2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = FIFA World Youth Championship
| year = 2003
| image = 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.jpg
| other_titles = 2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة
| country = United Arab Emirates
| dates = {{nowrap|27 November – 19 December}}
| num_teams = 24
| confederations = 6
| venues = 7
| cities = 4
| champion_other = {{fbu|20|BRA}}
| count = 4
| second_other = {{fbu|20|ESP}}
| third_other = {{fbu|20|COL}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|20|ARG}}
| matches = 52
| goals = 119
| attendance = 592100
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu
{{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Cavenaghi
{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson
{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Sakata
(4 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|UAE}} Ismail Matar
| fair_play = {{fbu|20|COL}}
| prevseason = 2001
| nextseason = 2005
}}
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 14th FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. Brazil claimed their fourth title, becoming the first country to simultaneously hold all three World Cups of the same gender (senior, under-20, and under-17).{{efn|Brazil had won the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.{{cite news |last1=Meenaghan |first1=Gary |title=When Iniesta and football's future stars discovered UAE's passion: The 2003 Fifa World Youth Championships |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/when-iniesta-and-football-s-future-stars-discovered-uae-s-passion-the-2003-fifa-world-youth-championships-1.15532 |access-date=29 August 2023 |work=The National |date=29 July 2015 |quote=Brazil, in contrast, were delighted: the victory completed a remarkable treble for the South American nation, whose senior team had won the World Cup a year earlier in Japan and South Korea, and whose Under 17s had beat Cesc Fabregas's Spain in their own world championship final a few months later.}}}} The tournament was originally planned to be played 25 March to 16 April 2003, but was postponed because of the Iraq War.
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width: 85%" |
| colspan="9"|Abu Dhabi
!colspan="3"|Al Ain |
|---|
| colspan="3"|Zayed Sports City Stadium
|colspan="3"|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |colspan="3"|Al Nahyan Stadium |colspan="3"|Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium |
| colspan="3"|Capacity: 66,000
|colspan="3"|Capacity: 15,000 |colspan="3"|Capacity: 12,000 |colspan="3"|Capacity: 12,000 |
| colspan="3"|150px
|colspan="3"|150px |colspan="3"|200px |colspan="3"|200px |
| colspan="12"|{{center|1=
{{location map+|United Arab Emirates|float=none|width=500|places= {{location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=24.452765 |long=54.392018 |label=Abu Dhabi|position=left}} {{location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=25.35 |long=55.39 |label=Sharjah|position=right}} {{location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=25.250173 |long=55.299657 |label=Dubai|position=left}} {{location map~ |United Arab Emirates |lat=24.207500 |long=55.744720 |label=Al Ain|position=right}} }}}} |
| colspan="8"|Dubai
!colspan="4"|Sharjah |
| colspan="4"|Al-Maktoum Stadium
|colspan="4"|Al-Rashid Stadium |colspan="4"|Sharjah Stadium |
| colspan="4"|Capacity: 12,000
|colspan="4"|Capacity: 18,000 |colspan="4"|Capacity: 12,000 |
| colspan="4"|150px
|colspan="4"| |colspan="4"| |
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| class=wikitable
!Confederation !Qualifying Tournament !Qualifier(s) | |
| rowspan=2|AFC (Asia) | Host nation
|{{fbu|20|UAE}} |
| 2002 AFC Youth Championship
|{{fbu|20|JPN}} | |
| CAF (Africa)
|2003 African Youth Championship |{{fbu|20|BFA}}{{Ref|1|1}} | |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament |{{fbu|20|CAN}} | |
| CONMEBOL (South America)
|2003 South American Youth Championship |{{fbu|20|ARG}} | |
| OFC (Oceania)
|{{fbu|20|AUS}} | |
| UEFA (Europe)
|2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship |{{fbu|20|CZE}} |
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:1.{{Note|1}}Teams that made their debut.
{{refend}}
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
Group stage
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
= Group A =
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|res_col_header=Group stage result
|team1=BFA|name_BFA={{fbu|20|BFA}}
|team2=SVK|name_SVK={{fbu|20|SVK}}
|team3=UAE|name_UAE={{fbu|20|UAE}}
|team4=PAN|name_PAN={{fbu|20|PAN}}
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|win_SVK=2|draw_SVK=0|loss_SVK=1|gf_SVK=5|ga_SVK=2
|win_UAE=1|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=1|gf_UAE=3|ga_UAE=5|status_UAE=H
|win_PAN=0|draw_PAN=0|loss_PAN=3|gf_PAN=1|ga_PAN=4
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
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{{football box
|date=27 November 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|UAE}}
|score=1–4
|team2={{fbu|20|SVK}}
|goals1=Al-Wehaibi {{goal|72}}
|goals2=Brezinský {{goal|5}}
Halenár {{goal|23}}
Čech {{goal|48}}
Hološko {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 46,000
|referee = Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370001/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=28 November 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|PAN}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|20|BFA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Bance {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 4,500
|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370002/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=1 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BFA}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|SVK}}
|goals1=Zongo {{goal|6}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 3,500
|referee = Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370013/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=1 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|PAN}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fbu|20|UAE}}
|goals1=Gun {{goal|36}}
|goals2=Shehab {{goal|18|pen.}}
Saleh {{goal|80}}
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370014/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=4 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|UAE}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fbu|20|BFA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370025/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=4 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|SVK}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|PAN}}
|goals1=Pečovský {{goal|49}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370026/index.html (Report)]}}
= Group B =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Group stage result
|team1=ARG|name_ARG={{fbu|20|ARG}}
|team2=ESP|name_ESP={{fbu|20|ESP}}
|team3=MLI|name_MLI={{fbu|20|MLI}}
|team4=UZB|name_UZB={{fbu|20|UZB}}
|win_ARG=3|draw_ARG=0|loss_ARG=0|gf_ARG=7|ga_ARG=3
|win_ESP=2|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=1|gf_ESP=4|ga_ESP=2
|win_MLI=1|draw_MLI=0|loss_MLI=2|gf_MLI=4|ga_MLI=7
|win_UZB=0|draw_UZB=0|loss_UZB=3|gf_UZB=3|ga_UZB=6
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date=28 November 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fbu|20|ESP}}
|goals1=Fernández {{goal|50||74}}
|goals2=Gabi {{goal|25}}
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370003/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=28 November 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|UZB}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fbu|20|MLI}}
|goals1=Inomov {{goal|18}}
Geynrikh {{goal|63}}
|goals2=Diarra {{goal|4}}
Berthe {{goal|51}}
Coulibaly {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370004/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=1 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|MLI}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{fbu|20|ESP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Juanfran {{goal|16}}
S. García {{goal|77|pen.}}
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 6,500
|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370015/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=1 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|UZB}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}
|goals1=Geynrikh {{goal|4}}
|goals2=Fernández {{goal|70}}
Cavenaghi {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
|stadium =Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 8,500
|referee = Abdou Diouf (Senegal)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370016/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=4 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{fbu|20|MLI}}
|goals1=Ferreyra {{goal|13}}
Herrera {{goal|26}}
Diakité {{goal|32|o.g.}}
|goals2=Berthe {{goal|48|pen.}}
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370027/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=4 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ESP}}
|score= 1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|UZB}}
|goals1=Iniesta {{goal|15}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370028/index.html (Report)]}}
= Group C =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Group stage result
|team1=AUS|name_AUS={{fbu|20|AUS}}
|team2=BRA|name_BRA={{fbu|20|BRA}}
|team3=CAN|name_CAN={{fbu|20|CAN}}
|team4=CZE|name_CZE={{fbu|20|CZE}}
|win_AUS=2|draw_AUS=1|loss_AUS=0|gf_AUS=6|ga_AUS=4
|win_BRA=1|draw_BRA=1|loss_BRA=1|gf_BRA=5|ga_BRA=4
|win_CAN=1|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=2|gf_CAN=2|ga_CAN=4
|win_CZE=0|draw_CZE=2|loss_CZE=1|gf_CZE=2|ga_CZE=3
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date=28 November 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BRA}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370005/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|CAN}}
|goals1=D. Carvalho {{goal|56}}
Nilmar {{goal|84}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 13,150
|referee = Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
}}
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{{football box
|date=28 November 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CZE}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370006/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|AUS}}
|goals1=Limberský {{goal|24}}
|goals2 =McDonald {{goal|49}}
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 8,200
|referee = Abdou Diouf (Senegal)
}}
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{{football box
|date=1 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370017/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|CAN}}
|goals1=Brosque {{goal|12}}
McKay {{goal|54}}
|goals2=Hume {{goal|33}}
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 8,200
|referee = Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)
}}
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{{football box
|date=1 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CZE}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370018/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|BRA}}
|goals1=Limberský {{goal|34}}
|goals2=Adaílton {{goal|37}}
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 12,500
|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)
}}
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{{football box
|date=4 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BRA}}
|score=2–3
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370029/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|AUS}}
|goals1=Juninho {{goal|75}}
Dudu {{goal|87}}
|goals2=Danze {{goal|31||37}}
Dilevski {{goal|47}}
|stadium = Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
}}
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{{football box
|date=4 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CAN}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370030/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|CZE}}
|goals1=Hume {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 4,000
|referee = Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
}}
= Group D =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Group stage result
|team1=JPN|name_JPN={{fbu|20|JPN}}
|team2=COL|name_COL={{fbu|20|COL}}
|team3=EGY|name_EGY={{fbu|20|EGY}}
|team4=ENG|name_ENG={{fbu|20|ENG}}
|win_JPN=2|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=1|gf_JPN=3|ga_JPN=4
|win_COL=1|draw_COL=2|loss_COL=0|gf_COL=4|ga_COL=1
|win_EGY=1|draw_EGY=1|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=1|ga_EGY=1
|win_ENG=0|draw_ENG=1|loss_ENG=2|gf_ENG=0|ga_ENG=2
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date=29 November 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|COL}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370007/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|EGY}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 11,000
|referee = Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=29 November 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}
|score =1–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370008/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|ENG}}
|goals1 = Sakata {{goal|54}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = Kevin Stott (United States)
}}
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{{football box
|date=2 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ENG}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370019/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|EGY}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Moteab {{goal|74}}
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
}}
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{{football box
|date=2 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}
|score=1–4
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370020/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|COL}}
|goals1=Sakata {{goal|75}}
|goals2=De la Cuesta {{goal|35}}
Castrillón {{goal|43}}
Aguilar {{goal|65}}
Rivas {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 7,200
|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia)
}}
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{{football box
|date=5 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|COL}}
|score=0–0
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370031/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|ENG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium =Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 9,210
|referee = Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
}}
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{{football box
|date=5 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|EGY}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370032/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|JPN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Hirayama {{goal|79}}
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 11,800
|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)
}}
= Group E =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Group stage result
|team1=IRL|name_IRL={{fbu|20|IRL}}
|team2=CIV|name_CIV={{fbu|20|CIV}}
|team3=KSA|name_KSA={{fbu|20|KSA}}
|team4=MEX|name_MEX={{fbu|20|MEX}}
|win_IRL=2|draw_IRL=1|loss_IRL=0|gf_IRL=6|ga_IRL=3
|win_CIV=1|draw_CIV=2|loss_CIV=0|gf_CIV=4|ga_CIV=3
|win_KSA=0|draw_KSA=2|loss_KSA=1|gf_KSA=2|ga_KSA=3
|win_MEX=0|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=2|gf_MEX=2|ga_MEX=5
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date=29 November 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}
|score=1–2
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370009/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|IRL}}
|goals1=Al-Mehyani {{goal|49}}
|goals2=Elliott {{goal|18||77}}
|stadium=Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 9,055
|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia)
}}
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{{football box
|date=29 November 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}
|score=1–2
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370010/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|CIV}}
|goals1=De Nigris {{goal|85}}
|goals2=Tohoua {{goal|19}}
Koné {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 6,350
|referee = Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)
}}
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{{football box
|date=2 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CIV}}
|score=2–2
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370021/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|IRL}}
|goals1=Koné {{goal|12||67}}
|goals2=Paisley {{goal|36}}
Elliott {{goal|74}}
|stadium=Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 10,265
|referee = Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
}}
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{{football box
|date=2 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}
|score=1–1
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370022/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|KSA}}
|goals1=Pinto {{goal|30}}
|goals2=Majrashi {{goal|15}}
|stadium=Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 10,950
|referee = Kevin Stott (United States)
}}
----
{{football box
|date=5 December 2003
|time= 17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}
|score=0–0
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370033/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|CIV}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 10,370
|referee = Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)
}}
----
{{football box
|date=5 December 2003
|time= 20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|IRL}}
|score=2–0
|report= [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370034/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|MEX}}
|goals1=Paisley {{goal|35}}
Kelly {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 9,230
|referee = Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
}}
= Group F =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Group stage result
|team1=USA|name_USA={{fbu|20|USA}}
|team2=PAR|name_PAR={{fbu|20|PAR|1990}}
|team3=KOR|name_KOR={{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}
|team4=GER|name_GER={{fbu|20|GER}}
|win_USA=2|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=1|gf_USA=6|ga_USA=4
|win_PAR=2|draw_PAR=0|loss_PAR=1|gf_PAR=4|ga_PAR=3
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=2|gf_KOR=2|ga_KOR=3
|win_GER=1|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=3|ga_GER=5
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{football box
|date=29 November 2003
|time=17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|PAR|1990}}
|score=1–3
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370011/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|USA}}
|goals1=Dos Santos {{goal|6}}
|goals2=Johnson {{goal|53}}
Magee {{goal|68}}
Convey {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 3,500
|referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
}}
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{{football box
|date=29 November 2003
|time=20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|KOR|1997}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370012/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|GER}}
|goals1=Lee H.J. {{goal|51}}
Lee J.M. {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 8,000
|referee = Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2 December 2003
|time=17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|GER}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370023/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|USA}}
|goals1=Huth {{goal|47}}
Trochowski {{goal|60}}
Kneissl {{goal|63}}
|goals2=Whitbread {{goal|77}}
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 6,000
|referee = Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2 December 2003
|time=20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|KOR|1997}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370024/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|PAR|1990}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Velázquez {{goal|14}}
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
}}
----
{{football box
|date=5 December 2003
|time=17:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|PAR|1990}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370035/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|GER}}
|goals1=López {{goal|39}}
Valdez {{goal|57}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 6,000
|referee = Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
}}
----
{{football box
|date=5 December 2003
|time=20:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|USA}}
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370100/match=65370036/index.html (Report)]
|team2={{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}
|goals1=Johnson {{goal|13|pen.|24|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 8,000
|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia)
}}
= Ranking of third-placed teams =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Result
|team1=EGY|name_EGY={{fbu|20|EGY}}
|team2=UAE|name_UAE={{fbu|20|UAE}}
|team3=KOR|name_KOR={{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}
|team4=CAN|name_CAN={{fbu|20|CAN}}
|team5=MLI|name_MLI={{fbu|20|MLI}}
|team6=KSA|name_KSA={{fbu|20|KSA}}
|win_EGY=1|draw_EGY=1|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=1|ga_EGY=1
|win_UAE=1|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=1|gf_UAE=3|ga_UAE=5|status_UAE=H
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=2|gf_KOR=2|ga_KOR=3
|win_CAN=1|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=2|gf_CAN=2|ga_CAN=4
|win_MLI=1|draw_MLI=0|loss_MLI=2|gf_MLI=4|ga_MLI=7
|win_KSA=0|draw_KSA=2|loss_KSA=1|gf_KSA=2|ga_KSA=3
|show_groups=y
|group_EGY=D
|group_UAE=A
|group_KOR=F
|group_CAN=C
|group_MLI=B
|group_KSA=E
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
Knockout stages
= Bracket =
{{Round16
|8 December|{{fbu|20|BFA}}|0|{{fbu|20|CAN}}|1
|9 December|{{fbu|20|PAR|1990}}|0|{{fbu|20|ESP}}|1
|9 December|{{fbu|20|IRL}}|2|{{fbu|20|COL}} (aet)|3
|9 December|{{fbu|20|AUS}}|0|{{fbu|20|UAE}}|1
|8 December|{{fbu|20|JPN}} (aet)|2|{{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}|1
|9 December|{{fbu|20|BRA}} (aet)|2|{{fbu|20|SVK}}|1
|8 December|{{fbu|20|USA}}|2|{{fbu|20|CIV}}|0
|8 December|{{fbu|20|ARG}} (aet)|2|{{fbu|20|EGY}}|1
|12 December|{{fbu|20|CAN}}|1|{{fbu|20|ESP}} (aet)|2
|12 December|{{fbu|20|COL}}|1|{{fbu|20|UAE}}|0
|12 December|{{fbu|20|JPN}}|1|{{fbu|20|BRA}}|5
|12 December|{{fbu|20|USA}}|1|{{fbu|20|ARG}} (aet)|2
|15 December|{{fbu|20|ESP}}|1|{{fbu|20|COL}}|0
|15 December|{{fbu|20|BRA}}|1|{{fbu|20|ARG}}|0
|19 December|{{fbu|20|ESP}}|0|{{fbu|20|BRA}}|1
|19 December|{{fbu|20|COL}}|2|{{fbu|20|ARG}}|1
}}
= Round of 16 =
{{football box
|date=8 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}
|score=2–1 {{aet}}
|team2={{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}
|goals1= Sakata {{goal|82}}, {{golden goal|105}}
|goals2= Choi S.K. {{goal|38}}
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 5,500
|referee = Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370037/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=8 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}
|score=2–1 {{aet}}
|team2={{fbu|20|EGY}}
|goals1=Cavenaghi {{goal|27}}, {{golden goal|114}}
|goals2=Metwaly {{goal|42}}
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 10,800
|referee = Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370039/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=8 December 2003
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BFA}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|20|CAN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Simpson {{goal|59}}
|stadium=Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Kwon Jong-chul (South Korea)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370038/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=8 December 2003
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|USA}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fbu|20|CIV}}
|goals1=Mapp {{goal|7}}
Johnson {{goal|43|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 3,210
|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370040/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=9 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BRA}}
|score=2–1 {{aet}}
|team2={{fbu|20|SVK}}
|goals1=Dudu {{goal|83}}, {{golden goal|100}}
|goals2=Sebo {{goal|61}}
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 12,800
|referee = Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370041/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=9 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|PAR|1990}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|20|ESP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=S. García {{goal|66}}
|stadium=Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
|attendance = 9,250
|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370043/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=9 December 2003
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|20|UAE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Matar {{goal|89}}
|stadium=Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
|attendance = 13,500
|referee = Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370042/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
| date = 9 December 2003
| time = 21:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IRL}}
| score = 2–3 {{aet}}
| team2 = {{fbu|20|COL}}
| goals1 = Doyle {{goal|85}}
McCarthy {{goal|90+2}}
| goals2 = Perea {{goal|11}}
Montaño {{goal|70}}
Carrillo {{golden goal|104}}
| stadium = Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
| attendance = 6,860
| referee = Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
| report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370200/match=65370044/index.html (Report)]
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
}}
----
= Quarter-finals =
{{football box
|date=12 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CAN}}
|score=1–2 {{aet}}
|team2={{fbu|20|ESP}}
|goals1=Hume {{goal|53}}
|goals2=Iniesta {{goal|35}}
Arizmendi {{golden goal|97}}
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370300/match=65370045/index.html (Report)]}}
----
{{football box
|date=12 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|COL}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|UAE}}
|goals1=Montaño {{goal|14}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370300/match=65370047/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=12 December 2003
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|USA}}
|score=1–2 {{aet}}
|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}
|goals1=Convey {{goal|59}}
|goals2=Mascherano {{goal|90+4}}
Cavenaghi {{golden goal|104|pen.}}
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 15,500
|referee = Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370300/match=65370046/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=12 December 2003
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}
|score=1–5
|team2={{fbu|20|BRA}}
|goals1=Hirayama {{goal|89}}
|goals2=D. Carvalho {{goal|2||13}}
Kléber {{goal|15}}
Nilmar {{goal|34||90+1}}
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370300/match=65370048/index.html (Report)]}}
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= Semi-finals =
{{football box
|date=15 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BRA}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}
|goals1=Dudu {{goal|65}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 16,000
|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370400/match=65370049/index.html (Report)]}}
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{{football box
|date=15 December 2003
|time= 21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ESP}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|COL}}
|goals1=Iniesta {{goal|86|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
|attendance = 5,700
|referee = Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370400/match=65370050/index.html (Report)]}}
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= Third place play-off =
{{football box
|date=19 December 2003
|time= 18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|COL}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}
|goals1=Carrillo {{goal|16}}
Castrillón {{goal|62}}
|goals2=Ferreyra {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium=Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 55,000
|referee = Matthew Breeze (Australia)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370500/match=65370051/index.html (Report)]}}
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= Final =
{{football box
|date=19 December 2003
|time= 20:45
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ESP}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|20|BRA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=Fernandinho {{goal|87}}
|stadium=Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
|attendance = 55,000
|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/uae2003/matches/round=65370600/match=65370052/index.html (Report)]}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
| pattern_la =_esp0204h | pattern_b =_esp0204h | pattern_ra =_esp0204h | pattern_sh =_esp0204h | pattern_so =_esp0204h | leftarm = E80113 | body = E80113 | rightarm = E80113 | shorts = 003060 | socks = 003060 | title = Spain }} |{{Football kit | pattern_la = _brasil2002 | pattern_b = _brasil2002 | pattern_ra = _brasil2002 | pattern_sh = _bra02h | pattern_so = _bra02H | leftarm = FFCC00 | body = FFCC00 | rightarm = FFCC00 | shorts = 003399 | socks = FFFFFF | title = Brazil }} |
Result
{{winners|fbu|20|2003 FIFA World Youth champions|Brazil|Fourth}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
! width="33%" | 2nd Place ! width="34%" | 3rd Place ! width="33%" | 4th Place |
| align="center"| {{fbu|20|Spain}}
|align="center"| {{fbu|20|Colombia}} |align="center"| {{fbu|20|Argentina}} |
Awards
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
!Golden Shoe !Golden Ball !FIFA Fair Play Award |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Ismail Matar |{{fbu|20|COL}} |
Goalscorers
;4 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Dudu
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Cavenaghi
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Sakata
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson
{{colend}}
;3 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|CIV}} Arouna Koné
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Carvalho
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Elliott
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Fernández
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Iain Hume
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Nilmar
{{colend}}
;2 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Osmar Ferreyra
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Danze
- {{flagicon|COL}} Erwin Carrillo
- {{flagicon|COL}} Jaime Castrillón
- {{flagicon|COL}} Victor Montano
- {{flagicon|CZE}} David Limberský
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Stephen Paisley
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Sota Hirayama
- {{flagicon|MLI}} Mamadi Berthe
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García
- {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Convey
- {{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander Geynrikh
{{colend}}
;1 goal
- 57 players with one goal.
Final ranking
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|team1=BRA|name_BRA={{fbu|20|Brazil}}
|team2=ESP|name_ESP={{fbu|20|Spain}}
|team3=COL|name_COL={{fbu|20|Colombia}}
|team4=ARG|name_ARG={{fbu|20|Argentina}}
|team5=USA|name_USA={{fbu|20|United States}}
|team6=JPN|name_JPN={{fbu|20|Japan}}
|team7=UAE|name_UAE={{fbu|20|United Arab Emirates}}
|team8=CAN|name_CAN={{fbu|20|Canada}}
|team9=IRL|name_IRL={{fbu|20|Republic of Ireland}}
|team10=AUS|name_AUS={{fbu|20|Australia}}
|team11=BUR|name_BUR={{fbu|20|Burkina Faso}}
|team12=SVK|name_SVK={{fbu|20|Slovakia}}
|team13=PAR|name_PAR={{fbu|20|Paraguay|1990}}
|team14=CIV|name_CIV={{fbu|20|Ivory Coast}}
|team15=EGY|name_EGY={{fbu|20|Egypt}}
|team16=KOR|name_KOR={{fbu|20|South Korea}}
|team17=GER|name_GER={{fbu|20|Germany}}
|team18=MLI|name_MLI={{fbu|20|Mali}}
|team19=KSA|name_KSA={{fbu|20|Saudi Arabia}}
|team20=CZE|pos_CZE=19|name_CZE={{fbu|20|Czech Republic}}
|team21=ENG|name_ENG={{fbu|20|England}}
|team22=MEX|name_MEX={{fbu|20|Mexico}}
|team23=UZB|name_UZB={{fbu|20|Uzbekistan}}
|team24=PAN|name_PAN={{fbu|20|Panama}}
|win_BRA=5|draw_BRA=1|loss_BRA=1|gf_BRA=14|ga_BRA=6
|win_ESP=5|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=2|gf_ESP=8|ga_ESP=4
|win_COL=4|draw_COL=2|loss_COL=1|gf_COL=10|ga_COL=5
|win_ARG=5|draw_ARG=0|loss_ARG=2|gf_ARG=12|ga_ARG=8
|win_USA=3|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=2|gf_USA=9|ga_USA=6
|win_JPN=3|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=2|gf_JPN=6|ga_JPN=10
|win_UAE=2|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=2|gf_UAE=4|ga_UAE=6|status_UAE=H
|win_CAN=2|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=3|gf_CAN=4|ga_CAN=6
|win_IRL=2|draw_IRL=1|loss_IRL=1|gf_IRL=8|ga_IRL=6
|win_AUS=2|draw_AUS=1|loss_AUS=1|gf_AUS=6|ga_AUS=5
|win_BUR=2|draw_BUR=1|loss_BUR=1|gf_BUR=2|ga_BUR=1
|win_SVK=2|draw_SVK=0|loss_SVK=2|gf_SVK=6|ga_SVK=4
|win_PAR=2|draw_PAR=0|loss_PAR=2|gf_PAR=4|ga_PAR=4
|win_CIV=1|draw_CIV=2|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=4|ga_CIV=5
|win_EGY=1|draw_EGY=1|loss_EGY=2|gf_EGY=2|ga_EGY=3
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=3|gf_KOR=3|ga_KOR=5
|win_GER=1|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=3|ga_GER=5
|win_MLI=1|draw_MLI=0|loss_MLI=2|gf_MLI=4|ga_MLI=7
|win_KSA=0|draw_KSA=2|loss_KSA=1|gf_KSA=2|ga_KSA=3
|win_CZE=0|draw_CZE=2|loss_CZE=1|gf_CZE=2|ga_CZE=3
|win_ENG=0|draw_ENG=1|loss_ENG=2|gf_ENG=0|ga_ENG=2
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|win_PAN=0|draw_PAN=0|loss_PAN=3|gf_PAN=1|ga_PAN=4
|result1=1st|result2=2nd|result3=3rd|result4=4th
|result5=QF|result6=QF|result7=QF|result8=QF
|result9=R16|result10=R16|result11=R16|result12=R16|result13=R16|result14=R16|result15=R16|result16=R16
|result17=GS|result18=GS|result19=GS|result20=GS|result21=GS|result22=GS|result23=GS|result24=GS
|split4=yes|split8=yes|split16=yes
|res_col_header=Final result
|col_1st=#FFD700|text_1st=Champions
|col_2nd=#C0C0C0|text_2nd=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32|text_3rd=Third place
|text_4th=Fourth place
|text_QF=Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
|text_R16=Eliminated in
Round of 16
|text_GS=Eliminated in
Group stage
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc03.html rsssf.com]
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/uae2003/index.html FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705171350/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/uae2003/index.html |date=5 July 2019 }}, FIFA.com
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wyc03.html RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2003]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100106063205/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/05/45/wyc03%5fefsg%5ffifa%5fworld%5fyouth%5fchampionship%5fuae03%5ftr%5f175.pdf FIFA Technical Report]
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Fifa World Youth Championship, 2003
Category:FIFA World Youth Championship
Category:International association football competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates