The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1997, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in Egypt between 4 September and 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could participate in this tournament.
FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997 1997 FIFA U-17 بطولة العالم | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | 4–21 September |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ghana |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 117 (3.66 per match) |
Attendance | 633,000 (19,781 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | David (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | Sergio |
Fair play award | Argentina |
Cairo | Port Said | Alexandria | Ismailia |
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Cairo International Stadium | Port Said Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | Ismailia Stadium |
Capacity: 74,100 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 16,500 |
Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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AFC (Asia) | 1996 AFC U-17 Championship | Oman Thailand Bahrain |
CAF (Africa) | Host nation | Egypt |
1997 African U-17 Championship | Mali Ghana | |
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) |
1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Mexico United States Costa Rica |
CONMEBOL (South America) | 1997 South American U-17 Championship | Brazil Argentina Chile |
OFC (Oceania) | 1997 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament | New Zealand |
UEFA (Europe) | 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship | Spain Austria Germany |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 0 |
Egypt | 1–1 | Chile |
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Abou 37' | Report | Villalobos 69' |
Thailand | 2–6 | Chile |
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Matong 45+2' Suksomkit 82' |
Report | Viveros 41', 62' Maldonado 52' (pen.) Mirosević 67' Alvarez 83' Zuniga 89' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | -22 | 0 |
New Zealand | 0–4 | Mali |
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Report | Guindo 33' Mah. Diarra 64' Keita 70', 88' |
Mexico | 2–3 | Spain |
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Arce 66' Santibanez 66' |
Report | David 14', 84' (pen.) Mateos 31' |
New Zealand | 0–5 | Mexico |
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Report | Martinez 12' Salcedo 32' Gomez 41', 47' Santibanez 85' |
New Zealand | 0–13 | Spain |
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Report | Sanchez 23', 29' Mateos 28', 64' Sergio 36' (pen.) David 43', 45+3', 47', 49' Royo 62' Ander 71' Corona 87' Lopez 90+1' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 |
Oman | 4–0 | United States |
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Al-Harbi 15' J. Al-Mukhaini 39' Mohamed 46', 52' |
Report |
Austria | 0–7 | Brazil |
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Report | Diogo 8' Fabio Pinto 13' Geovani 16' Ferrugem 38' Matuzalem 44' Ronaldinho 75' (pen.) Anailson 85' (pen.) |
United States | 0–3 | Brazil |
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Report | Jorginho 66' Adiel 85' Matuzalem 90' |
United States | 4–0 | Austria |
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Rupsis 6' Twellman 56', 67' Steven Totten 82' |
Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 1–3 | Bahrain |
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Esquivel 67' | Report | Al Dosari 64' (pen.) Amer 79' Rashed 84' |
Argentina | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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Galletti 59' | Report |
Ghana | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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A. Quaye 12' Coffie 61' |
Report |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
14 September - Alexandria | ||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
18 September - Ismailia | ||||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||
14 September - Cairo | ||||||||||
Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
Germany | 0 (4) | |||||||||
21 September - Cairo | ||||||||||
Mali | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
15 September - Port Said | ||||||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
Ghana | 4 | |||||||||
18 September - Cairo | ||||||||||
Oman | 1 | |||||||||
Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
15 September - Ismailia | ||||||||||
Spain | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||
21 September - Cairo | ||||||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
Spain | 2 | |||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||
Brazil | 2–0 | Argentina |
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Fabio Pinto 44', 83' | Report |
Germany | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Mali |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Adzic Deisler Miedl Truckenbrod |
4–3 | Y. Coulibaly Camara Guindo Karambe Keita |
Spain | 1–2 | Ghana |
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Sousa 35' | Report | Attram 47' Owusu Afriyie 79' |
1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners |
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Brazil First title |
David of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 117 goals were scored by 73 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Brazil | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 18 | |
2 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | |
3 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 15 | |
4 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 8 | |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Mali | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
6 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
7 | Oman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
8 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
9 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
10 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
11 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 | |
12 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 3 | |
13 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
14 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | –8 | 0 | |
15 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 0 | |
16 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | –22 | 0 |