championship showcased a wealth of young talent, with USA’s remarkable 14-year-old Freddy Adu leaving a lasting impression.

PERU 2005: After Ecuador in 1995, Peru became the second South American country to host the FIFA U-17 World Championship. With total attendance figures of over half a million spectators, Peru 2005 is in third place in the all-time FIFA U-17 World Championship ranking behind China PR 1985 and Egypt 1997. Triumphant Mexico sealed their first FIFA World Championship title at youth level in their long footballing history, defeating Brazil by a clear-cut 3-0 scoreline in the final.

KOREA REPUBLIC 2007: In 2007, the tournament was held on Asian soil for the third time and, having scaled the heights at China 1985 and Japan 1993, Nigeria left the continent with their third global crown. The Golden Eaglets also completed a virtual clean sweep of all the other accolades up for grabs at Korea 2007. After edging past Spain on penalties in the Final, they also boasted the adidas Golden Shoe and adidas Silver Ball winner - Macauley Chrisantus.

NIGERIA 2009: This was the second time, following Egypt in 1997, that the FIFA U-17 World Cup had been held on African soil. Switzerland, who were taking part in their first U-17 World Cup, claimed the title with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in the final in Abuja. For the hosts and defending champions, the defeat meant that they narrowly missed out becoming the first country to win four U-17 crowns, a feat that would have seen them pull clear of Brazil.


Winners at a glance

Year Host country Final Top goalscorers

2009 Nigeria Switzerland – Nigeria, 1:0 (0:0)

BORJA, ESP (5);

Sani EMMANUEL, NGA (5);

Sebastian GALLEGOS, URU (5);

Haris SEFEROVIC, SUI (5)

2007 Korea Republic Spain – Nigeria, 0:0 a.e.t., 0:3 PSO Macauley CHRISANTUS, NGA (7)

2005 Peru Mexico - Brazil, 3:0 (2:0) Carlos VELA, MEX (5)

2003 Finland Brazil – Spain 1:0 (1:0)

Cesc FABREGAS, ESP (5);

Carlos HIDALGO, COL (5);

MANUEL CURTO, POR (5)

2001 Trinidad & Tobago France – Nigeria, 3:0 (1:0) Florent SINAMA PONGOLLE, FRA (9)

1999 New Zealand Australia – Brazil, 0:0 a.e.t., 7:8 PSO Ismael ADDO, GHA (7)

1997 Egypt Brazil – Ghana, 2:1 (0:1) DAVID, ESP (7)

1995 Ecuador Ghana – Brazil, 3:2 (2:0) Daniel ALLSOPP, AUS (5);

Mohamed AL KATHIRI, OMA (5)

1993 Japan Ghana – Nigeria, 1:2 (0:1) Wilson ORUMA, NGA (6)

1991 Italy Ghana – Spain 1:0 (0:0) ADRIANO, BRA (4);

Nii Odartey LAMPTEY, GHA (4)

1989 Scotland Saudi Arabia – Scotland, 2:2, 2:2 (0:2) a.e.t., 5:4 PSO

Fode CAMARA, GUI (3);

TULIPA, POR (3);

Khaled JASEM, BHR (3);

GIL, POR (3);

Khalid AL ROMAIHI, KSA (3)

1987 Canada Nigeria – Soviet Union 1:1, 1:1 (1:1) a.e.t., 2:4 PSO Moussa TRAORE, CIV (5);

Yuri NIKIFOROV, URS (5)

1985 China PR Germany FR – Nigeria, 0:2 (0:1) Marcel WITECZEK, FRG (8)


Competition 2011

Participating Team Profiles

Argentina (ARG)

Confederation: CONMEBOL

Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 15 (1; 1978, 1986)

Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): 10 (3; 1991, 1995, 2003)

Overall record, FIFA U-17 World Cups:

All-time ranking: 5th

Number of matches played: 47

Wins – Draws - Losses: 23 – 11 – 13

Goals for – goals against: 72 – 47

Biggest win/best score: 5:0 (v. CAN) 1993

Big Count Stats (2011): All players:

All male: All female:

Male amateurs (18 and over): Female amateurs (18 and over): Male youth players (under 18):

Female youth players (under 18):

2,712,250 2,396,960 315,290 83,240 440 481,475 0

Over the years, the FIFA U-17 World Cup has showcased the talents of Argentinian stars such as Roberto Abbondanzieri, Pablo Aimar, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Redondo, Carlos Tevez and Juan Veron. Cambiasso and Tevez are the only two to have scored in both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the FIFA World Cup™.

Argentina have been the only challengers to Brazil’s dominance of the South American U-17 Championship over the past 16 years. Between 1995 and 2011, Brazil collected eight titles, the only upset coming when Argentina lifted the trophy in 2003.

For the second consecutive edition, the Argentina U-17 side are being coached by a member of the 1986 FIFA World CupTM winning side. In 2009 it was Jose Brown who called the shots, whereas in 2011 it is the turn of Oscar Garre.

Argentina have drawn more games at the FIFA U-17 World Cup than any other side in the tournament’s history: no fewer than 11 of their 47 matches.

In the last edition in 2009, Argentina were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Colombia, losing 3-2 after having taken a 2-0 lead. They are the only side to have lost two FIFA U-17 World Cup matches after going two goals in front. The first of those games was the 2003 semi-final, when La Albiceleste were defeated 3-2 in extra time by Spain.


Australia (AUS)

Confederation: AFC

Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 3 (14; 1974)

Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): 10 (2; 1999)




Wins – Draws - Losses: 15 –6 – 18


Biggest win/best score: 5:0 (v. CAN) 1993





1,695,821 1,350,110 345,711 90,000 23,004 260,544 72,689

The 2011 edition is Australia’s first FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign as an AFC member. In their previous ten participations they represented the Oceania Football Confederation.

The Australian U-17 team won ten OFC titles out of a possible 11 between 1983 and 2005. The only one they failed to win was the 1997 edition, in which they finished runners-up to New Zealand. Since switching to the Asian Football Confederation, the Aussies achieved their best finish in the continental championship in 2010, when they reached the semi-finals.

In 2011, Australia will be taken to the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time by a foreign trainer, Dutch tactician Jan Versleijen. Only three head coaches took charge of the Joeys in their previous ten participations, all of them Australian: Vic Dalgleish (1985, 1987, 1989), Les Scheinflug (1991, 1993, 1995, 1999) and Ange Postecoglu (2001, 2003, 2005).

The two longest penalty shoot-outs in the FIFA U-17 World Cup both involved Australia. In 1999 the Joeys overcame USA 7-6 in the semi-finals, before being outgunned 8-7 in the final of the same edition by Brazil.

Along with the runners-up spot in the FIFA Confederations Cup 1997, the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 1999 is the best finish achieved to date by an Australian national side in a FIFA competition. In both cases the Aussies’ opponents in the final were Brazil.


Brazil (BRA)


Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 19 (1; 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): 12 (1; 1997, 1999, 2003)


All-time ranking: 1st




Biggest win/best score: 7:0 (v. AUT) 1997 7:0 (v. NZL) 2007





10,048,843 8,496,993 1,551,850 467,000 5,165 117,188 3,794

Brazil hold the record for most matches played at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, with 58, as well as the mark for most goals scored, with 127.

The only year that Brazil did not qualify for the finals was 1993, when they finished fourth in the South American U-17 Championship.

The first goal in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup was scored by a Brazilian player: on 31 July 1985 in Shanghai, Bismarck found the net in the ninth minute of Brazil’s 2-1 win against Qatar. The two fastest goals in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup were also scored by members of the Seleção. In 2007, Fabinho scored against New Zealand after just nine seconds, beating the previous record held by his countryman Celso, who took 14 seconds to score the opening goal in Brazil’s 2005 clash against Turkey.

Ronaldinho is the only player to have won both the FIFA World Cup (2002) and the FIFA U-17 World Cup (1997).

In the 2009 edition Brazil were eliminated at the group stage for only the second time in 12 participations, after picking up one win and two defeats. The first time this happened was in 1987, when they mustered two draws and one defeat without managing to score a single goal.


Burkina Faso (BFA)

Confederation: CAF

Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): –







Biggest win/best score: 4:1 (v. CRC) 2009





742,031 707,182 34,849 6,100 129 250 120

In 2011 in Rwanda, Burkina Faso won their first U-17 continental title by beating the hosts 2-1 in the final. Previously they had clinched two runners-up spots (1999 and 2001) and one third-place finish (2009).

Third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2001 is the all-time best finish achieved by a Burkina Faso national team in a FIFA competition.

In the last edition in 2009, Burkina Faso recorded their biggest winning margin in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, as well as their heaviest defeat in the competition. Having thrashed Costa Rica 4-1 in the opening round, the Burkinabe went on to lose by the same scoreline to Spain in the Round of 16.

In their first two participations, in 1999 and 2001, Burkina Faso were guided by local coach Michel Jacques Yameogo. By contrast in 2011, for the second consecutive edition, the junior Stallions will be led by a foreign tactician. In 2009 that role fell to Germany’s Rainer Willfeld, whereas in 2011 it is the responsibility of Portuguese trainer Rui Vieria.

Burkina Faso are the third-ranked African team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup behind Nigeria and Ghana. In their three previous participations, the only time the Burkinabe failed to get beyond the first round was in their debut campaign in 1999, despite picking up one win, one draw and one defeat from their group matches.


Canada (CAN)

Confederation: CONCACAF


Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): 4 (16; 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995)




Wins – Draws - Losses: 0 – 0 - 12


Biggest win/best score: –





2,145,196 1,577,342 567,854 84,115 52,208 372,959 295,096

The Canadians have lost every one of their 12 matches spanning four participations in the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals, where they have always finished last in 16th place.

After having taken part in four of the first six editions, the Canucks are making their return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup following a 16-year absence.

Three goals have been scored in the FIFA U-17 World Cup by Canada, who have never managed to find the target more than once in a single edition. The first was netted in 1987 against Qatar, the second in 1989 against Argentina and the third in 1995 against Oman.

Of the Canadians’ twelve defeats in the competition, no fewer than eight were by a margin of three or more goals. Their heaviest loss was an 8-0 drubbing by Nigeria in 1993.

In 2011 Canada recorded their best finish in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship, reaching the final where they lost 3-0. The Canucks kept consecutive clean sheets in the previous four games.


Congo (CGO)

Confederation: CAF








Biggest win/best score: 2:1 (v. MEX) 1991





181,410 172,700 8,710 5,100 310 3,500 150

Congo are making their return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals 20 years after their last participation, at the 1991 edition staged in Italy.

The last match played by Congo in the FIFA U-17 World Cup dates back to 22 August 1991, when they edged Mexico 2-1. That was Congo’s only victory in their two previous participations.

Congo are one of three African sides, the others being Nigeria and Guinea, to have taken part in the inaugural 1985 edition in China PR.

In the CAF U-17 Championship 2011 Congo finished third, their all-time best placing in the event. However, this feat was eclipsed by their elimination of U-17 world vice-champions Nigeria in the first qualifying round, when they recorded a 2-0 home victory and a 1-1 away draw in the two-leg series.

Before masterminding Congo’s return to the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals following a 20-year absence, the team’s French-born coach Eddie Hudanski guided the U-20 side to the continental title in 2007, thereby securing the country’s historic first participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.


Côte d’Ivoire (CIV)

Confederation: CAF








Biggest win/best score: 3:0 (v. QAT) 1987





995,880 949,442 46,438 5,700 108 6,100 13

This is only the third time that Côte d’Ivoire have taken part in the finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. A gap of 18 years separated their first two campaigns (1987-2005).

In their debut outing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Côte d’Ivoire secured third place by overcoming Italy 2-1 after extra time. The Ivorians had kicked off the campaign with a 1-1 draw against Korea Republic in their maiden match and went on to notch three consecutive wins against USA (1-0), Ecuador (1-0) and Qatar (3-0 in the quarter-finals), before succumbing 5-1 to the Soviet Union in the semi-finals.

One of the four fastest cautions in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, all of which were issued in the first minute of play, was given to an Ivorian player. Issa Traore was shown a yellow card in the 1987 match against Italy.

Moussa Traore won the adidas Golden Shoe in the 1987 edition with a haul of five goals. In the scorers’ table he finished joint-top alongside the Soviet Union’s Yuri Nikiforov.

Côte d’Ivoire secured fourth place in the CAF U-17 Championship 2011, their second-best finish after having clinched third spot in 2005.


Czech Republic (CZE)

Confederation: UEFA

Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 9 (2; 1934, 1962 as Czechoslovakia)

Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): 1 (5; 1993 as Czechoslovakia)


All-time ranking: 41st




Biggest win/best score: 2:0 (v. QAT) 1993 3:1 (v. COL) 1993





1,113,787 1,088,495 25,292 530,554 11,476 210,191 11,398

Czech Republic, who competed in the 1993 edition under the name of Czechoslovakia, are making their comeback to the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals after an absence of 18 years. No other European side has had to wait so long between two participations.

In the 1993 edition Czechoslovakia finished fifth, having lost 4-1 in the quarter-finals against Chile. That defeat came on the back of a 2-2 draw in their maiden match against USA and successive wins over Qatar (2-0) and Colombia (3-1).

Two veterans of the 1993 U-17 campaign went on to take part in a FIFA World Cup, namely Marek Jankulovski and Libor Sionko, who both represented Czech Republic at Germany 2006.

Although Czech Republic finished fifth in the UEFA U-17 Championship 2011, they only made it past the first qualifying round as one of the two best third-placed teams.

In 2011, just as in 1993, the side’s opening-match opponents are United States.


Denmark (DEN)

Confederation: UEFA


Number of previous FIFA U-17 World Cups (best rank; year): –


All-time ranking: –

Number of matches played: –

Wins – Draws - Losses: –

Goals for – goals against: –






494,360 401,910 92,450 94,000 15,000 161,000 52,400

The Denmark U-17 team side are the first Danish national side to take part in a FIFA youth tournament. To date Denmark have also taken part in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament, the FIFA World CupTM and the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Denmark are one of four debutants in this latest edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the only one representing Europe. The Danes are the 20th UEFA side to have qualified for the finals of this competition.

In the UEFA U-17 Championship 2011 Denmark were defeated in the semi-finals by Germany, after having clocked up eight wins and one draw in the two qualifying rounds.

Thirteen of the other 19 European sides to have competed in the FIFA U-17 World Cup made it past the opening round in their debut participation.

In their maiden match Denmark will take on Brazil. Both of the previous meetings between these sides in FIFA competitions finished 3-2. Denmark came out on top in the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in 1972, whereas the South Americans prevailed in the quarter-finals of the 1998 FIFA World CupTM.


Ecuador (ECU)









Biggest win/best score: 2:0 (v. USA) 1995





619,345 515,325 104,020 9,600 0 3,715 20

In 1995 Ecuador became the first South American country to host a FIFA U-17 World Cup. From that tournament onwards, the duration of the matches changed from 80 minutes to 90 minutes.

In the edition which they hosted, Ecuador qualified for the quarter-finals by dint of their one-goal superior goal difference over Japan.

In their opening match of the 2011 campaign Ecuador will face Germany, their first European opponents after seven matches played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Ecuador qualified for the finals thanks to their fourth-place finish in the South American U-17 Championship. However it was not the best position La Tricolor have achieved in the tournament, since they had previously clinched third spot on three occasions, in 1985, 1986 and 2005.

All of Ecuador’s matches during their debut participation in 1987 finished 1-0. Besides losing to USA and Côte d’Ivoire, the South Americans beat Korea Republic.


England (ENG)

Confederation: UEFA








Biggest win/best score: 5:0 (v. NZL) 2007





3,920,929 3,524,226 396,703 540,776 25,741 582,050 66,564

Prior to 2011, England’s only participation in the FIFA U-17 World Cup dates back to the 2007 edition in Korea Republic, where they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated 4-1 by Germany.

Just as four years ago, the side are coached by John Peacock who has been in charge of the U-17 setup since 2002, overseeing more than 160 matches.

Having lost 1-0 to Spain in the final of the UEFA U-17 Championship 2007, England clinched their first continental crown in 2010 by beating none other than Spain 2-1 in the decider. In the last regional tournament played in the first two weeks of May, the Three Lions secured their ticket to Mexico by reaching the semi-finals.

Of the three victories achieved by England in the 2007 edition, the most emphatic was a 5-0 win over New Zealand. The first four goals in that match were scored in the opening 30 minutes of play.

Also in the 2007 edition, two England players received straight red cards after coming on as substitutes. The first was Tom Taiwo, who took the field against Brazil on 69 minutes and was sent off in minute 93, after England had scored a last-gasp winner. The second was Ashley Chambers, who came off the bench against Germany on 58 minutes only to see red thirty minutes later.


France (FRA)

Confederation: UEFA








Biggest win/best score: 5:1 (v. JPN) 2001





3,565,610 3,229,559 336,051 653,032 20,011 868,271 29,057

In 2001 France became the second European side to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup, after the Soviet Union, who were crowned global champions in 1987. UEFA representatives have won three editions in all, the last being the 2009 tournament which was won by Switzerland.

The player who has scored the most goals in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup is Florence Sinama Pongolle, who was on target nine times in the 2001 edition.

In each of their three participations in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, France have made it beyond the first round. Les Bleuets lost in the quarter-finals to Soviet Union in 1987, lifted the trophy in 2001 and were eliminated on penalties in the 2007 quarter-finals by Spain.

France’s 1998 FIFA World CupTM winning squad included a player who took part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 1987, namely Emmanuel Petit, who played four matches in that edition.

France qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals despite not winning a single match in the finals of the UEFA U-17 Championship. After registering three wins, two draws and one defeat in the qualifying rounds, the French picked up two draws and one defeat in the final group stage. Even so Les Bleuets finished third in their group, one point ahead of Serbia, thus securing their qualification.


Germany (GER)

Confederation: UEFA

Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 17 (1; 1954, 1974, 1990)







Biggest win/best score: 5:0 (v. TRI) 2007





15,956,180 13,718,790 2,237,390 3,500,000 708,990 2,000,000 350,000

The first goal for a European team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup was scored by a German player, Klaus Mirwald, in Germany FR’s 4-1 win over Congo on 31 July 1985.

In each of their last four participations, Germany have faced the eventual U-17 world champions, namely Brazil in the 1997 semi-finals and in the first round of the 1999 edition, Nigeria in the 2007 semis and Switzerland in the Round of 16 at the 2009 tournament.

In 1985’s inaugural FIFA U-17 World Cup held in China PR, the top scorer was Marcel Witeczek of Germany FR, with eight goals. Witeczek also delivered the first ever hat-trick in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, against China PR on 7th August. He repeated the feat two days later against Brazil.

In the past year, Germany have won the UEFA European U-17, U-19 and U-21 Championships.

Germany U-17 head coach Steffen Freund won the UEFA European Championship with Germany in 1996, was a member of the squad that competed in the 1998 FIFA World CupTM (although he did not play) and made two appearances at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 1989.


Jamaica (JAM)














137,170 116,870 20,300 6,700 220 7,100 80

Jamaica’s only participation in the FIFA U-17 World Cup dates back to the 1999 edition in New Zealand, when they were eliminated in the first round following three defeats by Burkina Faso (1-0) , Paraguay (5-0) and Qatar (4-0).

Jamaica are one of two teams that have taken part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and failed to score. The other is Algeria, who also drew a blank in the three matches they played in 2009.

Of Jamaica’s five goals scored in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship 2011, which also served as the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, four were netted by Jason Wright, including the double in the quarter-finals against Honduras that secured their passage to Mexico.

Ten years have passed since Jamaica last appeared in the finals of a FIFA competition, namely the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2001 in Argentina.

In each of the three matches that they played and lost in the 1999 edition, the Jamaicans conceded a goal by the opposing side’s No11. The scorers in question were Djibril Compaore (Burkina Faso), Diego Figueredo (Paraguay) and Waleed Rasoul (Qatar), who bagged a brace.


Japan (JPN)

Confederation: AFC








Biggest win/best score: 3:1 (v. HAI) 2007





4,514,984 4,291,117 223,867 189,451 6,993 661,511 29,678

All four of Japan’s wins in their 13 FIFA U-17 World Cup matches have been against CONCACAF opposition: against Mexico (2-1 in 1993), USA (2-1 in 1995 and 1-0 in 2001) and Haiti (3-1 in 2007).

Japan have been Asian U-16/U-17 champions twice, winning in extra time on each occasion. The margin against Qatar in 1994 was 1-0, whilst in 2006, they beat Korea DPR 4-2.

Hidetoshi Nakata scored against Nigeria in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan 1993, making the Japanese midfielder the first player to have scored in all FIFA tournaments (the FIFA World Cup™, FIFA Confederations Cup, Olympic Football Tournament and the FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups). The only other player to have achieved the same feat is Brazil’s Ronaldinho.

Japan hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1993 and is the only country to have played host to the finals of every FIFA men’s football competition.

In their first six matches at the AFC U-16 Championship 2010, Japan netted 33 goals without reply. The East Asians then conceded one goal in the 2-1 quarter-final victory over Iraq and two in the 2-1 semi-final defeat by Korea DPR. All three of those goals were shipped in the first 18 minutes of play.


Korea DPR (PRK)

Confederation: AFC








Biggest win/best score: 3:0 (v. CIV) 2005





669,890 575,050 94,840 7,100 2,000 7,250 2,840

Korea DPR are making their third outing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup after competing in the 2005 and 2007 editions, when they progressed past the first round on each occasion.

In their debut participation in 2005, Korea DPR won the FIFA Fair Play Award.

After twice finishing as continental runners-up in 2004 and 2006, Korea DPR won their first Asian U-16 title in 2010 by overcoming Uzbekistan 2-0 in the final.

The North Koreans racked up nine victories and two draws from eleven matches on the way to clinching the AFC U-16 Championship 2010.

In both of their two previous participations in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Korea DPR were eliminated by the eventual runners-up. In 2005 the young Chollima lost 3-1 after extra time to Brazil in the quarter-finals, whereas in 2007 they were knocked out by Spain 3-0 in the Round of 16.


Mexico (MEX)














5,426,481 4,602,251 824,230 167,574 10,530 71,817 8,100

When Mexico won the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2005, beating Brazil 3-0 in the final, they became the first CONCACAF side to win a FIFA youth tournament.

Mexico missed out on the opportunity to defend their 2005 title when failing to qualify for Korea 2007. The other sides to have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup and then not taken part in the following tournament were the former Soviet Union in 1989, Saudi Arabia in 1991, France in 2003 and Switzerland in 2011.

Along with France in 2001, Mexico are the only other FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning team to have lost a game on their way to the final, having been beaten 2-1 by Turkey in their final group game at Peru 2005.

Mexico only managed to progress into the knockout rounds of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the sixth time of asking. At New Zealand 1999, they qualified for the quarter-finals courtesy of a 4-0 win over Thailand and a 1-0 result against Spain, but lost out 3-2 against rivals USA in the last eight.

In the 2009 edition Mexico were knocked out on penalties in the Round of 16 by Korea Republic, thereby continuing the tradition among CONCACAF sides of always losing penalty shoot-outs in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. On the two previous occasions it had happened, in 1991 and 1999, USA were the eliminated team.


Netherlands (NED)

Confederation: UEFA

Number of previous FIFA World Cups (best rank; year): 9 (2; 1974, 1978, 2010)



All-time ranking: 23rd




Biggest win/best score: 5:3 (v. QAT) 2005 2:0 (v. GAM) 2005 2:0 (v. USA) 2005





1,759,721 1,562,371 197,350 533,479 47,594 531,036 72,656

This is the side’s third appearance in the competition, after their third-place finish in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2005 and their first-round elimination in Nigeria two years ago.

With five wins and four defeats, the Netherlands have never drawn in any of their nine FIFA U-17 World Cup matches.

Albert Stuivenberg is competing in his second FIFA competition as head coach of the Netherlands, having already guided the U-17 side two years ago in Nigeria.

After reaching two semi-finals and two finals since 2000, the Dutch U-17 team won their first continental title in 2011, beating Germany 5-2 in the decider.

The joint-fastest substitution in the history of the FIFA U-17 World Cup was made just four minutes into the Netherlands’ match against Mexico in the 2005 edition, when Oranje defender Mike Van der Kooij made way for Erik Pieters. USA’s Mike Potempa was himself taken off four minutes into his side’s encounter with Ghana in 1995.


New Zealand (NZL)

Confederation: OFC








Biggest win/best score: 2:1 (v. POL) 1999





227,000 178,746 48,254 20,277 4,818 52,662 17,553

New Zealand’s only win in the 34 games they have played in FIFA men’s competitions was their U-17 team’s 2-1 defeat of Poland in the 1999 tournament.

The side have let in a total of 51 goals in their thirteen FIFA U-17 World Cup matches: an average of 3.9 goals per game. In the 1997 competition alone, New Zealand conceded 22 goals.

New Zealand won the last three OFC U-17 Championships (2007, 2009 and 2011), winning all 11 of the matches they played.

In the 2009 edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, New Zealand progressed past the opening group stage for the first time, having notched three successive 1-1 draws against Costa Rica, Burkina Faso and Turkey.

Only one New Zealander has scored more than one goal in FIFA competitions: Dave Mulligan scored twice on home turf in the FIFA U-17 World Cup New Zealand 1999, once in the match against the USA and once against Poland. Another twelve of his countrymen have one goal to their name.


Panama (PAN)














176,368 149,998 26,370 15,200 1,000 9,400 520

Panama are the tenth CONCACAF side to have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Prior to securing a place at Mexico 2011, Panama qualified for three FIFA U-20 World Cups, where they were eliminated in the opening round of each campaign. Their record from nine matches played stands at one draw and eight defeats.

The Panama U-17 side is coached by Jorge Dely Valdes who, besides having been one of his country’s most prolific strikers, also guided Los Canaleros at the finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 in Canada.

None of the other nine CONCACAF sides that have competed in the FIFA U-17 World Cup made it past the first round in their debut participation.

In 2011 Panama recorded their all-time best finish in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship, clinching third position. The Central Americans qualified for Mexico 2011 with just three goals scored in seven matches and the same number conceded.


Rwanda (RWA)

Confederation: CAF













477,800 455,800 22,000 4,400 0 6,500 0

Rwanda are making their first appearance in the finals of a FIFA competition.

This is the fifth consecutive edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup to feature a debutant African side. Prior to Rwanda in 2011, the newcomers were Cameroon and Sierra Leone in 2003, Gambia in 2005, Togo in 2007, and Algeria and Malawi in 2009.

As hosts of the CAF U-17 Championship 2011, Rwanda achieved their all-time best finish losing 2-1 in the final to Burkina Faso, the team they had beaten by the same score line two weeks earlier in the group stage.

Richard Tardy and Congo head coach Eddie Hudanski are the first French trainers to manage a foreign national team in the finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Rwanda were the first African team to qualify for the finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011. The Rwandans needed just two matches to book their passage as one of the top four sides in the CAF championship, beating Burkina Faso and Egypt.


Uruguay (URU)







Wins – Draws – Losses: 4 – 3 – 8







211,689 184,883 26,806 25,000 300 24,974 0

Uruguay have ventured past the first round of this competition twice in four attempts. On both occasions they were eliminated in the quarter-finals after drawing in regulation time: by Ghana 3-2 after extra time in 1999 and by Spain on penalties in 2009.

Victor Pua holds the record for the shortest move from coaching a side in the FIFA U-17 World Cup to taking charge of a FIFA World Cup side. Pua was the Uruguay U-17 coach in November 1999 and less than three years later, took the senior side to the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™.

At U-17 level, Uruguay have never won a South American title, but have finished as runners-up three times, in 1991, 1995 and at the last regional showpiece in 2011.

Uruguay have never beaten European opposition in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In five encounters they have mustered three draws (one of which culminated in a penalty shoot-out defeat) and two losses.

Los Charrúas have never won their opening match in the finals of a FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their record stands at three defeats and a 1-1 draw with Poland in 1999.


USA (USA)







Wins – Draws – Losses: 18 – 6 – 24


Biggest win/best score: 6:1 (v. KOR) 2003





24,526,820 17,332,191 7,194,629 193,346 104,449 2,815,538 1,206,459

The United States have reached the finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the 14th time in as many competitions, making them the only side to have competed at every edition of the tournament. Their best finish was fourth place at New Zealand 1999.

The USA have been knocked out of the competition without losing a match on two separate occasions, succumbing to a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals against Qatar in 1991 and in the semis against Australia in 1999.

Both of the USA’s hat-tricks in FIFA U-17 World Cup finals have come at the expense of Asian sides. The first player to bag three was Judah Cooks in the 5-1 win over Qatar in 1993. Ten years later, Freddy Adu hit a hat-trick of his own in the 6-1 defeat of Korea Republic.

Landon Donovan and Jozy Altidore are the only US players to have taken part in every possible FIFA competition. Donovan’s debut outing was at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand 1999, and has since played in the U-20 event, the Olympic Football Tournament, the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World CupTM, making 34 appearances and scoring 11 goals in all. Since debuting at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2005, Altidore has accumulated a total of 19 appearances and six goals in all events, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Colombian tactician Wilmer Cabrera, who played for his home nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 1987 and in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is appearing in his second FIFA U-17 World Cup as USA head coach. He previously managed the Stars and Stripes at the 2009 event, where they bowed out in the Round of 16 after a 2-1 reverse at the hands of Italy.


Uzbekistan (UZB)

Confederation: AFC













579,119 534,301 44,818 4,525 38 10,600 38

This is Uzbekistan’s first participation in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. To date the Central Asians have qualified twice for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, in 2003 and 2009.

Uzbekistan are yet to win a match in a FIFA competition. In their six matches played to date in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the Uzbeks succumbed to five successive defeats before drawing 1-1 with England.

After finishing fourth in AFC U-16 Championship 2002, Uzbekistan achieved their all-time best placing in the 2010 edition, reaching the final where they lost 2-0 to Korea DPR.

Uzbekistan are the 15th Asian side to take part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The last debut by an AFC team was in 2007, when both Tajikistan and Syria made their tournament bows.

The last two Asian U-16 Championships were both staged in Uzbekistan.


Previous Head to Heads in FIFA U-17 World Cups

Group A: Mexico, Korea DPR, Congo, Netherlands

22.08.1998 CARRARA (ITA) Congo - Mexico 2:1 (2:0) FIFA U-17 World Championship Italy 1991

First Stage

29.09.2005 CHICLAYO (PER) Mexico - Netherlands 4:0 (1:0) FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005

Second Stage

Group B: Japan, Jamaica, France, Argentina

19.09.2001 SCARBOROUGH (TRI) Japan - France 1:5 (0:3) FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001

First Stage

27.09.2001 PORT OF SPAIN (TRI) France - Argentina 2:1 (0:0) FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001

Second Stage

25.08.2007 GOYANG (KOR) France - Japan 2:1 (0:1) FIFA U-17 World Championship Korea 2007

First Stage

Group C: Uruguay, Canada, Rwanda, England

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Group D: USA, Czech Republic, Uzbekistan, New Zealand

22.08.1993 KYOTO (JPN) USA - Czechoslovakia 2:2 (1:1) FIFA U-17 World Championship Japan 1993

First Stage

10.11.1999 AUCKLAND (NZL) New Zealand - USA 1:2 (1:0) FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999

First Stage

Group E: Burkina Faso, Panama, Germany, Ecuador

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Group F: Australia, Côte d’Ivoire, Brazil, Denmark

17.07.1987 MONTREAL (CAN) Brazil - Australia 0:1 (0:0) FIFA U-16 World Championship Canada 1987

First Stage

12.06.1989 ABERDEEN (SCO) Australia - Brazil 1:3 (0:3) FIFA U-16 World Championship Scotland 1989

First Stage

13.08.1995 PORTOVIEJO (ECU) Brazil - Australia 3:1 (1:1) FIFA U-17 World Championship Ecuador 1995

Second Stage

27.11.1999 AUCKLAND (NZL) Australia - Brazil 0:0 AET 7:8 PSO

FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999

Final

14.09.2001 PORT OF SPAIN (TRI) Australia - Brazil 0:1 (0:0) FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001

First Stage


Match Schedule

Group A: Mexico Korea DPR Congo Netherlands

Group B: Japan Jamaica France Argentina

Group C: Uruguay Canada Rwanda England

Group D: USA Czech Republic Uzbekistan New Zealand

Group E: Burkina Faso Panama Germany Ecuador

Group F: Australia Côte d’Ivoire Brazil Denmark

Group Matches

1 18/06/2011 MORELIA Congo – Netherlands Group A 15:00

2 18/06/2011 MORELIA Mexico – Korea DPR Group A 18:00

3 18/06/2011 MONTERREY France – Argentina Group B 15:00

4 18/06/2011 MONTERREY Japan – Jamaica Group B 18:00

5 19/06/2011 PACHUCA Rwanda – England Group C 15:00

6 19/06/2011 PACHUCA Uruguay – Canada Group C 18:00

7 19/06/2011 TORREON Uzbekistan – New Zealand Group D 15:00

8 19/06/2011 TORREON USA – Czech Republic Group D 18:00

9 20/06/2011 QUERETARO Germany – Ecuador Group E 15:00

10 20/06/2011 QUERETARO Burkina Faso – Panama Group E 18:00

11 20/06/2011 GUADALAJARA Brazil – Denmark Group F 15:00

12 20/06/2011 GUADALAJARA Australia – Côte d’Ivoire Group F 18:00

13 21/06/2011 MORELIA Korea DPR – Netherlands Group A 15:00

14 21/06/2011 MORELIA Mexico – Congo Group A 18:00

15 21/06/2011 MONTERREY Japan – France Group B 15:00

16 21/06/2011 MONTERREY Jamaica – Argentina Group B 18:00

17 22/06/2011 PACHUCA Uruguay – Rwanda Group C 15:00

18 22/06/2011 PACHUCA Canada – England Group C 18:00

19 22/06/2011 TORREON USA – Uzbekistan Group D 15:00

20 22/06/2011 TORREON Czech Republic – New Zealand Group D 18:00


21 23/06/2011 QUERETARO Burkina Faso – Germany Group E 15:00

22 23/06/2011 QUERETARO Panama – Ecuador Group E 18:00

23 23/06/2011 GUADALAJARA Australia – Brazil Group F 15:00

24 23/06/2011 GUADALAJARA Côte d’Ivoire – Denmark Group F 18:00

25 24/06/2011 MORELIA Korea DPR – Congo Group A 18:00

26 24/06/2011 MONTERREY Mexico – Netherlands Group A 18:00

27 24/06/2011 MORELIA Japan – Argentina Group B 15:00

28 24/06/2011 MONTERREY Jamaica – France Group B 15:00

29 25/06/2011 TORREON Uruguay – England Group C 15:00

30 25/06/2011 PACHUCA Canada – Rwanda Group C 15:00

31 25/06/2011 PACHUCA USA – New Zealand Group D 18:00

32 25/06/2011 TORREON Czech Republic – Uzbekistan Group D 18:00

33 26/06/2011 GUADALAJARA Burkina Faso – Ecuador Group E 15:00

34 26/06/2011 QUERETARO Panama – Germany Group E 15:00

35 26/06/2011 QUERETARO Australia – Denmark Group F 18:00

36 26/06/2011 GUADALAJARA Côte d’Ivoire – Brazil Group F 18:00

Round of 16

37 29/06/2011 TORREON 1D – 3BEF* 15:00

38 29/06/2011 GUADALAJARA 1F – 2E 15:00

39 29/06/2011 MORELIA 2A – 2C 18:00

40 29/06/2011 MONTERREY 1B – 3ACD* 18:00

41 30/06/2011 QUERETARO 1E – 2D 15:00

42 30/06/2011 PACHUCA 1C – 3ABF* 15:00

43 30/06/2011 QUERETARO 2B – 2F 18:00

44 30/06/2011 PACHUCA 1A – 3CDE* 18:00

*The two teams finishing first and second in each group and the four best teams among those ranked third qualify for the round of 16. Quarter Finals

45 03.07.2011 MONTERREY W39 – W37 15:00

46 03.07.2011 QUERETARO W40 – W38 18:00

47 04.07.2011 MORELIA W41 – W42 15:00

48 04.07.2011 PACHUCA W43 – W44 18:00


Semi Finals

49 07.07.2011 GUADALAJARA W45 – W46 15:00

50 07.07.2011 TORREON W47 – W48 18:00

Match for third place

51 10.07.2011 MEXICO CITY L49 – L50 15:00

Final

52 10.07.2011 MEXICO CITY W49 – W50 18:00


Preliminary competitions for Mexico 2011

(per Confederation, ONLY FINAL ROUNDS)

AFC

Uzbekistan, Australia, Japan and Korea DPR will represent Asia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011. The quartet secured semi-final places at the AFC U-16 Championship which took place in Uzbekistan from 24 October to 7 November 2010.

Australia (AUS)

Japan (JPN) Korea DPR (PRK) Uzbekistan (UZB)

Group A

Date Match Result City (Country)

24.10.2010 Uzbekistan – Indonesia 3:0 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

24.10.2010 Tajikistan – Jordan 1:1 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

26.10.2010 Indonesia – Tajikistan 4:1 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

26.10.2010 Uzbekistan – Jordan 0:0 TASHKENT (UZB)

28.10.2010 Uzbekistan – Tajikistan 8:1 (4:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

28.10.2010 Jordan – Indonesia 1:0 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

Group B


24.10.2010 Iran – Oman 5:1 (2:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

24.10.2010 Syria – Korea DPR 1:1 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

26.10.2010 Oman – Syria 0:1 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

26.10.2010 Korea DPR – Iran 2:0 (2:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

28.10.2010 Iran – Syria 1:1 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

28.10.2010 Korea DPR – Oman 2:1 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

Group C


25.10.2010 Japan – Vietnam 6:0 (3:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

25.10.2010 Australia – Timor-Leste 5:0 (3:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

27.10.2010 Vietnam – Australia 1:3 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

27.10.2010 Timor-Leste – Japan 0:1 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

29.10.2010 Japan – Australia 0:0 TASHKENT (UZB)

29.10.2010 Timor-Leste – Vietnam 1:3 (0:1) TASHKENT (UZB)

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Group D


25.10.2010 United Arab Emirates – Kuwait 0:0 TASHKENT (UZB)

25.10.2010 Iraq – China PR 2:0 (2:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

27.10.2010 Kuwait – Iraq 0:3 (0:2) TASHKENT (UZB)

27.10.2010 China PR – United Arab Emirates 1:1 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

29.10.2010 United Arab Emirates – Iraq 2:1 (0:1) TASHKENT (UZB)

29.10.2010 China PR – Kuwait 0:1 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

Quarter-final

01.11.2010 Uzbekistan – Syria 2:1 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

01.11.2010 Korea DPR – Jordan 4:0 (1:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

01.11.2010 Australia – United Arab Emirates 3:2 AET (2:2, 0:2) TASHKENT (UZB)

01.11.2010 Iraq – Japan 1:3 (1:1) TASHKENT (UZB)

Semi-final

04.11.2010 Uzbekistan – Australia 2:1 (1:1) TASHKENT (UZB)

04.11.2010 Korea DPR – Japan 2:1 (2:0) TASHKENT (UZB)

Final

07.11.2010 Uzbekistan – Korea DPR 0:2 (0:0) TASHKENT (UZB)


CAF

Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Congo all emerged from the ninth African U-17 Championship to book their places as the continent’s representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011. The final round of the competition was played from 7 to 22 January 2011 in Rwanda.

Congo (CGO)

Burkina Faso (BFA) Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) Rwanda (RWA)

Group A


08.01.2011 Rwanda – Burkina Faso 2:1 (1:0) KIGALI (RWA)

08.01.2011 Senegal – Egypt 1:2 (1:0) KIGALI (RWA)

11.01.2011 Burkina Faso – Senegal 3:2 (3:0) KIGALI (RWA)

11.01.2011 Rwanda – Egypt 1:0 (1:0) KIGALI (RWA)

14.01.2011 Burkina Faso – Egypt 4:0 (1:0) KIGALI (RWA)

14.01.2011 Rwanda – Senegal 0:1 (0:0) KIGALI (RWA)

Group B


09.01.2011 Gambia – Congo 0:3 (0:2) GISENYI (RWA)

09.01.2011 Cote d’Ivoire – Mali 2:1 (0:1) GISENYI (RWA)

12.01.2011 Congo – Cote d’Ivoire 2:2 (1:0) GISENYI (RWA)

12.01.2011 Mali – Gambia 0:1 (0:1) GISENYI (RWA)

15.01.2011 Congo – Mali 2:1 (0:0) GISENYI (RWA)

15.01.2011 Gambia – Cote d’Ivoire 1:4 (0:2) KIGALI (RWA)

Semi-final

18.01.2011 Burkina Faso – Congo 1:1 AET (1:1, 0:1) PSO 4:2

KIGALI (RWA)

19.01.2011 Cote d’Ivoire – Rwanda 0:1 (0:0) KIGALI (RWA)


21.01.2011 Congo – Cote d’Ivoire 2:1 (1:1) KIGALI (RWA)

Final

22.01.2011 Rwanda – Burkina Faso 1:2 (0:0) KIGALI (RWA)

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CONCACAF

The USA, Panama, hosts Jamaica and Canada progressed to Mexico 2011 from the CONCACAF qualification tournament in February in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Canada (CAN) Jamaica (JAM) Panama (PAN)

USA (USA)

As a host country, Mexico qualifies automatically. Mexico (MEX)

Final Round - Group A


14.02.2011 Haiti – Costa Rica 1:3 (1:2) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

16.02.2011 El Salvador – Haiti 3:0 (3:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

18.02.2011 Costa Rica – El Salvador 3:2 (2:1) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

Final Round - Group B


14.02.2011 Cuba – USA 1:3 (0:1) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

16.02.2011 Panama – Cuba 0:0 MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

18.02.2011 USA – Panama 1:0 (0:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

Final Round - Group C


15.02.2011 Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago 2:2 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

17.02.2011 Guatemala – Trinidad and Tobago 0:1 (0:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

19.02.2011 Jamaica – Guatemala 1:0 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

Final Round - Group D


15.02.2011 Barbados – Honduras 1:2 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

17.02.2011 Canada – Barbados 8:0 (5:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

19.02.2011 Honduras – Canada 0:0 MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

Final Round – Quarter-final


22.02.2011 Costa Rica – Panama 0:1 (0:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

22.02.2011 USA – El Salvador 3:2 AET (1:1, 1:1) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

23.02.2011 Canada – Trinidad and Tobago 2:0 (2:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

23.02.2011 Jamaica – Honduras 2:1 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

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Semi-final

25.02.2011 Canada – Panama 1:0 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

25.02.2011 USA – Jamaica 2:0 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)


27.02.2011 Panama – Jamaica 1:0 (1:0) MONTEGO BAY (JAM)

Final

27.02.2011 Canada – USA 0:3 AET MONTEGO BAY (JAM)


CONMEBOL

The qualification tournament in South America took place from 12 March to 10 April 2011 in Ecuador. Four teams qualified directly for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011. Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Ecuador finished in the top-four positions.

Argentina (ARG)

Brazil (BRA) Ecuador (ECU) Uruguay (URU)

Group A


12.03.2011 Ecuador – Bolivia 2:1 (2:0) LATACUNGA (ECU)

12.03.2011 Argentina – Peru 4:2 (0:2) LATACUNGA (ECU)

15.03.2011 Ecuador – Peru 1:1 (1:0) AMBATO (ECU)

15.03.2011 Bolivia – Uruguay 0:2 (0:2) AMBATO (ECU)

18.03.2011 Argentina – Uruguay 1:2 (1:1) RIOBAMBA (ECU)

18.03.2011 Peru – Bolivia 2:4 (2:1) RIOBAMBA (ECU)

21.03.2011 Ecuador – Uruguay 1:0 (1:0) LATACUNGA (ECU)

22.03.2011 Argentina – Bolivia 3:0 (2:0) LATACUNGA (ECU)

24.03.2011 Uruguay – Peru 0:3 (0:2) AMBATO (ECU)

24.03.2011 Ecuador – Argentina 0:2 (0:0) AMBATO (ECU)

Rank Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Points

1 Argentina 4 3 0 1 10 4 6 9

2 Ecuador 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7

3 Uruguay 4 2 0 2 4 5 -1 6

4 Peru 4 1 1 2 8 9 -1 4

5 Bolivia 4 1 0 3 5 9 -4 3

Group B


13.03.2011 Brazil – Venezuela 4:3 (2:3) IBARRA (ECU)

13.03.2011 Colombia – Chile 2:2 (2:0) IBARRA (ECU)

16.03.2011 Brazil – Chile 2:1 (0:0) IBARRA (ECU)

16.03.2011 Colombia – Paraguay 3:1 (1:0) IBARRA (ECU)

19.03.2011 Chile – Venezuela 2:1 (1:1) IBARRA (ECU)

19.03.2011 Brazil – Paraguay 1:2 (1:0) IBARRA (ECU)

22.03.2011 Paraguay – Chile 3:0 (1:0) IBARRA (ECU)

22.03.2011 Colombia – Venezuela 1:0 (0:0) IBARRA (ECU)

25.03.2011 Paraguay – Venezuela 3:1 (2:0) IBARRA (ECU)

25.03.2011 Colombia – Brazil 1:5 (0:3) IBARRA (ECU)

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1 Brazil 4 3 0 1 12 7 5 9

2 Paraguay 4 3 0 1 9 5 4 9

3 Colombia 4 2 1 1 7 8 -1 7

4 Chile 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3 4

5 Venezuela 4 0 0 4 5 10 -5 0

Qualifying round


28.03.2011 Argentina – Paraguay 1:0 (0:0) LATACUNGA (ECU)

28.03.2011 Ecuador – Colombia 0:0 LATACUNGA (ECU)

28.03.2011 Brazil – Uruguay 0:0 LATACUNGA (ECU)

31.03.2011 Brazil – Colombia 1:0 (0:0) QUITO (ECU)

31.03.2011 Ecuador – Paraguay 2:2 (1:0) QUITO (ECU)

31.03.2011 Argentina – Uruguay 1:1 (0:0) QUITO (ECU)

03.04.2011 Paraguay – Uruguay 1:3 (0:1) LATACUNGA (ECU)

03.04.2011 Brazil – Ecuador 3:1 (2:0) LATACUNGA (ECU)

03.04.2011 Argentina – Colombia 2:1 (2:1) LATACUNGA (ECU)

06.04.2011 Uruguay – Colombia 3:2 (2:1) QUITO (ECU)

06.04.2011 Argentina – Ecuador 1:2 (0:0) QUITO (ECU)

06.04.2011 Brazil – Paraguay 3:1 (1:1) QUITO (ECU)

09.04.2011 Paraguay – Colombia 1:2 (0:2) QUITO (ECU)

09.04.2011 Ecuador – Uruguay 1:1 (0:1) QUITO (ECU)

09.04.2011 Argentina – Brazil 2:3 (1:2) QUITO (ECU)


1 Brazil 5 4 1 0 10 4 6 13

2 Uruguay 5 2 3 0 8 5 3 9

3 Argentina 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7

4 Ecuador 5 1 3 1 6 7 -1 6

5 Colombia 5 1 1 3 5 7 -2 4

6 Paraguay 5 0 1 4 5 11 -6 1


OFC

New Zealand emerged victorious as hosts of the Oceania qualifying competition which ran from 8 to 19 January 2011. The Kiwis edged out Tahiti 2-0 in the final of the ten-team tournament that took place in the Auckland area. New Zealand will be the lone representative from the OFC region at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011.

New Zealand (NZL)

Group A


08.01.2011 Vanuatu – Papua New Guinea 2:0 (1:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

08.01.2011 American Samoa – Fiji 0:9 (0:2) AUCKLAND (NZL)

10.01.2011 Papua New Guinea – Fiji 2:1 (1:1) AUCKLAND (NZL)

10.01.2011 New Zealand – Vanuatu 5:1 (4:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

12.01.2011 New Zealand – Fiji 1:0 (0:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

12.01.2011 Papua New Guinea – American Samoa 2:1 (1:1) AUCKLAND (NZL)

14.01.2011 New Zealand – American Samoa 4:0 (1:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

14.01.2011 Fiji – Vanuatu 0:3 (0:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

16.01.2011 American Samoa – Vanuatu 0:7 (0:2) AUCKLAND (NZL)

16.01.2011 New Zealand – Papua New Guinea 3:0 (2:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)


1 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 13 1 12 12

2 Vanuatu 4 3 0 1 13 5 8 9

3 Papua New Guinea

4 2 0 2 4 7 -3 6

4 Fiji 4 1 0 3 10 6 4 3

5 American Samoa 4 0 0 4 1 22 -21 0

Group B


09.01.2011 New Caledonia – Solomon Islands 1:2 (1:1) AUCKLAND (NZL)

09.01.2011 Tonga – Tahiti 0:8 (0:4) AUCKLAND (NZL)

11.01.2011 Solomon Islands – Tahiti 1:2 (0:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

11.01.2011 New Caledonia – Cook Islands 8:1 (2:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

13.01.2011 Tahiti – Cook Islands 1:0 (0:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

13.01.2011 Solomon Islands – Tonga 15:0 (8:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

15.01.2011 Cook Islands – Tonga 6:2 (5:0) AUCKLAND (NZL)

15.01.2011 Tahiti – New Caledonia 3:1 (2:1) AUCKLAND (NZL)

17.01.2011 Cook Islands – Solomon Islands 1:4 (1:1) AUCKLAND (NZL)

17.01.2011 Tonga – New Caledonia 0:17 (0:3) AUCKLAND (NZL)

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1 Tahiti 4 4 0 0 14 2 12 12

2 Solomon Islands 4 3 0 1 22 4 18 9

3 New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 27 6 21 6

4 Cook Islands 4 1 0 3 8 15 -7 3

5 Tonga 4 0 0 4 2 46 -44 0

Final

19.01.2011 New Zealand – Tahiti 2:0 (2:0) AUKLAND (NZL)


UEFA

Of the 53 teams that competed in the qualifying rounds for the UEFA U-17 Championship only 8 advanced to play in the final tournament held in Serbia between 3 and 15 May 2011. After finishing in the top three of their respective groups, the six best teams, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, all qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico.

Germany (GER) Czech Republic (CZE)

Netherlands (NED) France (FRA) Denmark (DEN) England (ENG)

Group A


03.05.2011 France – England 2:2 (1:2) INDJIJA (SRB)

03.05.2011 Serbia – Denmark 2:3 (1:2) NOVI SAD (SRB)

06.05.2011 Denmark – England 2:0 (2:0) NOVI SAD (SRB)

06.05.2011 Serbia – France 1:1 (1:1) INDJIJA (SRB)

09.05.2011 Denmark – France 1:0 (0:0) NOVI SAD (SRB)

09.05.2011 Serbia – England 0:3 (0:3) INDJIJA (SRB)


1 Denmark 3 3 0 0 6 2 4 9

2 England 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 4

3 France 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2

4 Serbia 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1

Group B


03.05.2011 Czech Republic – Romania 1:1 (0:0) BELGRADE (SRB)

03.05.2011 Germany – Netherlands 0:2 (0:0) SMEDEREVO (SRB)

06.05.2011 Germany – Czech Republic 1:1 (0:1) SMEDEREVO (SRB)

06.05.2011 Netherlands – Romania 1:0 (1:0) BELGRADE (SRB)

09.05.2011 Netherlands – Czech Republic 0:0 BELGRADE (SRB)

09.05.2011 Romania – Germany 0:1 (0:0) SMEDEREVO (SRB)


1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7

2 Germany 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4

3 Czech Republic 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3

4 Romania 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1

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Semi-final


12.05.2011 Netherlands – England 1:0 (1:0) NOVI SAD (SRB)

12.05.2011 Denmark – Germany 0:2 (0:0) NOVI SAD (SRB)

Final


15.05.2009 Germany – Netherlands 2:5 (2:2) NOVI SAD (SRB)


Statistics

Goals

Most goals

The most goals scored in a tournament was in Korea Republic in 2007 (165 goals in 52 matches, with an average of 3.17 goals per match). Next are Nigeria 2009 with 151 goals in 52 matches, with an average of 2.9 goals per match), Egypt 1997 and Finland 2003 (117 goals with the highest average of 3.66 goals per match), ahead of Peru 2005 (111 goals, 3.47 per match), Japan 1993 (107 goals, 3.34 per match) and Trinidad and Tobago 2001 (102 goals, 3.19 per match). The most goal-laden match in the U-17 WC was held in Ismailia (Egypt) in 1997, with Spain inflicting maximum damage by crushing New Zealand 13-0. However, other than sealing the Golden Shoe for David, the shower of goals reaped a meagre harvest: Spain were beaten in the semi-finals by eventual runners-up Ghana. In a historical overview, Brazil have scored a total of 127 goals in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In second and third place are Nigeria with 100 goals and Spain with 97 goals. The highest goal average nonetheless belongs to the Soviet Union (3.50) who scored 21 goals in 6 matches at their only appearance at the U-17 FWC. They took the FWC trophy home from Canada in 1987, with Nikiforov and Arutyunian leading them to victory.

Country Goals

Brazil 127

Nigeria 100

Spain 97

Ghana 86

Argentina 72

USA 68

Germany 59

Goals Match Result Match date Competition

13 New Zealand – Spain 0:13 11.09.1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997

10 Colombia – Finland 9:1 19.08.2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003

10 Portugal – Cameroon 5:5 20.08.2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003

9 Cuba – Spain 2:7 20.08.1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship Italy 1991

8 Canada – Nigeria 0:8 22.08.1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship Japan 1993

8 Thailand – Chile 2:6 10.09.1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997

8 Thailand – Ghana 1:7 16.11.1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999

8 USA – France 3:5 16.09.2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad & Tobago 2001

8 Netherlands – Qatar 5:3 17.09.2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005

Above: Table showing the most goals in an U-17 tournament by country .


Fastest goals

The two fastest goalscorers in the competition both hail from Brazil - Fabinho scoring in just 9 seconds in 2007 and Celso in 14 seconds in 2005. In third and fourth places are two Nigerians - Nwankwo Kanu, who opened Nigeria’s 8-0 victory over Canada in the first minute of the match in 1993, and Wilson Oruma, who repeated the trick by scoring first in Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over Japan the same year. Sergei Arutyunian (URS, 1987) completes the list of first-minute goalscorers.

All-time top goalscorers

The tournament’s top goalscorer to date is France’s Florent Sinama Pongolle with nine goals in six matches (U-17

FWC 2001), ahead of Marcel Witeczek from Germany FR, who scored eight goals (U-17 FWC 1985). In third

place is Macauley Chrisantus (Nigeria) who scored seven goals in the 2007 competition, David (Spain), with the

same number during the 1997 tournament and Ismael Addo (Ghana), who scored seven goals in six matches in

1999. Only Sinama Pongolle went on to win the title with his French team-mates. The world champions have

only managed to crown one of their own as top goalscorer on three occasions: Nigeria’s Wilson Oruma in 1993,

Florent Sinama Pongolle for France in 2001 and Mexico’s Carlos Vela in 2005.

Sec. Player Date Match Year Competition

9" FABINHO, BRA 18.08.2007 BRA – NZL 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007

14" CELSO, BRA 29.09.2005 TUR – BRA 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005

39" Nwankwo KANU, NGA 22.08.1993 CAN – NGA 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship Japan 1993

59" Wilson ORUMA, NGA 29.08.1993 NGA – JPN 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship Japan 1993

60" Sergei ARUTYUNIAN, URS 22.07.1987 CIV – URS 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship Canada 1987

Goals Player Year

9 Florent SINAMA PONGOLLE, FRA 2001

8 Marcel WITECZEK, FRG 1985

7 Macauley CHRISANTUS, NGA 2007

7 DAVID, ESP 1997

7 Ismael ADDO, GHA 1999

6 Ransford OSEI, GHA 2007

6 Wilson ORUMA, NGA 1993


Youngest goal scorers by tournament

The youngest ever player is the Nigerian Peter Ogaba, who played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1987 at the

tender age of 12 years and 10 months. The youngest players scoring a goal (by tournament) are:

Competition Player Age Result Match Date

China PR 1985 Lamine TOURE, GUI 13/07 0:3 BOL – GUI 04.08.1985

Canada 1987 Rashid SUWAID, QAT 13/10 1:2 CAN – QAT 16.07.1987

Scotland 1989 Sunny UMORU, NGA 14/06 0:3 CHN – NGA 14.06.1989

Italy 1991 Emmanuel DUAH, GHA 14/09 1:0 GHA – ESP 31.08.1991

Japan 1993 Joseph FAMEYE, GHA 14/10 0:1 JPN – GHA 21.08.1993

Ecuador 1995 Esteban CAMBIASSO, ARG 15/00 0:2 OMA – ARG 20.08.1995

Egypt 1997 Drissa COULIBALY, MLI 14/10 3:1 MLI – MEX 11.09.1997

New Zealand 1999 Ibrahim KABORE, BFA 15/02 1:2 BFA – QAT 14.11.1999

Trinidad & Tobago 2001 Henock CONOMBO, BFA 15/03 2:2 ARG – BFA 15.09.2001

Finland 2003 Freddy ADU, USA 14/02 1:6 KOR – USA 14.08.2003

Peru 2005 Pa Modou JAGNE, GAM 15/08 1:3 QAT – GAM 20.09.2005

Korea 2007 Issac DONKOR, GHA 15/09 1:0 GHA – BRA 29.08.2007

Nigeria 2009 Bertrand TRAORE, BFA 14/01 4:1 BFA – CRC 31.10.2009

Milestone goals

No Goalscorer Match Goal Result Date Venue

1 BISMARCK, BRA QAT – BRA 0:1 1:2 31.07.85 Shanghai, CHN

100 Ben CRAWLEY, USA USA – ECU 1:0 1:0 12.07.87 St. John‘s – New Brunswick, CAN

200 Fode CAMARA, GUI GUI – KSA 2:1 2:2 12.06.89 Edinburgh, SCO

300 Gaston KIBITI, CGO CGO – MEX 1:0 2:1 22.08.91 Carrara, ITA

400 Zoltan NOVOTA, TCH COL – TCH 1:3 1:3 26.08.93 Kyoto, JPN

500 Hani AL NOBI, OMA NGA – OMA 1:2 1:2 12.08.95 Portoviejo, ECU

600 IVAN SANCHEZ, ESP NZL – ESP 0:1 0:13 11.09.97 Ismailia, EGY

700 Bilal ABUHAMDA, QAT QAT – JAM 3:0 4:0 17.11.99 Dunedin, NZL

800 Mohamed AL HINAI, OMA BFA – OMA 1:1 1:1 20.09.01 Couca, TRI

900 Carlos HIDALGO, COL COL – FIN 4:1 9:1 19.08.03 Lahti, FIN

1000 Ryan SOROKA, USA ITA – USA 1:3 1:3 20.09.05 Chiclayo, PER

1100 Mykell BATES, USA TJK – USA 0:1 4:3 20.08.07 Changwon, KOR

1200 Henry LANDSBURY, ENG ENG – SYR 1:0 3:1 30.08.07 Jeju, KOR

1300 Carlos CAMPOS, MEX JPN – MEX 0:1 0:2 30.10.09 Lagos, NGA

1378 Haris SEFEROVIC, SUI SUI – NGA 1:0 1:0 15.11.09 Abuja, NGA


Hat-tricks

Sinama Pongolle (FRA) and Witeczek (FRG) both notched two hat-tricks in a FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament

(Sinama Pongolle in 2001 against Japan and the USA; Witeczek in 1985 against China PR and Brazil). David (Spain)

tallied four goals in one match when his team defeated New Zealand 13-0.

Match Date Match Player Goals

16.09.2001 USA – FRA Florent SINAMA PONGOLLE, FRA 3

19.09.2001 JPN – FRA Florent SINAMA PONGOLLE, FRA 3

07.08.1985 CHN – FRG Marcel WITECZEK, GER 3

09.08.1985 FRG – BRA Marcel WITECZEK, GER 3

19.08.2003 COL – FIN HIDALGO Carlos, COL 4

11.09.1997 NZL – ESP DAVID, ESP 4

14.07.1987 NGA – BOL Philip OSUNDO, NGA 3

15.07.1987 FRA – AUS Michael DEBEVE, FRA 3

10.06.1989 CUB – BHR Khaled JASEM, BHR 3

18.08.1991 AUS – MEX Paul AGOSTINO, AUS 3

22.08.1993 CAN – NGA Nwankwo KANU, NGA 3

26.08.1993 QAT – USA Judah COOKS, USA 3

13.11.1999 ESP – THA AITOR, ESP 3

16.11.1999 THA – GHA Ismael ADDO, GHA 3

16.11.1999 THA – GHA Bernard DONG-BORTEY, GHA 3

21.11.1999 PAR – BRA LEONARDO, BRA 3

19.09.2001 BRA – TRI CAETANO, BRA 3

19.09.2001 CRO – AUS Anthony DANZE, AUS 3

23.09.2001 NGA – AUS Femi OPABUNMI, NGA 3

14.08.2003 KOR – USA Freddy ADU, USA 3

17.08.2003 KOR – ESP DAVID SILVA, ESP 3

19.08.2003 COL – FIN Gustavo RAMOS, COL 3

20.08.2003 POR – CMR MANUEL CURTO, POR 3

05.11.2009 ESP – BGA Sergi ROBERTO, ESP 3


Matches

Biggest wins

Result Match Match date Competition

0:13 New Zealand – Spain 11.09.1997 Egypt 1997

0:8 Canada – Nigeria 22.08.1993 Japan 1993

9:1 Colombia – Finland 19.08.2003 Finland 2003

7:0 Soviet Union – Mexico 14.07.1987 Canada 1987

0:7 Austria – Brazil 06.09.1997 Egypt 1997

7:0 Brazil – New Zealand 18.08.2007 Korea 2007

6:0 Spain – Thailand 13.11.1999 New Zealand 1999

1:7 Thailand – Ghana 16.11.1999 New Zealand 1999

0:6 Qatar – Brazil 23.09.2005 Peru 2005

Highest scoring matches

Score Result Match Date Competition

13 0:13 New Zealand – Spain 11.09.1997 Egypt 1997

10 9:1 Colombia – Finland 19.08.2003 Finland 2003

10 5:5 Portugal – Cameroon 20.08.2003 Finland 2003

9 2:7 Cuba – Spain 20.08.1991 Italy 1991

8 0:8 Canada – Nigeria 22.08.1993 Japan 1993

8 2:6 Thailand – Chile 10.09.1997 Egypt 1997

8 1:7 Thailand – Ghana 16.11.1999 New Zealand 1999

8 3:5 USA – France 16.09.2001 Trinidad and Tobago 2001

8 5:3 Netherlands – Qatar 17.09.2005 Peru 2005


Awards

adidas Golden Boot

The adidas Golden Shoe award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Assists serve as a tie-

breaker with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such. The assists will

only be counted if two or more players are equal on goals scored.

Year Host country adidas Golden Boot winner Goals scored

2009 Nigeria BORJA, ESP 5/1

2007 Korea Republic Macauley CHRISANTUS, NGA 7

2005 Peru Carlos VELA, MEX 5

2003 Finland Cesc FABREGAS, ESP 5

2001 Trinidad & Tobago Florent SINAMA PONGOLLE, FRA 9

1999 New Zealand Ismael ADDO, GHA 7

1997 Egypt DAVID, ESP 7

1995 Ecuador Daniel ALLSOPP, AUS 5

1993 Japan Wilson ORUMA, NGA 6

1991 Italy ADRIANO, BRA 4

1989 Scotland Fode CAMARA, GUI 3

1987 Canada Moussa TRAORE, CIV 5

1985 China PR Marcel WITECZEK, FRG 8

adidas Golden Ball

The adidas Golden Ball is always awarded to the most outstanding player.

Year Host country adidas Golden Ball winner

2009 Nigeria Sani EMMANUEL, NGA

2007 Korea Republic Toni KROOS, GER

2005 Peru ANDERSON, BRA

2003 Finland Cesc FABREGAS, ESP

2001 Trinidad & Tobago Florent SINAMA PONGOLLE, FRA

1999 New Zealand Landon DONOVAN, USA

1997 Egypt SERGIO, ESP

1995 Ecuador Mohamed AL KATHIRI, OMA

1993 Japan Daniel ADDO, GHA

1991 Italy Nii Odartey LAMPTEY, GHA

1989 Scotland James WILL, SCO

1987 Canada Philip OSUNDO, NGA

1985 China PR WILLIAM, BRA


adidas Golden Glove

The adidas Golden glove is always awarded to the best goalkeeper

Year Host country adidas Golden Glove winner

2009 Nigeria Benjamin SIEGRIST, SUI

FIFA Fair Play Award

The FIFA Fair Play award is given to the team with the best record of fair play according to the points system

and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee.

Year Host country FIFA Fair Play Award winner

2009 Nigeria Nigeria

2007 Korea Republic Costa Rica

2005 Peru Korea DPR

2003 Finland Costa Rica

2001 Trinidad & Tobago Nigeria

1999 New Zealand Mexico

1997 Egypt Argentina

1995 Ecuador Brazil

1993 Japan Nigeria

1991 Italy Argentina

1989 Scotland Bahrain

1987 Canada Soviet Union

1985 China PR Germany FR


Players

From all the U-17 FWC’s, more than 100 players have gone on to participate in the FIFA World Cup™. Ten also

played in a FWC final match and came out on top: Frenchman Emmanuel Petit in 1998 (France - Brazil), Brazil’s

Ronaldinho in 2002 (Germany - Brazil), Italy’s Buffon, Del Piero and Totti in 2006 (Italy - France), Spain’s Casillas,

Fabregas, Iniesta and Xavi in 2010 (Spain – Netherlands). Three of them have scored in a FIFA World Cup final: The

Frenchman Emmanuel Petit (France - Brazil 1998), Spain’s Andres Iniesta (Spain – Netherlands 2010) and Italy’s

Alessandro Del Piero during the penalty shoot-out in 2006 (Italy – France 2006). Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas is

the only one to have lifted the FIFA World Cup Trophy as captain (Spain – Netherlands 2010).

Referees

The U-17 FWC has also served as a springboard for referees, some of whom officiated at important matches

during subsequent World Cups – Said Belqola from Morocco was the first African referee appointed for a FIFA

World Cup final (1998, France v. Brazil; he sadly passed away after a long illness in June 2002); South African

Achmat Salie also officiated in this final as an assistant referee. England’s Philip Sharp was also an assistant for

the Germany v. Brazil final in 2002. The honour of officiating a final was also bestowed upon Costa Rican

assistant referee Berny Ulloa Morera (Argentina – Germany 1986), Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo (Italy –

France 2006) and English referee Howard Webb (Spain – Netherlands 2010).

Coaches

Juan Santisteban coached Spain on seven different occasions, but did not finish higher than second (1991 and

2003). Nigeria’s Sebastian Brodrick-Imasuen coached teams at four different tournaments and won in 1985.

Roy Rees (USA) and Les Scheinflug (AUS) also coached teams at four different tournaments but failed to win a

title.

Nine U-17 FWC coaches have coached at both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the FIFA World Cup™ : Jose

Pekerman, Argentina (U-17 1995, 1997 and FIFA World Cup 2006); Otto Pfister, Germany (U-17 1991 with

Ghana and FIFA World Cup 2006 with Togo); John Adshead, New Zealand (U-17 2001 with Oman and 1982

FIFA World Cup with New Zealand), Craig Brown, Scotland (U-17 1989 and FIFA World Cup 1998), Victor Pua,

Uruguay (U-17 1999 and FIFA World Cup 2002); Rene Simoes, Brazil (U-17 2001 with Trinidad & Tobago and

FIFA World Cup 1998 with Jamaica); Mohammed Al Kharashy, Saudi Arabia (U-16 1987 and FIFA World Cup

1998) and Marcos Paqueta, Brazil (U-17 2003 with Brazil and FIFA World Cup 2006 with Saudi Arabia) and

Carlos Queiroz, Portugal (U-16 1989 and FIFA World Cup 2010).

Coach Tournaments Years Matches

Juan Santisteban, ESP 7 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007 34

Sebastian Broderick Imasuen, NGA 4 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995 20

Les Scheinflug, AUS 4 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999 18

Roy Rees, USA 4 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 14

John Ellinger, USA 3 1999, 2001, 2003 12

Vic Dalgleish, AUS 3 1985, 1987, 1989 11

Ange Postecoglou, AUS 3 2001, 2003, 2005 10


Spectators

The highest accumulative audience total for a FIFA U-17 World Cup was registered in China PR in 1985 (1,231,000), at an average of 38,469 spectators per match. On six occasions, 80,000 people have formed the biggest crowd at a U-17 FWC match; five times in China PR in 1985 and 1997 in Egypt for Egypt v. Germany.

Att. Date Venue Match Result

80,000 31.07.1985 Beijing Guinea – USA 1:0

80,000 31.07.1985 Beijing China PR – Bolivia 1:1

80,000 07.08.1985 Beijing China PR – Germany FR 2:4

80,000 11.08.1985 Beijing Germany FR – Nigeria 0:2

80,000 11.08.1985 Beijing Brazil – Guinea 4:1

80,000 10.09.1997 Cairo Egypt – Germany 1:1

75,000 07.09.1997 Cairo Egypt – Chile 1:1

70,000 04.09.1997 Cairo Egypt – Thailand 3:2

60,000 15.11.2009 Abuja Switzerland – Nigeria 1:0

60,000 04.08.1985 Beijing Bolivia – Guinea 0:3

60,000 04.08.1985 Beijing China PR – USA 3:1

58,000 24.06.1985 Glasgow Saudi Arabia – Scotland 2:2

50,000 09.08.1985 Beijing Germany FR – Brazil 4:3

40,000 15.11.2009 Abuja Colombia – Spain 0:1

40,000 02.08.1985 Beijing Bolivia – USA 1:2

40,000 02.08.1985 Beijing China PR – Guinea 2:1

40,000 07.09.1997 Cairo Thailand – Germany 0:3

40,000 02.10.2005 Lima Mexico – Brazil 3:0

36,125 09.09.2007 Seoul Spain – Nigeria 0:0 a.e.t. 0:3 PSO

36,000 02.08.1985 Dalian Saudi Arabia – Nigeria 0:0

35,000 31.07.1985 Dalian Nigeria – Italy 1:0

35,000 31.07.1985 Dalian Saudi Arabia – Costa Rica 4:1

35,000 21.09.1997 Cairo Brazil – Ghana 2:1


Yellow Pages

All-time ranking

Rank Team MP W D L GF GA Pts. Part.

1 Brazil 58 36 9 13 127 48 117 12

2 Nigeria 49 34 10 5 100 33 112 9

3 Ghana 43 27 10 6 86 36 91 8

4 Spain 41 25 8 8 97 49 83 8

5 Argentina 47 23 11 13 72 47 80 10

6 USA 48 18 6 24 68 82 60 13

7 Australia 39 15 6 18 46 52 51 10

8 Mexico 33 15 5 13 55 49 50 9

9 Germany 33 13 8 12 59 54 47 7

10 Italy 23 8 6 9 26 28 30 6

11 Colombia 23 7 7 9 38 34 28 5

12 France 15 8 3 4 32 20 27 3

13 Qatar 26 6 6 14 23 46 24 7

14 Turkey 11 7 2 2 24 13 23 2

15 Costa Rica 28 6 5 17 23 47 23 8

16 Switzerland 7 7 0 0 18 7 21 1

17 Saudi Arabia 13 5 6 2 18 11 21 3

18 Burkina Faso 13 5 4 4 18 15 19 3

19 China PR 20 4 7 9 24 36 19 6

20 Portugal 14 5 3 6 27 33 18 3

21 Oman 13 5 2 6 19 21 17 3

22 Korea Republic 15 5 2 8 21 28 17 4

23 Netherlands 9 5 0 4 15 14 15 2

24 Mali 11 4 3 4 12 7 15 3

25 Uruguay 15 4 3 8 20 22 15 4

26 Russia 6 4 2 0 21 7 14 1

27 Cote d Ivoire 9 4 2 3 13 15 14 2

28 Guinea 12 3 5 4 14 17 14 3

29 Japan 16 4 2 10 16 30 14 5

30 Paraguay 7 4 1 2 15 12 13 2

31 Chile 9 3 4 2 19 14 13 2

32 Poland 9 3 4 2 16 11 13 2

33 Scotland 6 3 3 0 8 3 12 1

34 Tunisia 7 4 0 3 11 11 12 2

35 Bahrain 9 3 2 4 9 13 11 2

36 England 5 3 1 1 12 7 10 1

37 Peru 8 2 3 3 4 7 9 2

38 Egypt 7 2 2 3 9 8 8 2

39 Korea DPR 8 2 2 4 10 17 8 2


Rank Team MP W D L GF GA Pts. Part.

40 Hungary 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 1

41 Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 8 7 7 1

42 Gambia 6 2 1 3 9 10 7 2

43 Iran 7 2 1 4 6 8 7 2

44 Ecuador 7 2 1 4 5 7 7 2

45 German DR 4 2 0 2 7 5 6 1

46 New Zealand 13 1 3 9 6 51 6 4

47 Tajikistan 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 1

48 Syria 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 1

49 Congo 6 1 1 4 6 13 4 2

50 United Arab Emirates 7 1 1 5 6 16 4 2

51 Cameroon 3 0 3 0 7 7 3 1

52 Sudan 3 1 0 2 5 5 3 1

53 Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 1

54 Croatia 3 1 0 2 3 8 3 1

55 Finland 3 1 0 2 3 12 3 1

56 Togo 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 1

57 Bolivia 6 0 2 4 8 15 2 2

58 Sierra Leone 3 0 1 2 6 8 1 1

59 Yemen 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 1

60 Haiti 3 0 1 2 3 8 1 1

61 Cuba 6 0 1 5 5 18 1 2

62 Algeria 3 0 0 3 0 5 0 1

63 Malawi 3 0 0 3 1 7 0 1

64 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 10 0 1

65 Austria 3 0 0 3 1 14 0 1

66 Honduras 6 0 0 6 4 15 0 2

67 Trinidad and Tobago 6 0 0 6 3 23 0 2

68 Thailand 6 0 0 6 5 29 0 2

69 Canada 12 0 0 12 3 42 0 4

Overall matches played 456 Legend:

Overall goals scored 1378

MP Matches played

Avg. goals per match 3.02

W Wins

D Draws

L Losses

GF Goals for

GA Goals against

Pts. Points


Team statistics

Most participations 13 USA 12 Brazil 10 Australia, Argentina 9 Mexico, Nigeria 8 Ghana, Spain, Costa Rica 7 Qatar, Germany Most goals in one competition 22 Spain 1997 21 URS 1987, Brazil 1997 20 Nigeria 1993, Germany, 2007 19 Ghana 1999 18 France 2001 18 Switzerland, Spain 2009 17 Nigeria 2009 16 Spain 2003,Mexico 2005, Brazil 2005,

Nigeria 2007 15 Brazil 2003, Turkey 2005 Most penalty goals 8 Argentina, Nigeria, Spain 6 Brazil, Colombia 4 Bahrain, Chile, USA Most clean sheets per team 26 Brazil 22 Nigeria 19 Argentina 17 Ghana 14 Mexico 13 Australia Minutes without conceding a goal 730’ Nigeria 1987-1993 551’ Brazil 2003-2005 442’ Brazil 1989-1991 437’ Argentina 1993-1995 404’ Argentina 1995-1997 Consecutive wins 7 Brazil 1997-1999 7 Switzerland 2009 6 Ghana 1995; 1991-1993 6 Nigeria 1993, 2007

Consecutive defeats 12 Canada 1987-1995 6 Australia 2001-2005 6 Thailand 1997-1999 6 Trinidad and Tobago 2001-2007 6 USA 1993-1997 6 Uruguay 1999-2009 6 Honduras 2007-2009 Consecutive matches scoring goals 21 Ghana 1997-2007 15 Brazil 2001-2005 15 Nigeria 1993-2001 13 Ghana 1991-1995 12 France 1997-2007 11 Brazil 1995-1999 11 Spain 1995-1999 11 USA 1987-1993 11 Mexico 1987-1999 11 Turkey 2005-2009 11 Germany 1999-2009 Consecutive matches without conceding a goal 7 Nigeria 1989-1993 5 Brazil 2003 4 Argentina 1993-1995 1995-1997; 2003 4 Brazil 1989-1991 Consecutive matches without scoring 4 Mali 1997-1999 4 Brazil 1987-1989 3 Australia 2003-2005 3 Jamaica 1999 3 New Zealand 1997; 2007 3 USA 1995-1997 3 Qatar 1987-1991; 1995-1999 3 Canada 1993 3 Bahrain 1989 3 Honduras 2007-2009 3 Algeria 2009


Consecutive matches without defeat 16 Nigeria 1987-1995 15 Brazil 1997-2001 13 Nigeria 2003-2009 12 Ghana 1989-1993 12 Spain 2003-2009 11 Ghana 1995-1997 10 Ghana 1999-2007 Matches won from two goals down 06.08.1995 Guinea, from 0-2 v. Portugal 3-2 14.08.2003 Portugal, from 0-2 v. Yemen 4-3 17.08.2003 Spain, from 0-2 v. Korea Rep. 3-2 27.08.2003 Spain, from 0-2 v. Argentina 3-2 04.11.2009 Colombia, from 0-2v.Argentina 3-2 Matches drawn from five goals down 20.02.2003 Cameroon, from 0-5 v. Portugal 5-5

Teams eliminated without losing a match 7 Spain 2007 (4 wins- 3 draws) 6 Scotland 1989 (3 wins- 3 draws) 5 USA 1999 (3 wins- 2 draws) 5 Ghana 1999 (3 wins- 2 draws) 5 Turkey 2009 (3 wins- 2 draws) 4 Australia 1985 (3 wins- 1 draw) 4 Nigeria 1989 (2 wins- 2 draws) 4 USA 1991 (3 wins- 1 draw) Most yellow cards in a match 10 Brazil - Yemen 20.08.2003 10 Argentina - Spain 27.08.2003 9 Turkey - Brazil 29.09.2005 8 Brazil - Argentina 14.09.1997 8 Uruguay - Poland 11.11.1999 8 Ghana - Brazil 24.11.1999 8 Switzerland - Brazil 30.10.2009 8 Argentina - Colombia 04.11.2009 Most red cards in a match 4 Brazil - Gambia 17.09.2005 3 Qatar - Mexico 20.08.1991 3 Paraguay - Iran 20.09.2001 3 Turkey - Brazil 29.09.2005


Player statistics

Most penalty goals 3 Khaled Jasem, BHR 1989 3 Sebastian Rozental, CHI 1993 2 Cesar La Paglia, ARG 1995 2 Hugo Colace, ARG 2001 2 Yuxin Xie, CHN 1985 2 Carlos Hidalgo, COL 2003 2 Niko Kranjcar, CRO 2001 2 Henri Lansbury, ENG 2007 2 Ousman Jallow, GAM 2005 2 Femi Opabumni, NGA 2001 2 Mohamed Al Khatir, OMA 1995 2 Abdulaziz Al Razgan, KSA 1985 2 Nour Hadhria, TUN 2007 2 Serhiy Bezhenar, URS 1987 2 Duarte, ESP 1995 2 Nassim Ben Khalifa 2009 Fastest goals in the final 3’ Wilson Oruma, NGA 1993 v. GHA 4’ Jonathan Akpoborire, NGA1985 v. FRG 6’ Yuri Nikiforov, URS 1987 v. NGA 7’ Ian Downie, SCO 1989 v. KSA 7’ Leonardo, BRA 2003 v. ESP

11’ Philip Osundo, NGA 1987 v. URS Fastest substitutions 4’ Mike Potempa, USA v. GHA 1995 4’ Mike Van der Kooji, NED v. MEX 2005 5’ Salisu Nakade, NGA v. ITA 1985 5’ Peter Radojiewski, FRG v. NGA 1985 6’ Isco, ESP v. USA 2009 9’ Raul Zepeda, MEX v. BRA 1985 Fastest cautions 1’ Issa Traore, CIV v. ITA 1987 1’ Rodrigo Vilarino, ARG v. NGA 1993 1’ Dini Kamara, GHA v. POR 1995 1’ Young Rok Shin, KOR v. ESP 2003 2’ Juan Saiz, COL v. ARG 2009 2’ Simoes, BRA v. TUR 2005 2’ Isomiddin Qurbonov, TJK v. BEL 2007 Fastest expulsions 2’ Sergi Gomez, ESP v. USA 2009 8’ Willie Brown, GHA v. URU 1991 10’ Lama Dea, CIV v. ECU 1987 10’ Mubarak Wakaso, GHA v. PER 2005


Ranking by tournament

1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

1 NGA RUS KSA GHA NGA GHA BRA BRA FRA BRA MEX NGA SUI

2 GER NGA SCO ESP GHA BRA GHA AUS NGA ESP BRA ESP NGA

3 BRA CIV POR ARG CHI ARG ESP GHA BFA ARG NED GER ESP

4 GUI ITA BHR QAT POL OMA GER USA ARG COL TUR GHA COL

5 AUS QAT NGA USA CZE NGA MLI PAR BRA USA USA ENG TUR

6 KSA AUS BRA BRA AUS AUS ARG MEX CRC / MLI

MEX CRC ARG ITA

7 HUN FRA ARG AUS USA ECU OMA QAT

CRC CHN FRA URU

8 CHN KOR GDR GER JPN POR EGY URU AUT POR PRK PER KOR

9 ARG KSA GUI CGO ARG ESP CHI ESP PAR NGA GAM TUN IRN

10 MEX MEX USA SUD MEX JPN MEX BFA ESP CMR ITA BRA MEX

11 ITA EGY CHN MEX COL GER / GUI

USA NZL CRO KOR GHA COL ARG

12 USA ECU GHA ITA TUN

BHR POL JPN FIN AUS TJK USA

13 BOL BRA COL URU QAT CRC CRC GER OMA SLE PER SYR GER

14 CGO USA AUS CHN CHN QAT THA MLI IRN CHN CIV CRC BFA

15 QAT BOL CUB UAE ITA USA AUT JAM USA YEM URU PRK UAE

16 CRC CAN CAN CUB CAN CAN NZL THA TRI AUS QAT USA NZL

17

JPN BRA / NED

18

KOR

19

BEL GAM

20

TOG CRC

21

HAI JPN

22

HON HON

23

TRI ALG

24 NZL MWI


Final Competition – Nutshell

Year Host country Teams Matches Goals Ø Spectators Ø Year Winners

1985 China PR 16 32 91 2.84 1,231,000 38,469 1985 Nigeria

1987 Canada 16 32 82 2.56 169,160 5,286 1987 Soviet Union

1989 Scotland 16 32 77 2.41 256,000 8,000 1989 Saudi Arabia

1991 Italy 16 32 81 2.53 37,000 1,156 1991 Ghana

1993 Japan 16 32 107 3.34 233,004 7,281 1993 Nigeria

1995 Ecuador 16 32 84 2.63 463,000 14,469 1995 Ghana

1997 Egypt 16 32 117 3.66 633,000 19,781 1997 Brazil

1999 New Zealand 16 32 93 2.91 216,853 6,777 1999 Brazil

2001 Trinidad & Tobago 16 32 102 3.19 328,303 10,259 2001 France

2003 Finland 16 32 117 3.66 183,616 5,738 2003 Brazil

2005 Peru 16 32 111 3.47 551,817 17,244 2005 Mexico

2007 Korea Republic 24 52 165 3.17 434,067 8,347 2007 Nigeria

2009 Nigeria 24 52 151 2.9 778,787 14,977 2009 Switzerland

Total 456 1,378 3.02 5,515,607 12,096

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