The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, was the tenth edition of FIFA U-17 World Championship. It was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland between 13 and 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could participate in this tournament. Some controversy followed the tournament after a number of players from the Sierra Leone squad defected to Finland.
Teams
Venues
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Group stage
All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)
Group A
Group B
Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Playoff for third place
Final
Goalscorers
Final ranking
References
External links
FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)