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2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates18 August–9 September
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Germany
Fourth place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored165 (3.17 per match)
Attendance422,907 (8,133 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus (7 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Toni Kroos
Fair play award Costa Rica
← 2005
2009 →

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in South Korea from 18 August to 9 September. From this tourament the teams were raised from 16 to 24.

Venues

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

Teams

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

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Peru 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
 Togo 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
 North Korea 3 1 1 1 3 7 -4 4
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13 0

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Syria 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Honduras 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
 France 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
 Haiti 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
 United States 3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 3
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7
 Ghana 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 14 -13 0

Knockout stage

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
  Spain  3
  North Korea  0  
  Spain  1 (5)
    France  1 (4)  
  Tunisia  1
  France  3  
  Spain  2
    Ghana  1  
  Peru  1 (5)
  Tajikistan  1 (4)  
  Peru  0
    Ghana  2  
  Ghana  1
  Brazil  0  
  Spain  0 (0)
    Nigeria  0 (3)
  Argentina  2
  Costa Rica  0  
  Argentina  0
    Nigeria  2  
  Nigeria  2
  Colombia  1  
  Nigeria  3
    Germany  1   Third place
  England  3
  Syria  1  
  England  1   Ghana  1
    Germany  4     Germany  2
  Germany  2
  United States  1  

References

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  1. ↑ RSSSF
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