U-17 World Cup 2013

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2013
FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013
Number of nations	24  (of 181 applicants)
World Champion	Nigeria (4th title)
venue	UA Emirates
Opening game	17th October 2013
Endgame	November 8, 2013
Games	52
Gates	172  (⌀: 3.31 per game)
spectator	318,108  (⌀: 6,117 per game)
Top scorer	Valmir Berisha (7 goals)
Best player	Kelechi Iheanacho
Best goalkeeper	Dele Alampasu
yellow cards	150  (⌀: 2.88 per game)
Yellow-red cards	5  (⌀: 0.1 per game)
Red cards	5  (⌀: 0.1 per game)

Abu Dhabi Ras al-Khaimah Fujairah Sharjah Dubai al-Ain

2013 venues in the UAE

The 15th U-17 World Cup took place in October and November 2013 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the second FIFA tournament to be held in the UAE after the 2003 U-20 World Cup . The German team had not qualified for the EM 2013 and therefore not for the World Cup either. The U-17 team from Nigeria became world champions, winning for the fourth time and is now the sole record world champion in this age group. In the final, defending champions Mexico were defeated, who, like the third-placed team from Sweden, played in a preliminary group with Nigeria. This is the first time that three teams from a preliminary group have taken the top three places in a FIFA tournament.

Venues

Venue	Stadion	capacity
Abu Dhabi	al-Jazira-Mohammed-Bin-Zayed-Stadion	42,056
Ras al-Khaimah	Emirates Club Stadium	3,000
Fujairah	Fujairah Club Stadium	5,000
Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium	20,000
Dubai	Al-Rashid Stadium	18,000
al-Ain	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium	12,000

Attendees

6 from Europe	Italy	Croatia	Austria	Russia *	Slovakia *	Sweden *
4 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Venezuela *	Uruguay
4 from North and Central America	Honduras	Canada	Mexico	Panama
4 from Africa	Ivory Coast	Morocco *	Nigeria	Tunisia
5 from Asia	Iraq *	Iran	Japan	Uzbekistan	UA Emirates
1 from Oceania	New Zealand

* First participation in each case.

mode

The mode corresponds to that last used at the 1994 Men's World Cup in the United States . The 24 qualified teams are divided into 6 groups. The four teams in each group play once against each other team in the group. The group winners and runners-up as well as the four best thirds in the group qualify for the round of 16 from which the knockout system continues. The first two games of each group take place as a double event at one location; for the third group game, two teams must travel to another location. The last games take place in parallel for each group, although there are also double events with games from other groups. The first four games of the round of 16 and the games for places 1 and 3 will also take place as a double event.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round is held in six groups with four teams each. The six group winners and runners-up as well as the four best thirds in the group qualify for the round of 16. All times refer to the local time. The group stage draw took place on August 26, 2013 in Abu Dhabi.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	015: 200	+13	09
2.	Honduras	3	1	1	1	004: 600	−2	04th
3.	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	005: 800	−3	04th
4th	UA Emirates	3	0	0	3	002:100	−8	00

Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Brazil	-	Slovakia	6: 1 (3: 0)
Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
UA Emirates	-	Honduras	1: 2 (1: 1)
Sun., October 20, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Slovakia	-	Honduras	2: 2 (0: 1)
Sun., October 20, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
UA Emirates	-	Brazil	1: 6 (0: 3)
Wed., October 23, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Slovakia	-	UA Emirates	2: 0 (1: 0)
Wed., October 23, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Honduras	-	Brazil	0: 3 (0: 2)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	010: 200	+8	07th
2.	Italy	3	2	0	1	003: 200	+1	06th
3.	Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	004: 200	+2	04th
4th	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	000:110	−11	00

Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Uruguay	-	New Zealand	7: 0 (2: 0)
Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Ivory Coast	-	Italy	0: 1 (0: 0)
Sun., October 20, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Uruguay	-	Ivory Coast	1: 1 (0: 1)
Sun., October 20, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Italy	-	New Zealand	1: 0 (0: 0)
Wed., October 23, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
New Zealand	-	Ivory Coast	0: 3 (0: 1)
Wed., October 23, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Italy	-	Uruguay	1: 2 (1: 1)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Morocco	3	2	1	0	007: 300	+4	07th
2.	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	004: 100	+3	07th
3.	Croatia	3	1	0	2	003: 500	−2	03
4th	Panama	3	0	0	3	002: 700	−5	00

Friday, October 18, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Croatia	-	Morocco	1: 3 (0: 3)
Friday, October 18, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Panama	-	Uzbekistan	0: 2 (0: 0)
Mon., October 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Croatia	-	Panama	1: 0 (1: 0)
Mon., October 21, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Uzbekistan	-	Morocco	0-0
Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Uzbekistan	-	Croatia	2: 1 (1: 1)
Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Morocco	-	Panama	4: 2 (2: 1)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Japan	3	3	0	0	006: 200	+4	09
2.	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
3.	Russia	3	1	0	2	004: 200	+2	03
4th	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	002: 900	−7	00

Friday, October 18, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Tunisia	-	Venezuela	2: 1 (1: 0)
Friday, October 18, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Russia	-	Japan	0: 1 (0: 1)
Mon., October 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Tunisia	-	Russia	1: 0 (0: 0)
Mon., October 21, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Japan	-	Venezuela	3: 1 (2: 1)
Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Venezuela	-	Russia	0: 4 (0: 3)
Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Japan	-	Tunisia	2: 1 (0: 1)

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	2	1	0	007: 300	+4	07th
2.	Iran	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
3.	Canada	3	0	2	1	003: 600	−3	02
4th	Austria	3	0	1	2	004: 600	−2	01

Sat, October 19, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Dubai
Canada	-	Austria	2: 2 (0: 1)
Sat., October 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Dubai
Iran	-	Argentina	1: 1 (1: 1)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Dubai
Canada	-	Iran	1: 1 (0: 1)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Dubai
Argentina	-	Austria	3: 2 (1: 1)
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Dubai
Argentina	-	Canada	3: 0 (1: 0)
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Austria	-	Iran	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	3	2	1	0	014: 400	+10	07th
2.	Mexico	3	2	0	1	005: 700	−2	06th
3.	Sweden	3	1	1	1	007: 500	+2	04th
4th	Iraq	3	0	0	3	002:120	−10	00

Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Mexico	-	Nigeria	1: 6 (1: 2)
Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Iraq	-	Sweden	1: 4 (1: 1)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Mexico	-	Iraq	3: 1 (2: 0)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Sweden	-	Nigeria	3: 3 (2: 1)
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Dubai
Nigeria	-	Iraq	5: 0 (4: 0)
Friday, October 25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Sweden	-	Mexico	0: 1 (0: 0)

Ranking of third party groups

Pl.	Country (group)	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Sweden (F)	3	1	1	1	007: 500	+2	04th
2.	Ivory Coast (B)	3	1	1	1	004: 200	+2	04th
3.	Slovakia (A)	3	1	1	1	005: 800	−3	04th
4th	Russia (D)	3	1	0	2	004: 200	+2	03
5.	Croatia (C)	3	1	0	2	003: 500	−2	03
6th	Canada (E)	3	0	2	1	003: 600	−3	02

Final round

game schedule

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Honduras	1
	Uzbekistan	0
					Honduras	1
					Sweden	2
	Japan	1
	Sweden	2
									Sweden	0
									Nigeria	3
	Uruguay	4th
	Slovakia	2
					Uruguay	0
					Nigeria	2
	Nigeria	4th
	Iran	1
													Nigeria	3
													Mexico	0
	Argentina	3
	Tunisia	1
					Argentina	2
					Ivory Coast	1
	Morocco	1
	Ivory Coast	2
									Argentina	0
									Mexico	3			3rd place match
	Brazil	3
	Russia	1
					Brazil	1 (10)							Sweden	4th
					Mexico	1 (11)							Argentina	1
	Italy	0
	Mexico	2

¹ win on penalties

Round of 16

Mon., October 28, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Italy	-	Mexico	0: 2 (0: 1)
Mon., October 28, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Japan	-	Sweden	1: 2 (0: 2)
Mon., October 28, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Brazil	-	Russia	3: 1 (0: 0)
Mon., October 28, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Honduras	-	Uzbekistan	1: 0 (0: 0)
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Ras al-Khaimah
Uruguay	-	Slovakia	4: 2 (3: 0)
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Fujairah
Morocco	-	Ivory Coast	1: 2 (0: 1)
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Dubai
Argentina	-	Tunisia	3: 1 (1: 1)
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Nigeria	-	Iran	4: 1 (3: 0)

Quarter finals

Friday, November 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in al-Ain
Honduras	-	Sweden	1: 2 (1: 0)
Friday, November 1st, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Dubai
Brazil	-	Mexico	1: 1 (0: 0), 10:11 i. E.
Sat., November 2, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Argentina	-	Ivory Coast	2: 1 (2: 0)
Sat., November 2, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Sharjah
Uruguay	-	Nigeria	0: 2 (0: 1)

Semifinals

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Argentina	-	Mexico	0: 3 (0: 2)
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Dubai
Sweden	-	Nigeria	0: 3 (0: 1)

3rd place match

Friday, November 8, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Sweden	-	Argentina	4: 1 (3: 1)

final

Fri., November 8, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi
Nigeria	-	Mexico	3: 0 (1: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Valmir Berisha	7th
2	Kelechi Iheanacho	6th
	Boschila	6th
4th	Nathan	5
	Tomáš Vestenický	5
6th	Taiwo Owoniyi	4th
	Mosquito	4th
	Franco Acosta	4th
	Joaquín Ibáñez	4th
	Musa Yahaya	4th
	Iván Ochoa	4th
	Leandro Otormín	4th

Awards

adidas Golden Ball

The “Golden Ball” for the best player went to the Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho . The "Silver Ball" went to the Brazilian Nathan and the "Bronze Ball" from the Mexicans Ivan Ochoa .

adidas Golden Shoe

The Swede Valmir Berisha won the “Golden Shoe” for the tournament's best goalscorer with 7 goals. The “Silver Shoe” went to Kelechi Iheanacho from Nigeria (6 goals) and the “Bronze Shoe” to the Brazilian Boschila (also 6 goals), whereby the number of assists decided on the placement.

adidas Golden Glove

The Nigerian Dele Alampasu was awarded the “Golden Glove” for the best goalkeeping performance.

FIFA Fair Play Award

The Nigerian U-17 team won the “FIFA Fair Play Award”.

referee

The following football referees and assistant referees have been nominated by FIFA for the 52 games of the 2011 U-17 World Cup .

Association	referee	vintage		Assistant 1	vintage	Assistant 2	vintage
AFC	Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi	1970		Badr Al Shumrani		Hamed Al Mayahi
	Abdulrahman Abdou	1972		Taleb Al Marri		Yaser Marad
	Kim Dong-jin	1973		Jeong Hae-sang		Jang Byoung-eun
CAF	Daniel Bennett	1976		Zakhele Siwela		Marwa Range
	Badara Diatta	1969		Djibril Camara		El Hadji Samba
	Slim Jedidi	1970		Bechir Hassani		Anouar Hmila
CONCACAF	Marco Antonio Rodríguez	1973		Marcos Quintero		Marvin Torrentera
	Jair Marrufo	1977		Eric Boria		Octavio Jara
	Elmer Bonilla	1978		Hermenerito Leal		Ricardo Morgan
CONMEBOL	Héber Lopes	1972		Alessandro Rocha		Marcello van Gasse
	Néstor Pitana	1975		Juan Pablo Benatti		Diego Bonfa
	Martín Vázquez	1969		Miguel Nievas		Nicolas Taran
	Raúl Orosco	1979		Efrain Castro		Arol Valda
	Juan Soto	1977		Carlos Lopez		Jorge Urrego
OFC	Norbert Hauata	1979		Tevita Makasini		Mark Rule	1981
UEFA	Wolfgang Stark	1969		Mike Pickel	1975	Jan-Hendrik Salver	1969
	Svein Oddvar Moen	1979		Frank Andas		Kim Haglund	1977
	Pavel Královec	1977		Martin Wilczek	1970	Roman Slyško	1973
	Mark Clattenburg	1975		Simon Beck		Stephen Child
	Gianluca Rocchi	1973		Gianluca Cariolato		Elenito Di Liberatore
	Craig A. Thomson	1972		Alan Mulvanny		Derek Rose

Web links

• Official website of FIFA

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SID : U-17 juniors miss out on European Championship participation. In: fifa.com. FIFA , March 31, 2013, accessed August 14, 2013 . 
2. ^ Referee. In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed September 30, 2013 .