2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November.

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009
File:2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates24 October – 15 November
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Spain
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored151 (2.9 per match)
Attendance778,787 (14,977 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Borja Bastón

Nigeria Sani Emmanuel
Uruguay Sebastián Gallegos
Switzerland Haris Seferovic

(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Nigeria Sani Emmanuel
Best goalkeeperSwitzerland Benjamin Siegrist
Fair play award Nigeria

Teams

The final draw for the group stage was held on 7 August 2009 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.[1][2]

Confederation Qualifying tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2008 AFC U-16 Championship  Iran
 South Korea
 Japan
 United Arab Emirates
CAF (Africa) Host nation  Nigeria
2009 African Under-17 Championship  Algeria1
 Gambia
 Malawi1
 Burkina Faso
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship  Mexico
United States United States
 Costa Rica
 Honduras
CONMEBOL (South America) 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship  Brazil
 Argentina
 Uruguay
 Colombia
OFC (Oceania) 2009 OFC U-17 Championship  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship  Germany
 Netherlands
 Switzerland1
 Italy
 Spain
 Turkey
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Results

[3]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria321064+27
 Argentina320143+16
 Germany311176+14
 Honduras300315-40

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland330073+49
 Mexico320132+16
 Brazil310234-13
 Japan300359-40

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran321030+37
 Colombia312043+15
 Netherlands310234-13
 Gambia301236-31

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey321062+47
 Burkina Faso311153+24
 New Zealand30303303
 Costa Rica301239-61

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain330093+69
 United States320132+16
 United Arab Emirates310234-13
 Malawi300317-60

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy321031+27
 South Korea320163+36
 Uruguay31113304
 Algeria300305-50

Knockout stage

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
  Argentina  2
  Colombia  3  
  Colombia  1 (5)
    Turkey  1 (3)  
  Turkey  2
  United Arab Emirates  0  
  Colombia  0
    Switzerland  4  
  Switzerland  4
  Germany  3  
  Switzerland  2
    Italy  1  
  Italy  2
  United States  1  
  Switzerland  1
    Nigeria  0
  Spain  4
  Burkina Faso  1  
  Spain  3 (4)
    Uruguay  3 (2)  
  Iran  1
  Uruguay  2  
  Spain  1
    Nigeria  3   Third place
  Mexico  1 (3)
  South Korea  1 (5)  
  South Korea  1   Colombia  0
    Nigeria  3     Spain  1
  Nigeria  5
  New Zealand  0  

References

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