2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2013
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	17 October – 8 November
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-up	Mexico
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	172 (3.31 per match)
Attendance	318,108 (6,117 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Valmir Berisha (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Kelechi Iheanacho
Best goalkeeper	Dele Alampasu
Fair play award	Nigeria
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The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[1] The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. ^[2] Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claiming the country's fourth title. Sweden won the bronze with a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the third-place play-off match.

Players born after 1 January 1996 could participate in this tournament.

Bids

There were two official bids:

•   United Arab Emirates
•   Ghana ^[1]

Venues

In June 2012, FIFA selected the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium in Al Ain, the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai, the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras al-Khaimah and the Fujairah Club Stadium in the state of Fujairah as venues. ^[3] The use of Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah was initially proposed, ^[4] and it was finally selected as a venue, in September 2012. ^[5] Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium replaced Al Nahyan Stadium of Abu Dhabi and hosted the final. ^[6]

Dubai		Ras al-Khaimah		Fujairah
Al-Rashid Stadium		Emirates Club Stadium		Fujairah Club Stadium
Capacity: 18,000		Capacity: 3,000		Capacity: 5,000
Al Ain Abu Dhabi Dubai Ras al-Khaimah Fujairah Sharjah
Abu Dhabi		Al Ain		Sharjah
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium		Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium		Sharjah Stadium
Capacity: 42,056		Capacity: 16,000		Capacity: 12,000

Teams

In addition to host nation United Arab Emirates, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Venue	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	Host nation		United Arab Emirates
	2012 AFC U-16 Championship	Iran	Iran   Iraq 1   Japan   Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa)	2013 African U-17 Championship	Morocco	Côte d'Ivoire   Morocco 1   Nigeria   Tunisia
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Panama	Canada   Honduras   Mexico   Panama
CONMEBOL (South America)	2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship	Argentina	Argentina   Brazil   Uruguay   Venezuela 1
OFC (Oceania)	2013 OFC U-17 Championship	Vanuatu	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Slovakia	Austria   Croatia   Italy   Russia 2   Slovakia 3   Sweden 1

Match officials

Confederation	Referee	Assistants
AFC	Khalil Al-Ghamdi ( Saudi Arabia)	Badr Al-Shumrani ( Saudi Arabia) Hamad Al-Mayahi ( Oman)
	Kim Dong-Jin ( South Korea)	Jeong Hae-Sang ( South Korea) Yang Byoung-Eun ( South Korea)
	Abdulrahman Abdou ( Qatar)	Taleb Al-Marri ( Qatar) Yaser Marad ( Kuwait)
CAF	Badara Diatta ( Senegal)	Djibril Camara ( Senegal) El Hadji Samba ( Senegal)
	Daniel Bennett ( South Africa)	Zakhele Siwela ( South Africa) Aden Marwa ( Kenya)
	Slim Jedidi ( Tunisia)	Bechir Hassani ( Tunisia) Anouar Hmila ( Tunisia)
CONCACAF	Elmer Bonilla ( El Salvador)	Octavio Jarra ( Costa Rica) Hermenerito Leal ( Guatemala)
	Marco Rodríguez ( Mexico)	Marcos Quintero ( Mexico) Marvin Torrentera ( Mexico)
	Jair Marrufo ( United States)	Eric Boria ( United States) Ricardo Morgan ( Jamaica)
CONMEBOL	Néstor Pitana ( Argentina)	Juan Pablo Belatti ( Argentina) Diego Bonfá ( Argentina)
	Raúl Orosco ( Bolivia)	Efraín Castro ( Bolivia) Arol Valda ( Bolivia)
	Héber Lopes ( Brazil)	Alessandro Rocha ( Brazil) Marcelo van Gasse ( Brazil)
	Martín Vázquez ( Uruguay)	Nicolas Tarán ( Uruguay) Miguel Nievas ( Uruguay)
	Juan Soto ( Venezuela)	Jorge Urrego ( Venezuela) Carlos López Rico ( Venezuela)
OFC	Norbert Hauata ( Tahiti)	Mark Rule ( New Zealand) Tevita Makasini ( Tonga)
UEFA	Pavel Královec ( Czech Republic)	Martin Wilczek ( Czech Republic) Roman Slyško ( Slovakia)
	Mark Clattenburg ( England)	Stephen Child ( England) Simon Beck ( England)
	Wolfgang Stark ( Germany)	Jan-Hendrik Salver ( Germany) Mike Pickel ( Germany)
	Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy)	Elenito Di Liberatore ( Italy) Gianluca Cariolato ( Italy)
	Svein Oddvar Moen ( Norway)	Frank Andås ( Norway) Kim Haglund ( Norway)
	Craig Thomson ( Scotland)	Derek Rose ( Scotland) Alan Mulvanny ( Scotland)

Squads

Teams had to name a 21-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. ^[7]

Draw

The final draw for group stage was held on 26 August 2013 in Abu Dhabi at the Bab Al Bahr Hotel at 19:00 ( local time). ^{[8] [9]}

Prior to the draw, FIFA announced that as host, the United Arab Emirates would be placed as 'A1', to assist with ticket sales. ^[10] The continental champions of the confederations AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and UEFA are assigned to the other five groups. Teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn against each other at the group stage.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
United Arab Emirates (assigned to Group A)   Iran   Iraq   Japan   Uzbekistan (assigned to Group C)   New Zealand	Argentina (assigned to Group E)   Brazil   Uruguay   Venezuela   Mexico (assigned to Group F)   Panama	Canada   Honduras   Côte d'Ivoire (assigned to Group B)   Morocco   Nigeria   Tunisia	Austria   Croatia   Italy   Russia (assigned to Group D)   Slovakia   Sweden

Logo and tickets

The logo of the competition was unveiled on 5 March 2013, including the local organising committee asking Omar Abdulrahman to be a 'brand ambassador' for this event. ^[11]

'Stadium package' tickets for the Tournament went on sale on 26 June, with the ability to buy tickets per match once the draw has been made. ^[12]

A falcon known as 'Shaqran' will be the mascot for the World Cup, after being introduced to local journalists on 13 May . ^[13]

Group stage

The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16). ^[14]

The ranking of each team in each group is determined as follows:

1. points obtained in all group matches;
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, UTC+04:00. ^[15]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	15	2	+13	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Honduras	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3	4
4	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Russia	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	3
4	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

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Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Iran	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Canada	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
4	Austria	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

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Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Nigeria	3	2	1	0	14	4	+10	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	5	7	−2	6
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

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Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows: ^[14]

1. points obtained in all group matches;
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	F	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4	Advanced to knockout stage
2	B	Côte d'Ivoire	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	A	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3	4
4	D	Russia	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	3
5	C	Croatia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
6	E	Canada	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, with the match to be determined by a penalty shoot-out. ^[14]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

28 October — Sharjah

Honduras

1

1 November — Al Ain

Uzbekistan

0

Honduras

1

28 October — Sharjah

Sweden

2

Japan

1

5 November — Dubai

Sweden

2

Sweden

0

29 October — Ras al-Khaimah

Nigeria

3

Uruguay

4

2 November — Sharjah

Slovakia

2

Uruguay

0

29 October — Al Ain

Nigeria

2

Nigeria

4

8 November — Abu Dhabi

Iran

1

Nigeria

3

29 October — Dubai

Mexico

0

Argentina

3

2 November — Sharjah

Tunisia

1

Argentina

2

29 October — Fujairah

Ivory Coast

1

Morocco

1

5 November — Abu Dhabi

Ivory Coast

2

Argentina

0

28 October — Abu Dhabi

Mexico

3

Third place

Brazil

3

1 November — Dubai

8 November — Abu Dhabi

Russia

1

Brazil

1 (10)

Sweden

4

28 October — Abu Dhabi

Mexico ( pen.)

1 (11)

Argentina

1

Italy

0

Mexico

2

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Play-off for third place

Final

Awards

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Kelechi Iheanacho	Nathan	Iván Ochoa
Golden Boot	Silver Boot	Bronze Boot
Valmir Berisha	Kelechi Iheanacho	Boschilia
7 goals (0 assists) [16]	6 goals (7 assists) [16]	6 goals (3 assists) [16]
Golden Glove
Dele Alampasu
FIFA Fair Play Award
Nigeria

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Nigeria	7	6	1	0	26	5	+21	19	Champions
2	Mexico	7	4	1	2	11	11	0	13	Runners-up
3	Sweden	7	4	1	2	15	11	+4	13	Third place
4	Argentina	7	4	1	2	13	12	+1	13	Fourth place
5	Brazil	5	4	1	0	19	4	+15	13	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	Uruguay	5	3	1	1	14	6	+8	10
7	Ivory Coast	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	7
8	Honduras	5	2	1	2	6	8	−2	7
9	Japan	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9	Eliminated in Round of 16
10	Morocco	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7
11	Uzbekistan	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
12	Tunisia	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	6
13	Italy	4	2	0	2	3	4	−1	6
14	Iran	4	1	2	1	4	6	−2	5
15	Slovakia	4	1	1	2	7	12	−5	4
16	Russia	4	1	0	3	5	5	0	3
17	Croatia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3	Eliminated in Group stage
18	Canada	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
19	Austria	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1
20	Panama	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0
21	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0
22	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0
23	Iraq	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0
24	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0

Goalscorers

Top scorers after the end of the tournament this year. ^[16]

7 goals

• Valmir Berisha

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

• Duje Ćaleta-Car (playing against Uzbekistan)
• Érick Aguirre (playing against Nigeria)
• Linus Wahlqvist (playing against Japan)

References

External links

• FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report