# 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. 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:
* United Arab Emirates
* Ghana

## 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. The use of Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah was initially proposed, and it was finally selected as a venue, in September 2012. Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium replaced Al Nahyan Stadium of Abu Dhabi and hosted the final.
| Dubai | Dubai | Ras al-Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah | Fujairah | Fujairah |
| Al-Rashid Stadium | Al-Rashid Stadium | Emirates Club Stadium | Emirates Club Stadium | Fujairah Club Stadium | Fujairah Club Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
| Al AinAbu DhabiDubaiRas al-KhaimahFujairahSharjah ||||||
| Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Al Ain | Al Ain | Sharjah | Sharjah |
| Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | Sharjah Stadium | Sharjah Stadium |
| Capacity: 42,056 | Capacity: 42,056 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | 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 | Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
| AFC (Asia) | 2012 AFC U-16 Championship | Iran | Iran Iraq Japan Uzbekistan |
| CAF (Africa) | 2013 African U-17 Championship | Morocco | Côte d'Ivoire Morocco 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 Venezuela |
| OFC (Oceania) | 2013 OFC U-17 Championship | Vanuatu | New Zealand |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | Slovakia | Austria Croatia Italy Russia Slovakia Sweden |
    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) |
| AFC | Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea) | Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea) Yang Byoung-Eun (South Korea) |
| AFC | Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) | Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar) Yaser Marad (Kuwait) |
| CAF | Badara Diatta (Senegal) | Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Samba (Senegal) |
| CAF | Daniel Bennett (South Africa) | Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Aden Marwa (Kenya) |
| CAF | Slim Jedidi (Tunisia) | Bechir Hassani (Tunisia) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) |
| CONCACAF | Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) | Octavio Jarra (Costa Rica) Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala) |
| CONCACAF | Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) | Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) |
| CONCACAF | Jair Marrufo (United States) | Eric Boria (United States) Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) |
| CONMEBOL | Néstor Pitana (Argentina) | Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Diego Bonfá (Argentina) |
| CONMEBOL | Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) | Efraín Castro (Bolivia) Arol Valda (Bolivia) |
| CONMEBOL | Héber Lopes (Brazil) | Alessandro Rocha (Brazil) Marcelo van Gasse (Brazil) |
| CONMEBOL | Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) | Nicolas Tarán (Uruguay) Miguel Nievas (Uruguay) |
| CONMEBOL | 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) |
| UEFA | Mark Clattenburg (England) | Stephen Child (England) Simon Beck (England) |
| UEFA | Wolfgang Stark (Germany) | Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Mike Pickel (Germany) |
| UEFA | Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) | Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Gianluca Cariolato (Italy) |
| UEFA | Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) | Frank Andås (Norway) Kim Haglund (Norway) |
| UEFA | 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.

## 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).
Prior to the draw, FIFA announced that as host, the United Arab Emirates would be placed as 'A1', to assist with ticket sales. 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.
'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.
A falcon known as 'Shaqran' will be the mascot for the World Cup, after being introduced to local journalists on 13 May .

## 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).
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.

### 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 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows:
* points obtained in all group matches;
* goal difference in all group matches;
* number of goals scored in all group matches;
* drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
| 1 | F | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | A | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | D | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 5 | C | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, no extra time will be played, with the match to be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 28 October — Sharjah | 28 October — Sharjah | | | | | | |
| Honduras | 1 | | | | | | |
| Honduras | 1 | 1 November — Al Ain | 1 November — Al Ain | | | | | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 November — Al Ain | 1 November — Al Ain | | | | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | Honduras | 1 | | | | |
| 28 October — Sharjah | 28 October — Sharjah | | Honduras | 1 | | | | |
| 28 October — Sharjah | 28 October — Sharjah | Sweden | 2 | | | | |
| Japan | 1 | Sweden | 2 | | | | |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 5 November — Dubai | 5 November — Dubai | | |
| Sweden | 2 | | | | 5 November — Dubai | 5 November — Dubai | |
| Sweden | 2 | | | | Sweden | 0 | |
| 29 October — Ras al-Khaimah | 29 October — Ras al-Khaimah | | | | | Sweden | 0 | |
| 29 October — Ras al-Khaimah | 29 October — Ras al-Khaimah | | | | Nigeria | 3 | |
| Uruguay | 4 | | | | Nigeria | 3 | |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 November — Sharjah | 2 November — Sharjah | | | | | |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 November — Sharjah | 2 November — Sharjah | | | | |
| Slovakia | 2 | Uruguay | 0 | | | | |
| 29 October — Al Ain | 29 October — Al Ain | | Uruguay | 0 | | | | |
| 29 October — Al Ain | 29 October — Al Ain | Nigeria | 2 | | | | |
| Nigeria | 4 | Nigeria | 2 | | | | |
| Nigeria | 4 | | | | | | | 8 November — Abu Dhabi | 8 November — Abu Dhabi |
| Iran | 1 | | | | | | | 8 November — Abu Dhabi | 8 November — Abu Dhabi |
| Iran | 1 | | | | | | | Nigeria | 3 |
| 29 October — Dubai | 29 October — Dubai | | | | | | | | Nigeria | 3 |
| 29 October — Dubai | 29 October — Dubai | | | | | | | Mexico | 0 |
| Argentina | 3 | | | | | | | Mexico | 0 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 November — Sharjah | 2 November — Sharjah | | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2 November — Sharjah | 2 November — Sharjah | | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 1 | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | |
| 29 October — Fujairah | 29 October — Fujairah | | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | |
| 29 October — Fujairah | 29 October — Fujairah | Ivory Coast | 1 | | | | | | |
| Morocco | 1 | Ivory Coast | 1 | | | | | | |
| Morocco | 1 | | | | 5 November — Abu Dhabi | 5 November — Abu Dhabi | | | | |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | | | | 5 November — Abu Dhabi | 5 November — Abu Dhabi | | | |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | | | | Argentina | 0 | | | |
| 28 October — Abu Dhabi | 28 October — Abu Dhabi | | | | | Argentina | 0 | | | |
| 28 October — Abu Dhabi | 28 October — Abu Dhabi | | | | Mexico | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | Mexico | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 November — Dubai | 1 November — Dubai | | | | | 8 November — Abu Dhabi | 8 November — Abu Dhabi |
| Russia | 1 | 1 November — Dubai | 1 November — Dubai | | | | | 8 November — Abu Dhabi | 8 November — Abu Dhabi |
| Russia | 1 | Brazil | 1 (10) | | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| 28 October — Abu Dhabi | 28 October — Abu Dhabi | | Brazil | 1 (10) | | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| 28 October — Abu Dhabi | 28 October — Abu Dhabi | Mexico (pen.) | 1 (11) | | | | | Argentina | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | Mexico (pen.) | 1 (11) | | | | | Argentina | 1 |
| Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## Awards

| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Nathan | Iván Ochoa |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Valmir Berisha | Kelechi Iheanacho | Gabriel Boschilia |
| 7 goals (0 assists) | 6 goals (7 assists) | 6 goals (3 assists) |
| Golden Glove |||
| Dele Alampasu |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award |||
| Nigeria |||

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Nigeria | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 | Mexico | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Argentina | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Honduras | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Morocco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 13 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 14 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 16 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 17 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 19 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 20 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 21 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 23 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 24 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |

## Goalscorers

Top scorers after the end of the tournament this year.

### 7 goals

* Valmir Berisha

### 6 goals

* Gabriel Boschilia
* Kelechi Iheanacho

### 5 goals

* Nathan
* Tomáš Vestenický

### 4 goals

* Joaquín Ibáñez
* Mosquito
* Iván Ochoa
* Taiwo Awoniyi
* Musa Yahaya
* Franco Acosta
* Leandro Otormín

### 3 goals

* Ryoma Watanabe
* Karim Achahbar
* Younes Bnou Marzouk
* Musa Muhammed
* Gustav Engvall

### 2 goals

* Sebastián Driussi
* Germán Ferreyra
* Matías Sánchez
* Nikola Zivotic
* Caio
* Jordan Hamilton
* Jorge Bodden
* Brayan Velásquez
* Luca Vido
* Moussa Bakayoko
* Franck Kessie
* Alejandro Díaz
* Ulises Jaimes
* Isaac Success
* Chidiebere Nwakali
* Samuel Okon
* Aleksandr Makarov
* Ramil Sheydayev
* Kevin Méndez

### 1 goal

* Lucio Compagnucci
* Rodrigo Moreira
* Leonardo Suárez
* Sascha Horvath
* Tobias Pellegrini
* Gabriel
* Joanderson
* Elias Roubos
* Alen Halilović
* Robert Murić
* Ante Roguljić
* Jeffri Flores
* Fredy Medina
* Ali Gholizadeh
* Mostafa Hashemi
* Amir Hossein Karimi
* Yousef Seyyedi
* Mohammed Salam
* Sherko Karim
* Vittorio Parigini
* Junior Ahissan
* Aboubakar Keita
* Yakou Meïté
* Daisuke Sakai
* Taro Sugimoto
* Kosei Uryu
* Nabil Jaadi
* Hamza Sakhi
* José Almanza
* Marco Granados
* Ulises Rivas
* Chidera Ezeh
* Chigozi Obasi
* Werner Wald
* Ervin Zorrilla
* Aleksandr Golovin
* Denis Vavro
* Michal Siplak
* Mirza Halvadžić
* Erdal Rakip
* Anton Salétros
* Carlos Strandberg
* Ali Suljić
* Firas Ben Larbi
* Mohamed Dräger
* Maher Gabsi
* Hazem Haj Hassen
* Chiheb Jbeli
* Zayed Al-Ameri
* Khaled Khalfan
* Marcio Benítez
* Joel Bregonis
* Facundo Ospitaleche
* Franco Pizzichillo
* Shohjahon Abbasov
* Rustamjon Ashurmatov
* Jamshid Boltaboev
* José Caraballo
* José Márquez

### 1 own goal

* Duje Ćaleta-Car (playing against Uzbekistan)
* Érick Aguirre (playing against Nigeria)
* Linus Wahlqvist (playing against Japan)