2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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.

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국
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

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
Suwon Jeju Ulsan Gwangyang Changwon Cheonan Goyang Seoul 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

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 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

Group stage

Group A

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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