U-17 World Cup 2007

FIFA U-16 World Cup 2007
FIFA U-16 World Cup 2007
Number of nations	24  (of 175 applicants)
World Champion	Nigeria (3rd title)
venue	South Korea
Opening game	August 18, 2007
Endgame	September 9, 2007
Games	52
Gates	165  (⌀: 3.17 per game)
spectator	436,079  (⌀: 8,386 per game)
Top scorer	Macauley Chrisantus (7 goals)
Best player	Toni Kroos
yellow cards	167  (⌀: 3.21 per game)
Yellow-red cards	8  (⌀: 0.15 per game)
Red cards	5  (⌀: 0.1 per game)

The 12th U-17 World Cup took place from August 18 to September 9, 2007 in South Korea . The defending champion was the national team of Mexico , which could not qualify for this tournament.

After a dry spell of three World Cup tournaments, the selection of the DFB was able to qualify again for the U-17 World Cup. She managed to reach the semi-finals, which she lost to later world champions Nigeria. However, she was able to make the game for third place victorious.

The Brazilian Fabinho scored the fastest goal ever in a FIFA tournament after nine seconds in the group game against New Zealand.

Venues

Suwon Seogwipo Ulsan Gwangyang Changwon Cheonan Goyang Seoul

2007 venues in South Korea

Venue	Stadion	Spectator seats
Suwon	Suwon Stadium	32,000
Seogwipo	Jeju World Cup Stadium	35,657
Ulsan	Ulsan Stadium	19,665
Gwangyang	Gwangyang Football Stadium	14,284
Changwon	Changwon Sports Park	37,000
Cheonan	Cheonan Stadium	21,000
Goyang	Goyang Stadium	41,311
Seoul	Seoul World Cup Stadium	68,476

Attendees

5 from Europe	Belgium	Germany	England	France	Spain
4 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Colombia	Peru
5 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Honduras	Haiti	Trinidad and Tobago	United States
4 from Africa	Ghana	Nigeria	Togo	Tunisia
5 from Asia	Syria	Japan	North Korea	South Korea	Tajikistan
1 from Oceania	New Zealand

Teams from German-speaking countries

DFB selection

player	society	Games	Gates	yellow	Yellow Red	red
1 Fabian Giefer	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2	0	1	-	-
2 Kai-Bastian Evers	Borussia Dortmund	6th	0	1	-	-
3 Jonas Strifler	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	2	0	-	-	-
4 Nils Teixeira	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	7th	0	1	-	-
5 Konstantin Rausch	Hannover 96	6th	0	-	1	-
6 Kevin Wolze	Bolton Wanderers	7th	1	2	-	-
7 Henning Sauerbier	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3	0	1	-	-
8 Patrick Funk	VfB Stuttgart	4th	1	-	-	-
9 Richard Sukuta-Pasu	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	7th	4th	-	-	-
10 Toni Kroos	FC Bayern Munich	6th	5	1	-	-
11 Dennis Dowidat	Borussia Monchengladbach	6th	3	2	-	-
12 René Vollath	1. FC Nuremberg	5	0	-	-	-
13 Mehmet Ekici	FC Bayern Munich	1	0	-	-	-
14 Matthias Haas	FC Bayern Munich	1	0	-	-	-
15 Tony Jantschke	Borussia Monchengladbach	2	0	-	-	-
16 Sebastian Rudy	VfB Stuttgart	6th	1	2	-	-
17 Alexander Esswein	1. FC Kaiserslautern	6th	3	-	1	-
18 Mario Erb	FC Bayern Munich	7th	0	1	-	-
19 Fabian Broghammer	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	5	0	2	-	-
20 Sascha Bigalke	Hertha BSC	7th	1	-	-	-
21 Kevin Trapp	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0	0	-	-	-

• Trainer: Heiko Herrlich

mode

• The preliminary round is played in six groups of four teams each.
• The first two in each group as well as the four best thirds reach the round of 16.
• From the round of 16, the knockout system will continue to play.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Peru	3	2	0	1	002-000	+2	06th
2.	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	003: 200	+1	04th
3.	South Korea	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03
4th	Togo	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02

August 18, 2007
Costa Rica	-	Togo	1: 1
South Korea	-	Peru	0: 1
August 21, 2007
Togo	-	Peru	0-0
Costa Rica	-	South Korea	2-0
August 24, 2007
South Korea	-	Togo	2: 1
Peru	-	Costa Rica	1-0

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	3	2	0	1	008: 200	+6	06th
2.	Brazil	3	2	0	1	014: 300	+11	06th
3.	North Korea	3	1	1	1	003: 700	−4	04th
4th	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	000:130	−13	00

August 18, 2007
North Korea	-	England	1: 1
Brazil	-	New Zealand	7-0
August 21, 2007
New Zealand	-	England	0: 5
Brazil	-	North Korea	6: 1
August 24, 2007
North Korea	-	New Zealand	1-0
England	-	Brazil	2: 1

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	2	0	1	007: 400	+3	06th
2.	Argentina	3	1	2	0	005: 200	+3	05
3.	Syria	3	1	1	1	003: 200	+1	04th
4th	Honduras	3	0	0	3	003:100	−7	00

August 19, 2007
Honduras	-	Spain	2: 4
Argentina	-	Syria	0-0
August 22, 2007
Syria	-	Spain	1: 2
Argentina	-	Honduras	4: 1
August 25, 2007
Honduras	-	Syria	0: 2
Spain	-	Argentina	1: 1

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
2.	Nigeria	3	3	0	0	009: 200	+7	09
2.	France	3	1	1	1	004: 400	± 0	04th
3.	Japan	3	1	0	2	004: 600	−2	03
4th	Haiti	3	0	1	2	003: 900	−6	01

August 19, 2007
Nigeria	-	France	2: 1
Japan	-	Haiti	3: 1
August 22, 2007
Haiti	-	France	1: 1
Japan	-	Nigeria	0: 3
August 25, 2007
Nigeria	-	Haiti	4: 1
France	-	Japan	2: 1

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tunisia	3	3	0	0	008: 300	+5	09
2.	United States	3	1	0	2	006: 700	−1	03
3.	Tajikistan	3	1	0	2	004: 500	−1	03
4th	Belgium	3	1	0	2	003: 600	−3	03

August 20, 2007
Belgium	-	Tunisia	2: 4
Tajikistan	-	United States	4: 3
August 23, 2007
United States	-	Tunisia	1: 3
Tajikistan	-	Belgium	0: 1
August 26, 2007
Belgium	-	United States	0: 2
Tunisia	-	Tajikistan	1-0

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Germany	3	2	0	1	011: 500	+6	06th
2.	Ghana	3	2	0	1	008: 500	+3	06th
3.	Colombia	3	1	1	1	009: 500	+4	04th
4th	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	001:140	−13	00

August 20, 2007
Colombia	-	Germany	3: 3
Trinidad and Tobago	-	Ghana	1: 4
August 23, 2007
Ghana	-	Germany	2: 3
Trinidad and Tobago	-	Colombia	0: 5
August 26, 2007
Colombia	-	Ghana	1: 2
Germany	-	Trinidad and Tobago	5-0

Third place

The four best third-placed teams reached the round of 16 alongside the two group winners.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	group
1.	Colombia	3	1	1	1	009: 500	+4	04th	F.
2.	Syria	3	1	1	1	003: 200	+1	04th	C.
3.	North Korea	3	1	1	1	003: 700	−4	04th	B.
4th	Tajikistan	3	1	0	2	004: 500	−1	03	E.
5.	Japan	3	1	0	2	004: 600	−2	03	D.
6th	South Korea	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03	A.

Final round

Round of 16

August 29, 2007
Spain	-	North Korea	3-0
August 29, 2007
Tunisia	-	France	1: 3 a.d.
August 29, 2007
Peru	-	Tajikistan	1: 1 n.V., 5: 4 i. E.
August 29, 2007
Ghana	-	Brazil	1-0
August 30, 2007
Argentina	-	Costa Rica	2-0
August 30, 2007
Nigeria	-	Colombia	2: 1
August 30, 2007
England	-	Syria	3: 1
August 30, 2007
Germany	-	United States	2: 1

Quarter finals

September 1, 2007
France	-	Spain	1: 1 n.V., 4: 5 i. E.
September 1, 2007
Ghana	-	Peru	2-0
September 2, 2007
Argentina	-	Nigeria	0: 2
September 2, 2007
England	-	Germany	1: 4

Semifinals

September 5, 2007
Spain	-	Ghana	2: 1 a.d.
September 6, 2007
Nigeria	-	Germany	3: 1

3rd place match

September 9, 2007
Ghana	-	Germany	1: 2

final

September 9, 2007
Spain	-	Nigeria	0: 0 n.V., 0: 3 i. E.

Best goal scorers

The top scorers of the 2007 U-17 World Cup are listed below. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

space	player	Gates
1	Macauley Chrisantus	7th
2	Ransford Osei	6th
3	Toni Kroos	5
	Bojan	5
5	Damien Le Tallec	4th
	Richard Sukuta-Pasu	4th
	Sadick Adams	4th

Web links

• Official website of the FIFA competition

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007 - Brazil 7: 0 (3: 0) New Zealand - match report -. de.fifa.com, accessed March 1, 2015 .