2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국 | |
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|  2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea | 
| Dates | 18 August – 9 September | 
| Teams | 24 (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 played | 52 | 
| Goals scored | 165 (3.17 per match) | 
| Attendance | 422,907 (8,133 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Macauley Chrisantus (7 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Toni Kroos | 
| Fair play award |  Costa Rica | 
| ← 2005  2009 →  | |
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from this edition onwards, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.[1]
Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this tournament.
Venues
| 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 | 
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| 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 | 
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Teams
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Match officials
| Confederation | Referee | Assistants | 
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Matthew Breeze (Australia) | Matthew Cream (Australia) Jim Ouliaris (Australia) | 
| Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) | Toru Sagara (Japan) Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea) | |
| Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) | |
| CAF | Koman Coulibaly (Mali) | Inácio Cândido (Angola) Redouane Achik (Morocco) | 
| Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) | Bechir Hassani (Tunisia) Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) | |
| CONCACAF | Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) | Roberto Giron (Honduras) Daniel Williamson (Panama) | 
| CONMEBOL | Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) | Roberto Braatz (Brazil) Altemir Hausmann (Brazil) | 
| Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) | Abraham González (Colombia) Rafael Rivas (Colombia) | |
| OFC | Rakesh Varman (Fiji) | Andrew Achari (Fiji) Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands) | 
| UEFA | Ivan Bebek (Croatia) | Tomislav Petrović (Croatia) Tomislav Šetka (Croatia) | 
| Bertrand Layec (France) | Eric Dansault (France) Stephane Duhamel (France) | |
| Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) | Rafał Rostkowski (Poland) Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) | |
| Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) | Bertino Miranda (Portugal) José Cardinal (Portugal) | |
| Craig Thomson (Scotland) | Martin Cryans (Scotland) Tom Murphy (Scotland) | 
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) South Korea (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Togo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 
Source: 
(H) Hosts
 (H) Hosts
| Costa Rica  | 1–1 | .svg.png) Togo | 
|---|---|---|
| Martínez  81' | Report | Mani  39' | 
| South Korea .svg.png) | 0–1 | .svg.png) Peru | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bazalar  29' | 
| Costa Rica  | 2–0 | .svg.png) South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Ureña  85' Peralta  90+1' | Report | 
| South Korea .svg.png) | 2–1 | .svg.png) Togo | 
|---|---|---|
| Seol Jae-mun  45+1' Yoon Bit-garam  80' | Report | Atakora  20' | 
| Peru .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Bazalar  89' | Report | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 |  North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 
Source: 
 | North Korea  | 1–1 |  England | 
|---|---|---|
| Rim Chol-min  89' | Report | Moses  62' | 
| Brazil  | 7–0 |  New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|
| Fabinho  1' Lázaro  6' Giuliano  33' Fábio  50' Teixeira  54' Lulinha  60' (pen.) Junior  87' | Report | 
| Brazil  | 6–1 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Fábio  4', 8' Teixeira  6' Maicon  22' Giuliano  47' Choco  90' | Report | An Il-bom  24' | 
| North Korea  | 1–0 |  New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|
| Rim Chol-min  81' | Report | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 
Source: 
  Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 | .svg.png) France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 
Source: 
  | Japan  | 0–3 |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Oseni  21' Chrisantus  31', 82' | 
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 
Source: 
  | Tajikistan  | 4–3 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Vasiev  32' Shohzukhurov  43' Davronov  82' Fatkhuloev  86' | Report | Bates  9' Garza  48' Schuler  53' | 
| Tajikistan  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Belgium | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Benteke  90+2' | 
| Belgium .svg.png) | 0–2 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Urso  63' Bates  71' | 
| Tunisia  | 1–0 |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Msakni  83' | Report | 
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | 
Source: 
  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 0–5 |  Colombia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mosquera G.  22', 63' Trellez  60' Pardo  68' Serna  72' | 
| Germany  | 5–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Broghammer  5' Esswein  30', 37' Funk  39' Wolze  90+3' | Report | 
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F |  Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage | 
| 2 | C | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | B |  North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | E |  Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | D |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | .svg.png) South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 
Source: 
 Knockout stages
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 August - Ulsan | ||||||||||||||
|  Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 September - Jeju | ||||||||||||||
|  North Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Spain (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 29 August - Changwon | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) France | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
|  Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 September - Ulsan | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) France (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
|  Spain (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 August - Suwon | ||||||||||||||
|  Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Peru (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
| 1 September - Changwon | ||||||||||||||
|  Tajikistan | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Peru | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 August - Gwangyang | ||||||||||||||
|  Ghana | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 September - Seoul | ||||||||||||||
|  Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Spain | 0 (0) | |||||||||||||
| 30 August - Goyang | ||||||||||||||
|  Nigeria (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
|  Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 September - Cheonan | ||||||||||||||
|  Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 August - Gwangyang | ||||||||||||||
|  Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September - Suwon | ||||||||||||||
|  Colombia | 1 | |||||||||||||
|  Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 30 August - Jeju | ||||||||||||||
|  Germany | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
|  England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 September - Goyang | 9 September - Seoul | |||||||||||||
| %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 1 | |||||||||||||
|  England | 1 |  Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 August - Cheonan | ||||||||||||||
|  Germany | 4 |  Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
|  Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  United States | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Spain  | 3–0 |  North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Bojan  28', 50' Falque  67' | Report | 
| Peru .svg.png) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Tajikistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Manco  13' | Report | Davronov  15' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Trujillo  Calderón  Ruiz  Manco  Ávila  | 5–4 |  Vasiev  Radzhabov  Abdulloev  Fatkhuloev  Tukhtasunov | 
| Argentina  | 2–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Sauro  25', 41' | Report | 
| Germany  | 2–1 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Sukuta-Pasu  65', 89' | Report | Bates  90+2' | 
Quarterfinals
| Spain  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | .svg.png) France | 
|---|---|---|
| Jordi  72' | Report | Le Tallec  52' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Nacho  Rodri  Bojan  Mérida  Aquino  | 5–4 |  Sakho  Le Tallec  Bourgeois  M'Vila  N'Diaye | 
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Winners
| 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup winners | 
|---|
|  Nigeria Third title | 
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | 
|---|---|---|
|  Toni Kroos |  Macauley Chrisantus |  Bojan | 
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | 
|  Macauley Chrisantus |  Ransford Osei |  Toni Kroos | 
Goalscorers
There were 165 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Carlos Benítez Carlos Benítez
 Alexis Machuca Alexis Machuca
 Fernando Meza Fernando Meza
.svg.png) Christian Benteke Christian Benteke
.svg.png) Nill De Pauw Nill De Pauw
.svg.png) Kevin Kis Kevin Kis
 Fabinho Fabinho
 Choco Choco
 Lázaro Lázaro
 Lulinha Lulinha
 Junior Junior
 Maicon Maicon
 Tales Tales
 Miguel Julio Miguel Julio
 Felipe Pardo Felipe Pardo
 Ricardo Serna Ricardo Serna
 Josué Martínez Josué Martínez
 Marco Ureña Marco Ureña
 Jessy Peralta Jessy Peralta
 Ashley Chambers Ashley Chambers
 Jordan Spence Jordan Spence
 Krystian Pearce Krystian Pearce
.svg.png) Saïd Mehamha Saïd Mehamha
.svg.png) Emmanuel Rivière Emmanuel Rivière
 Sascha Bigalke Sascha Bigalke
 Fabian Broghammer Fabian Broghammer
 Patrick Funk Patrick Funk
 Kevin Wolze Kevin Wolze
 Sebastian Rudy Sebastian Rudy
 Kelvin Bossman Kelvin Bossman
 Ishmael Yartey Ishmael Yartey
 Isaac Donkor Isaac Donkor
 Peterson Desrivieres Peterson Desrivieres
 Joseph Guemsly Jr. Joseph Guemsly Jr.
 Peterson Joseph Peterson Joseph
.svg.png) Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón
.svg.png) Christian Samir Martínez Christian Samir Martínez
.svg.png) Roger Rojas Roger Rojas
 Tomotaka Okamoto Tomotaka Okamoto
 Hiroki Kawano Hiroki Kawano
 An Il-bom An Il-bom
 Seol Jae-mun Seol Jae-mun
 Yoon Bit-garam Yoon Bit-garam
 Kabiru Akinsola Kabiru Akinsola
 Rabiu Ibrahim Rabiu Ibrahim
 Ganiyu Oseni Ganiyu Oseni
 Lukman Haruna Lukman Haruna
 Reimond Manco Reimond Manco
 Fran Mérida Fran Mérida
 Iago Falque Iago Falque
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Ahmad Al Saleh Ahmad Al Saleh
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Hani Al Taiar Hani Al Taiar
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Solaiman Solaiman Solaiman Solaiman
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Ziad Ajouz Ziad Ajouz
 Farkhod Vosiyev Farkhod Vosiyev
 Samad Shohzukhurov Samad Shohzukhurov
 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
.svg.png) Lalawélé Atakora Lalawélé Atakora
.svg.png) Sapol Mani Sapol Mani
 Stephan Campbell Stephan Campbell
 Khaled Ayari Khaled Ayari
 Oussama Boughanmi Oussama Boughanmi
 Rafik Dkhil Rafik Dkhil
 Greg Garza Greg Garza
 Jared Jeffrey Jared Jeffrey
 Billy Schuler Billy Schuler
 Kirk Urso Kirk Urso
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 19 | |
| 2 |  Spain | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 16 | |
| 4 |  Ghana | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 |  England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | |
| 6 |  Argentina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | |
| 7 | .svg.png) France | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 8 | .svg.png) Peru | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Eliminated in the Round of 16 | ||||||||||
| 9 |  Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
| 10 |  Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | |
| 11 |  Colombia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 | |
| 12 |  Tajikistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 | |
| 13 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Costa Rica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 | |
| 15 |  North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 4 | |
| 16 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 17 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 | |
| 18 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 | |
| 19 | .svg.png) Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | |
| 20 | .svg.png) Togo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 | |
| 22 | .svg.png) Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 | |
| 23 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 0 | |
| 24 |  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –13 | 0 | |

