2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
كأس العالم تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2013
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	17 October – 8 November
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-up	Mexico
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	172 (3.31 per match)
Attendance	318,108 (6,117 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Valmir Berisha (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Kelechi Iheanacho
Best goalkeeper	Dele Alampasu
Fair play award	Nigeria
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The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[1] The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November.^[2] Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claiming the country's fourth title. Sweden won the bronze with a 4–1 victory over Argentina in the third-place play-off match.

Players born after 1 January 1996 could participate in this tournament.

Bids

There were two official bids:

Venues

In June 2012, FIFA selected the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium in Al Ain, the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai, the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras al-Khaimah and the Fujairah Club Stadium in the state of Fujairah as venues.^[3] The use of Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah was initially proposed,^[4] and it was finally selected as a venue, in September 2012.^[5] Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium replaced Al Nahyan Stadium of Abu Dhabi and hosted the final.^[6]

Dubai	Ras al-Khaimah	Fujairah
Al-Rashid Stadium	Emirates Club Stadium	Fujairah Club Stadium
Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 5,000

Al Ain Abu Dhabi Dubai Ras al-Khaimah Fujairah Sharjah
Abu Dhabi	Al Ain	Sharjah
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium	Sharjah Stadium
Capacity: 42,056	Capacity: 16,000	Capacity: 12,000

Teams

In addition to host nation United Arab Emirates, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Venue	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	Host nation		United Arab Emirates
AFC (Asia)	2012 AFC U-16 Championship	Iran	Iran Iraq¹ Japan Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa)	2013 African U-17 Championship	Morocco	Côte d'Ivoire Morocco¹ Nigeria Tunisia
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)	2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Panama	Canada Honduras Mexico Panama
CONMEBOL (South America)	2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship	Argentina	Argentina Brazil Uruguay Venezuela¹
OFC (Oceania)	2013 OFC U-17 Championship	Vanuatu	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Slovakia	Austria Croatia Italy Russia² Slovakia³ Sweden¹

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

2.^ This is the debut of 'Russia' as a nation since the cessation of the USSR in 1991.

3.^ This is the debut of 'Slovakia' as a nation since the cessation of Czechoslovakia in 1993.

Match officials

Confederation	Referee	Assistants
AFC	Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)	Badr Al-Shumrani (Saudi Arabia) Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman)
	Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)	Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea) Yang Byoung-Eun (South Korea)
	Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)	Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar) Yaser Marad (Kuwait)
CAF	Badara Diatta (Senegal)	Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
	Daniel Bennett (South Africa)	Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Aden Marwa (Kenya)
	Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)	Bechir Hassani (Tunisia) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
CONCACAF	Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)	Octavio Jarra (Costa Rica) Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
	Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)	Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
	Jair Marrufo (United States)	Eric Boria (United States) Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)
CONMEBOL	Néstor Pitana (Argentina)	Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
	Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)	Efraín Castro (Bolivia) Arol Valda (Bolivia)
	Héber Lopes (Brazil)	Alessandro Rocha (Brazil) Marcelo van Gasse (Brazil)
	Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)	Nicolas Tarán (Uruguay) Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
	Juan Soto (Venezuela)	Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Carlos López Rico (Venezuela)
OFC	Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)	Mark Rule (New Zealand) Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
UEFA	Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)	Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic) Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
	Mark Clattenburg (England)	Stephen Child (England) Simon Beck (England)
	Wolfgang Stark (Germany)	Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Mike Pickel (Germany)
	Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)	Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Gianluca Cariolato (Italy)
	Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)	Frank Andås (Norway) Kim Haglund (Norway)
	Craig Thomson (Scotland)	Derek Rose (Scotland) Alan Mulvanny (Scotland)

Squads

Teams had to name a 21-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.^[7]

Draw

The final draw for group stage was held on 26 August 2013 in Abu Dhabi at the Bab Al Bahr Hotel at 19:00 (local time).^[8]^[9]

Prior to the draw, FIFA announced that as host, the United Arab Emirates would be placed as 'A1', to assist with ticket sales.^[10] The continental champions of the confederations AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and UEFA are assigned to the other five groups. Teams from the same confederation cannot be drawn against each other at the group stage.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
United Arab Emirates (assigned to Group A) Iran Iraq Japan Uzbekistan (assigned to Group C) New Zealand	Argentina (assigned to Group E) Brazil Uruguay Venezuela Mexico (assigned to Group F) Panama	Canada Honduras Côte d'Ivoire (assigned to Group B) Morocco Nigeria Tunisia	Austria Croatia Italy Russia (assigned to Group D) Slovakia Sweden

Logo and tickets

The logo of the competition was unveiled on 5 March 2013, including the local organising committee asking Omar Abdulrahman to be a 'brand ambassador' for this event.^[11]

'Stadium package' tickets for the Tournament went on sale on 26 June, with the ability to buy tickets per match once the draw has been made.^[12]

A falcon known as 'Shaqran' will be the mascot for the World Cup, after being introduced to local journalists on 13 May .^[13]

Group stage

The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).^[14]

The ranking of each team in each group is determined as follows:

points obtained in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, UTC+04:00.^[15]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	15	2	+13	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Honduras	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3	4
4	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

17 October 2013

17:00

Brazil	6–1	Slovakia
Mosquito 17', 30' (pen.), 70' Nathan 45+2', 51' Caio 56'	Report	Vavro 68'

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 8,650

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

17 October 2013