2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup

18th FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Brazil in 2019

2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in Brazil from 26 October to 17 November.

2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Copa do Mundo Sub-17 da FIFA Brasil 2019
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates26 October – 17 November[1]
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place France
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored177 (3.4 per match)
Attendance174,603 (3,358 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Sontje Hansen (6 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Gabriel Veron
Best goalkeeperBrazil Matheus Donelli
Fair play award Ecuador
2017
2021
2023

Qualified teams

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A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Brazil as host team along with 23 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 June 2018.[2]

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC
(Asia)
2018 AFC U-16 Championship   Australia 13th 2015 Runners-up (1999)
  Japan 9th 2017 Quarter-finals (1993, 2011)
  South Korea 6th 2015 Quarter-finals (1987, 2009)
  Tajikistan 2nd 2007 Round of 16 (2007)
CAF
(Africa)
2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations   Cameroon 2nd 2003 Group stage (2003)
  Nigeria 12th 2015 Champions (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
  Angola 1st N/A Debut
  Senegal[note 1] 1st N/A Debut
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship   Canada 7th 2013 Group stage (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013)
  United States 17th 2017 Fourth place (1999)
  Mexico 14th 2017 Champions (2005, 2011)
  Haiti 2nd 2007 Group stage (2007)
CONMEBOL
(South America)
Host nation   Brazil 17th 2017 Champions (1997, 1999, 2003)
2019 South American U-17 Championship   Argentina 14th 2015 Third place (1991, 1995, 2003)
  Chile 5th 2017 Third place (1993)
  Ecuador 5th 2015 Quarter-finals (1995, 2015)
  Paraguay 5th 2017 Quarter-finals (1999)
OFC
(Oceania)
2018 OFC U-16 Championship   New Zealand 9th 2017 Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015)
  Solomon Islands[note 2] 1st N/A Debut
UEFA
(Europe)
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship   France 7th 2017 Champions (2001)
  Netherlands 4th 2011 Third place (2005)
  Italy 8th 2013 Fourth place (1987)
  Spain 10th 2017 Runners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
  Hungary 2nd 1985 Quarter-finals (1985)
Notes
  1. Guinea was removed from the competition by CAF for age fabrication. The CAF Executive Committee approved Senegal as their replacement.[3]
  2. The Solomon Islands, which originally finished second in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship, were found by the OFC to have deliberately fielded overage player Chris Satu during the tournament. As a result, they had forfeited all results and their place in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4] The decision was appealed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation, and the OFC Executive Committee met to decide on their replacement after the appeal process has been concluded and decided to uphold the appeal, thus allowing Solomon Islands to take part in the tournament.[5]

Venues

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The tournament used four venues in three cities.[3]

Goiânia
Estádio da Serrinha Estádio Olímpico
Capacity: 9,900 Capacity: 13,500
 
Gama
(Brasília area)
Cariacica
(Vitória area)
Estádio Bezerrão Estádio Kléber Andrade
Capacity: 20,310 Capacity: 21,000
   

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
  Angola 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3
  Canada 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
  Ecuador 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
  Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
  Hungary 3 0 1 2 6 9 -3 1

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
  Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
  Haiti 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
  Senegal 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
  United States 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7 1

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
  Argentina 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
  Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 3
  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Paraguay 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
  Italy 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
  Mexico 3 1 1 1 9 2 +7 4
  Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 0 20 -20 0

Knockout stage

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
   Angola  0
   South Korea  1  
   South Korea  0
     Mexico  1  
   Japan  0
   Mexico  2  
   Mexico  1(4)
     Netherlands  1(3)  
   Nigeria  1
   Netherlands  3  
   Netherlands  4
     Paraguay  1  
   Paraguay  3
   Argentina  2  
   Mexico  1
     Brazil  2
   Spain  2
   Senegal  1  
   Spain  1
     France  6  
   France  4
   Australia  0  
   France  2
     Brazil  3   Third place
   Ecuador  0
   Italy  1  
   Italy  0    Netherlands  1
     Brazil  2      France  3
   Brazil  3
   Chile  2  

References

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  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 to kick off on 26 October". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2019 – slot allocation and tournament dates" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Four venues appointed for historic FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2019.
  4. "OFC Disciplinary Committee releases decision on eligibility". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 February 2019.
  5. "Solomon Islands player eligibility appeal upheld". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 May 2019.
  6. RSSSF