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FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from now on, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...
, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.
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Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this tournament.
Venues
Teams
:1.Teams that made their debut.
Match officials
Squads
For a list of the squads see '' 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads''
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stages
Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Third place match
Final
Winners
Awards
Goalscorers
Final ranking
References
External links
FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
International association football competitions hosted by South Korea
FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments
2007 in South Korean football
August 2007 sports events in Asia
September 2007 sports events in Asia