2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested.

Venues

City	Stadium Name	Host club(s)	Capacity
Abu Dhabi	Zayed City Sports Stadium	No host club(s)	49,500
Abu Dhabi	Al-Nahyan Stadium	Al Wahda FC	12,000
Abu Dhabi	Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium	Al Jazira	15,000
Al Ain	Sheikh Khalifa Stadium	No host club(s)	12,000
Dubai	Al Maktoum Stadium	Al Ahly	12,000
Dubai	Rashid Stadium	Al Nasr	18,000

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. The UAE qualified automatically as host.

Africa (CAF)  Burkina Faso  Mali  Egypt  Cote d'Ivoire Asia (AFC)  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Japan  Saudi Arabia  Korea Republic North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)  Canada  Mexico  United States  Panama

South America (CONMEBOL)  Colombia  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay Oceania (OFC)  Australia Europe (UEFA)  Spain  Slovakia  Czech Republic  England  Ireland  Germany

Tournament

The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second place finishers and the four best third place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Burkina Faso 7 3 2 1 0 2 0 Slovakia 6 3 2 0 1 5 2 United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 Panama 0 3 0 0 3 1 4

United Arab Emirates 1 - 4 Slovakia Panama 0 - 1 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Slovakia Panama 1 - 2 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0 - 0 Burkina Faso Slovakia 1 - 0 Panama

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Argentina 9 3 3 0 0 7 3 Spain 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 Mali 3 3 1 0 2 4 7 Uzbekistan 0 3 0 0 3 3 6

Argentina 2 - 1 Spain Uzbekistan 2 - 3 Mali Mali 0 - 2 Spain Uzbekistan 1 - 2 Argentina Argentina 3 - 1 Mali Spain 1 - 0 Uzbekistan

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Australia 7 3 2 1 0 6 4 Brazil 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 Canada 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 Czech Republic 2 3 0 2 1 2 3

Brazil 1 - 0 Canada Czech Republic 1 - 1 Australia Australia 2 - 1 Canada Czech Republic 1 - 1 Brazil Brazil 2 - 3 Australia Canada 1 - 0 Czech Republic

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Japan 6 3 2 0 1 3 4 Colombia 5 3 1 2 0 4 1 Egypt 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 England 1 3 0 1 2 0 2

Colombia 0 - 0 Egypt Japan 1 - 0 England England 0 - 1 Egypt Japan 1 - 4 Colombia Colombia 0 - 0 England Egypt 0 - 1 Japan

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Ireland 7 3 2 1 0 6 3 Ivory Coast 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 Saudi Arabia 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 Mexico 1 3 0 1 2 2 5

Saudi Arabia 1 - 2 Ireland Mexico 1 - 2 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2 - 2 Ireland Mexico 1 - 1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 - 0 Ivory Coast Ireland 2 - 0 Mexico

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA United States 6 3 2 0 1 6 4 Paraguay 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 Korea Republic 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 Germany 3 3 1 0 2 3 5

Paraguay 1 - 3 United States Korea Republic 2 - 0 Germany Germany 3 - 1 United States Korea Republic 0 - 1 Paraguay Paraguay 2 - 0 Germany United States 2 - 0 Korea Republic

Knockout Round

Round of 16

• June 21 - 2 - 1 (AET)
• June 21 - 0 - 1
• June 21 - 2 - 1 (AET)
• June 21 - 2 - 0
• June 22 - 2 - 1 (AET)
• June 22 - 0 - 1
• June 22 - 0 - 1
• June 22 - 2 - 3 (AET)

Quarterfinals

• June 24 - 1 - 2 (AET)
• June 24 - 1 - 2 (AET)
• June 25 - 1 - 0
• June 25 - 1 - 5

Semifinals

• June 28 - 1 - 0
• June 28 - 1 - 0

Match for 3rd Place

• July 2 - 2 - 1

Final

• July 2 - 0 - 1

Awards

• adidas Golden Shoe(top scorer) - Ed Johnson, 4 goals
• adidas Golden Ball(top player) - Ismail Matar
• FIFA Fair Play Award - Colombia

Top Scorers

1. Ed Johnson, United States - 4 goals
2. Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentina - 4 goals
3. Dudu, Brazil - 4 goals
4. Daisuke Sakata, Japan - 4 goals
5. Daniel Carvalho, Brazil - 3 goals