2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November.

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009
Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria
Dates	24 October – 15 November
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	151 (2.9 per match)
Attendance	778,787 (14,977 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Borja Bastón Sani Emmanuel Sebastián Gallegos Haris Seferovic (5 goals each)
Best player(s)	Sani Emmanuel
Best goalkeeper	Benjamin Siegrist
Fair play award	Nigeria

Teams

The final draw for the group stage was held on 7 August 2009 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

Confederation	Qualifying tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	2008 AFC U-16 Championship	Iran South Korea Japan United Arab Emirates
CAF (Africa)	Host nation	Nigeria
	2009 African Under-17 Championship	Algeria1 Gambia Malawi1 Burkina Faso
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Mexico United States Costa Rica Honduras
CONMEBOL (South America)	2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship	Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia
OFC (Oceania)	2009 OFC U-17 Championship	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Germany Netherlands Switzerland1 Italy Spain Turkey

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
Argentina	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Germany	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Honduras	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9
Mexico	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Brazil	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
Japan	3	0	0	3	5	9	-4	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Colombia	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
Gambia	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
New Zealand	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	3	9	-6	1

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	9
United States	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
Malawi	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
South Korea	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Algeria	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Argentina	2
	Colombia	3
					Colombia	1 (5)
					Turkey	1 (3)
	Turkey	2
	United Arab Emirates	0
									Colombia	0
									Switzerland	4
	Switzerland	4
	Germany	3
					Switzerland	2
					Italy	1
	Italy	2
	United States	1
													Switzerland	1
													Nigeria	0
	Spain	4
	Burkina Faso	1
					Spain	3 (4)
					Uruguay	3 (2)
	Iran	1
	Uruguay	2
									Spain	1
									Nigeria	3			Third place
	Mexico	1 (3)
	South Korea	1 (5)
					South Korea	1							Colombia	0
					Nigeria	3							Spain	1
	Nigeria	5
	New Zealand	0