2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The competition was originally planned to be played earlier in that year, but was moved because of the Iraq War.

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = FIFA World Youth Championship
year = 2003
other_titles = 2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة
country = United Arab Emirates
dates = November 27 – December 19
num_teams = 24
confederations = 6
venues = 7
cities = 4
champion = Brazil
count = 4
second = Spain
third = Colombia
fourth = Argentina
matches = 52
goals = 118
attendance = 592100
top_scorer = flagicon|BRA Dudu
flagicon|ARG Fernando Cavenaghi
flagicon|USA Eddie Johnson
flagicon|JPN Daisuke Sakata
(4 goals)
player = flagicon|UAE Ismail Matar

Venues

goals1=Al-Wehaibi goal|72 |goals2=Brezinsky goal|5 Halenar goal|23 Cech goal|48 Holosko goal|81 |stadium=Zayed City Sports Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Elizondo (Argentina) |report= [http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370001/report.html (Report)] ----footballbox|date=November 28, 2003 20:30 |team1=fb-rt|PAN |score=0–1 |team2=fb|BFA |goals1=
goals2=Bance goal|81 |stadium=Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rosetti (Italy) |report= [http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370002/report.html (Report)] ----------------

Group B

footballbox
date=November 29, 2003 17:45
team1=fb-rt|COL
score=0–0
report= [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-7-32429-COL-EGY,00.html (Report)]
team2=fb|EGY
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)----footballbox
date=November 29, 2003 20:30
team1=fb-rt|JPN
score = 1–0
report= [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-8-32434-JPN-ENG,00.html (Report)]
team2=fb|ENG
goals1 = Sakata goal|54
goals2 =
stadium = Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Stott (United States)----footballbox
date=December 2, 2003 17:45
team1 = fb-rt|ENG
score=0–1
report= [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-19-32435-ENG-EGY,00.html (Report)]
team2=fb|EGY
goals1=
goals2=Moteab goal|74
stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Maidin (Singapore)----footballbox
date=December 2, 2003 20:30
team1=fb-rt|JPN
score=1–4
report= [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-20-32436-JPN-COL,00.html (Report)]
team2=fb|COL
goals1=Sakata goal|75
goals2=de la Cuesta goal|35 Castrillón goal|43 Aguilar goal|65 Rivas goal|93
stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Breeze (Australia)----footballbox
date=December 5, 2003 17:45
team1=fb-rt|COL
score=0–0
report= [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-31-32437-COL-ENG,00.html (Report)]
team2=fb|ENG
goals1=
goals2=
stadium =Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 9,210 Referee: Al-Delawar (Bahrain)----footballbox
date=December 5, 2003 20:30
team1=fb-rt|EGY
score=0–1
report= [http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-30-32428-CAN-CZE,00.html (Report)]
team2=fb|JPN
goals1=
goals2=Hirayama goal|79
stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Archundia (Mexico)

Group E

Knockout Round

Round16
8 December|fb|JPN (aet)|2|fb|KOR|1
9 December|fb|BRA (aet)|2|fb|SVK|1
8 December|fb|ARG (aet)|2|fb|EGY|1
8 December|fb|USA|2|fb|CIV|0
8 December|fb|BFA|0|fb|CAN|1
9 December|fb|PAR|0|fb|ESP|1
9 December|fb|AUS|0|fb|UAE|1
9 December|fb|IRL|2|fb|COL (aet)|3
12 December|fb|JPN|1|fb|BRA|5
12 December|fb|USA|1|fb|ARG|2
12 December|fb|CAN|1|fb|ESP (aet)|2
12 December|fb|COL|1|fb|UAE|0
15 December|fb|BRA|1|fb|ARG|0
15 December|fb|ESP|1|fb|COL|0
19 December|fb|ESP|0|fb|BRA|1
19 December|fb|COL|2|fb|ARG|1

Goalscorers

;4 goals
*flagicon|ARG Fernando Cavenaghi
*flagicon|BRA Dudu
*flagicon|JPN Daisuke Sakata
*flagicon|USA Eddie Johnson

;3 goals
*flagicon|CIV Arouna Kone
*flagicon|ESP Iniesta
*flagicon|BRA Daniel Carvalho
*flagicon|IRL Stephen Elliott
*flagicon|ARG Leandro Fernández
*flagicon|CAN Iain Hume
*flagicon|BRA Nilmar

;2 goals

*flagicon|ARG Osmar Ferreyra
*flagicon|AUS Anthony Danze
*flagicon|COL Erwin Carrillo
*flagicon|COL Jaime Castrillón
*flagicon|COL Victor Montano
*flagicon|CZE David Limberský
*flagicon|IRL Stephen Paisley
*flagicon|JPN Sota Hirayama
*flagicon|MLI Mamadi Berthe
*flagicon|ESP Sergio Garcia
*flagicon|USA Bobby Convey
*flagicon|UZB Alexander Geynrikh

;1 goal
*57 players with one goal.

Result

Awards