2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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 between 17 October and 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.
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. The use of Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah was initially proposed, and finally selected as a venue, in September 2012. Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium replaced Al Nahyan Stadium of Abu Dhabi and will host the final.
Teams
In addition to host nation United Arab Emirates, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
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
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.
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
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
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.
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Play-off for third place
Final
Awards
Final ranking
Goalscorers
Top scorers after the end of the tournament this year.
7 goals
Valmir Berisha
6 goals
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
Alameri Zayed
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)
References
External links
FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
2013
2013 in youth association football
2013–14 in Emirati football
International association football competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates
October 2013 sports events in Asia
November 2013 sports events in Asia