2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in South Korea from 18 August to 9 September. From this tourament the teams were raised from 16 to 24.
| 2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  South Korea |
| Dates | 18 August–9 September |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 165 (3.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 422,907 (8,133 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Macauley Chrisantus (7 goals) |
| Best player |  Toni Kroos |
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Venues
| Seoul | Suwon | Goyang | Cheonan |
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium | Suwon Civic Stadium | Goyang Stadium | Cheonan Stadium |
| Capacity: 66,806 | Capacity: 24,670 | Capacity: 41,311 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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| Ulsan | Changwon | Gwangyang | Jeju |
| Ulsan Stadium | Changwon Civic Stadium | Gwangyang Football Stadium | Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| Capacity: 19,050 | Capacity: 27,085 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 42,256 |
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Teams
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | Host nation | Korea Republic
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| AFC U-17 Championship 2006 |  Japan  Korea DPR  Tajikistan1  Syria1
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| CAF (Africa) | 2007 African Under-17 Championship | Ghana Nigeria  Togo1  Tunisia
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| CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) |
2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament |  Haiti1 [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Honduras1  Costa Rica  United States  Trinidad and Tobago
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | Sudamericano Sub-17 2007 |  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
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| OFC (Oceania) | 2007 OFC Under 17 Tournament |  New Zealand
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| UEFA (Europe) | 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship |  Belgium1  England1  France Spain Germany
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- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Peru |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Korea Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Togo |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 |
| Korea DPR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Syria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Honduras |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| Haiti |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Tunisia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Tajikistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 |
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| Colombia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 |
Knockout stage
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| Spain
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| Tunisia
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| Spain
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| Ghana
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| Peru
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| Ghana
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| Ghana
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| Brazil
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| Nigeria
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| Argentina
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| Costa Rica
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| Argentina
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| Nigeria
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| Nigeria
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| Colombia
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| Nigeria
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| Germany
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| England
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| Syria
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| England
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| Germany
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| United States
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