World Cup U-17 2003

Held in Finland, August 2003

Group A
 1.COLOMBIA          3  2  1  0 11- 2  7
 2.MEXICO            3  1  2  0  5- 3  5
 3.Finland           3  1  0  2  3-12  3
 4.China             3  0  1  2  5- 7  1

13- 8-03 Finland      2-1 China
            [Parikka 6, Petrescu 54; Jiang Chen 4]
            [red card: Mao Jianqing (C) 90; att: 8,344; ref: Lopes (Bra)]
13- 8-03 Mexico       0-0 Colombia
            [red card: Bolivar (C) 81; att: 3,500; ref: Hansson (Swe)]
16- 8-03 Finland      0-2 Mexico
            [Ceja 39, O Herrera 51]
            [Att: 10,176; ref: Braamhaar (Net)]
16- 8-03 China        1-2 Colombia
            [Wang Yongpo 67; Guarin 73pen, Hernandez 80]
            [Att: 4,100; ref: Piper (Tri)]
19- 8-03 Colombia     9-1 Finland
            [Hidalgo 16pen, 32, 50, 61, Ramos 36, 68, 71, Guarin 63, 
             Nunez 74; Pet; r Ref: Brazenas [Arg]]
19- 8-03 China        3-3 Mexico
            [Wang Yongpo 35, Jiang Chen 61, 81; Flores 51, Mariaca 73,
             Murguia 78]
            [red cards: Cai Xi (C) 72, O Gonzalez (M) 72; att: 4,500;
             ref: Damon (SAf)]

Group B 
 1.ARGENTINA         3  3  0  0  5- 0  9
 2.COSTA RICA        3  1  1  1  3- 3  4
 3.Nigeria           3  1  1  1  3- 3  4
 4.Australia         3  0  0  3  1- 6  0
NB: 2nd place was determined by drawing lots

13- 8-03 Argentina    2-0 Australia
            [Garay 6, Colzera 69]
            [red card: Boogaard (Aus) 41; att: 4,124; ref: Braamhaar (Net)]
13- 8-03 Costa Rica   1-1 Nigeria
            [Arias 83; Bala 9]
            [Att: 4,292; ref: Rakaroi (Fij)]
16- 8-03 Argentina    2-0 Costa Rica
            [Peirone 84, 90]
            [Att: 5,462; ref: Damon (SAf)]
16- 8-03 Australia    1-2 Nigeria
            [Giraldi 2; Mikel 73, Bala 84]
            [Att: 5,502; ref: Lopes (Bra)]
19- 8-03 Nigeria      0-1 Argentina
            [Faurlin 59]
            [Att: 6,104; ref: Hansson (Swe)]
19- 8-03 Australia    0-2 Costa Rica
            [P Rodriguez 62pen, Salazar 75]
            [red cards; Hilton (A) 39, Salazar (C) 79; att: 5,424;
             ref: Al-Ghamdi (Sau)]

Group C
 1.BRAZIL            3  2  1  0  9- 1  7
 2.PORTUGAL          3  1  1  1  9-13  4
 3.Cameroon          3  0  3  0  7- 7  3
 4.Yemen             3  0  1  2  4- 8  1

14- 8-03 Yemen        3-4 Portugal
            [Al-Baadani 31, Sharyan 47, Marcio Sousa 77og; Marcio Sousa 56,
             Manuel Curto 68, Manuel Fernandes 80, Al-Safi 82og]
            [red card: Al-Selwi (Y) 90; att: 6,400; ref: Irmatov (Uzb)]
14- 8-03 Cameroon     1-1 Brazil
            [Mawaye 5; Abuda 36]
            [red cards: Mbia (C) 43, Momo (C) 69; att: 8,250; 
             ref: Rodriguez (Mex)]
17- 8-03 Yemen        1-1 Cameroon
            [Juaim 90; Mawaye 74]
            [Att: 6,855;  ref: Malliet (Sey)]
17- 8-03 Portugal     0-5 Brazil
            [Leo 20, Abuda 52, Ederson 68pen, Evandro 77, Thyago 86]
            [Att: 10,190; ref: Brazenas (Arg)]
20- 8-03 Brazil       3-0 Yemen
            [Evandro 28, 32, Arouca 86]
            [red cards: Al-Qor (Y) 84, Al-Worafi (Y) 88; att: 5,896; 
             ref: Rodriguez (Mex)]
20- 8-03 Portugal     5-5 Cameroon
            [Vieira 21, Manuel Curto 30, 43, 44, Bruno Gama 52;
             Tiago Costa 70og, Nigel 74, 76, Nguemo 86, Mbia 90]
            [Att: 4,723; ref: Braamhaar (Net)]

Group D 
 1.SPAIN             3  2  1  0  8- 5  7
 2.USA               3  2  0  1  8- 4  6
 3.South Korea       3  1  0  2  6-11  3
 4.Sierra Leone      3  0  1  2  6- 8  1

14- 8-03 South Korea  1-6 USA
            [Owens 11og; Adu 16, 89pen 90, Owens 26, Watson 54, Curfman 75]
            [Att: 3,240; ref: Malliet (Sey)]
14- 8-03 Spain        3-3 Sierra Leone
            [David 8, Sisi 15, Xisco 90; Barlay 34, 73, Ruz 36og]
            [red card: Arzo (Sp) 28; att: 3,150; ref: Al-Ghamdi (Sau)]
17- 8-03 South Korea  2-3 Spain
            [Yang Dong-hyen 45, Sanchez 59og; Silva 65, 73, 76]
            [Att: 3,470; ref: Rodriguez (Mex)]
17- 8-03 USA          2-1 Sierra Leone
            [Gonzalez 45pen, Adu 89; A Sesay 32]
            [Att: 4,950; ref: Irmatov (Uzb)]
20- 8-03 Sierra Leone 2-3 South Korea
            [Metzger 36, 51; Han Dong-won 28, Yang Dong-hyan 74, 
             Lee Yong-rae 78]
            [Att: 2,475; ref: Rakaroi (Fij)]
20- 8-03 USA          0-2 Spain
            [Jurado 11, Cesc 70]
            [red card: Silva  (S) 45; att: 3,825; ref: Lopes [Bra]]

 
Quarterfinals
23- 8-03 Helsinki  Colombia     2-0 Costa Rica
                      [Otalvaro 25, 43]
                      [Att: 2,340; ref: Malliet (Sey)]
23- 8-03 Lahti     Argentina    2-0 Mexico
                      [Cardozo 34, Pairone 43]
                      [Att: 5,030; ref: Braamhaar (Net)]
24- 8-03 Turku     Brazil       3-0 USA
                      [Leonardo 18, Ederson 61, Evandro 64]
                      [Att: 6,150; ref: Hansson (Swe)]
24- 8-03 Tampere   Spain        5-2 Portugal
                      [Sanchez 28, Cesic 42, 78, Xisco 50, Jurado 90pen;
                       Manuel Curto 3, Vieira 87]
                      [Att: 5,387: ref: Brazenas (Arg)]

Semifinals
27- 8-03 Tampere   Colombia     0-2 Brazil
                      [Abuda 16, 72]
                      [Att: 7,675; ref: Rodriguez (Mex)]
27- 8-03 Helsinki  Argentina    2-3 Spain         [asdet]
                      [Biglia 4, Garay 31; Cesc 48, 117, Jurado 53]
                      [Att: 5,030; ref: Hansson (Swe)]

Third Place Match
30- 8-03 Helsinki  Colombia     1-1 Argentina     [4-5 pen]
                      [Hidalgo 53pen; Lagos 4]
                      [Att: 5,400; ref: Malliet (Sey)]

Final
30- 8-03 Helsinki  Brazil       1-0 Spain
                      [Leonardo 7]
                      [Att: 10,452; ref: Braamhaar (Net)]



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With thanks to Ian King (worldsoccer@members.v21.co.uk) for details
Prepared and maintained by Julián Díaz Rubio for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Julián Díaz Rubio (ju_diaz@teleline.es)
Last updated: 28 Sep 2005