The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the

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 ...

, held in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

from 17 October to 8 November 2015.

Host selection

The following four countries bid to host the tournament: * * * *

Venues

Along with proposing ten venues for Chile's hosting of the

2015 Copa América The 2015 Copa América was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, ...

, the

Chilean Football Federation The Football Federation of Chile ( es, Federación de Fútbol de Chile or ) is the governing body of association football, football in Chile. It was founded 19 June 1895, making it the second oldest South American association football federation, ...

also announced its plans for hosting of the U17 World Cup in the same year. On 8 April 2014, 8 cities were confirmed as host of the competition, with

Copiapó Copiapó () is a city and commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region. Copiapó lies about 800 km north ...

and

Quillota Quillota is a city located in the Aconcagua River valley in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province, where many inhabitants live in the outlying farming areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay ...

being dropped. The Local organising committee have also said that the capital City (Santiago) would not host the final.

Qualified teams

In addition to host nation Chile, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions. :1.Teams that made their debut.

Schedule and draw

The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 5 May 2015. The final draw was held on 6 August 2015, 20:00 local time, at the Centro de las Artes 660 art gallery in

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. For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots: *Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of five confederations (except UEFA) *Pot 2: Remaining teams from CONCACAF and AFC *Pot 3: Remaining teams from CAF and CONMEBOL *Pot 4: Teams from UEFA As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage.

Match officials

A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.

Emblem and slogan

The emblem and slogan ("Una fiesta en nuestra cancha", a party on our pitch) of the tournament was unveiled on 7 October 2014.

Squads

Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The squads were announced on 8 October 2015. All players of its representative team must have been born on or after 1 January 1998.

Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: All times are local, Chile Standard Time ( UTC−3).

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

The four best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the round of 16. They are paired with the winners of groups A, B, C and D, according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a

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(no

extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...

is played).

Bracket

Combinations of matches in the Round of 16

The third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16 were placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by

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. In December 2015, Nigerian

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was retroactively awarded the Bronze boot award. Kelechi Nwakali had erroneously been awarded the award immediately following the tournament but as he had played more minutes (630) than Chukwueze (535) in the tournament the award was re-allocated.

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Goalscorers

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;4 goals * Johannes Eggestein ;3 goals * Dante Rigo * Sidiki Maïga *

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* Kelechi Nwakali *

Fyodor Chalov Fyodor Nikolayevich Chalov (russian: Фёдор Николаевич Чалов; born 10 April 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for CSKA Moscow and the Russia national team. Club career CSKA Moscow Chalov mad ...

;2 goals * Nicholas Panetta * Jorn Vancamp *

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* Leandro *

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* Karlo Majić *

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* Washington Corozo *

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* Yeison Guerrero * Jhon Pereira * Bilal Boutobba * Odsonne Edouard *

Jonathan Ikoné Nanitamo Jonathan Ikoné (born 2 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Fiorentina and the France national team. Club career Paris Saint-Germain Ikone made his professional debut on 28 September 2 ...

* Nicolas Janvier *

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* Felix Passlack * Amadou Haidara * Sekou Koita *

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* Boubacar Traoré * Pablo López * Claudio Zamudio * Diego Cortés *

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Julio Villalba Julio César Villalba Gaona (born 17 September 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian club Guayaquil City. Club career Villalba signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017. Upon return ...

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;1 goal *

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* Dennis Van Vaerenbergh * Matthias Verreth *

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* Luís Henrique * Gonzalo Jara * Brian Leiva * Yerko Leiva * Gabriel Mazuela * Camilo Moya * Kevin Masis * Diego Mesén *

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* Andy Reyes *

Josip Brekalo Josip Brekalo (; born 23 June 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a winger for Italian club Fiorentina and the Croatia national team. Club career Brekalo is a youth exponent from Dinamo Zagreb. He made his league debut on 19 Decembe ...

Luka Ivanušec Luka Ivanušec (; born 26 November 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team. Club career Born in Varaždin, Ivanušec made his professional ...

* Davor Lovren * Joan Cortez *

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* Kaylen Hinds *

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* Faitout Maouassa * Dayot Upamecano * Niklas Schmidt * Naby Bangoura *

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* Foslyn Grant * Jafeth Leiva *

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* Eduardo Aguirre * Ricardo Marín * Bryan Salazar * Hunter Ashworth * Lucas Imrie *

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* Udochukwu Anumudu * Chukwudi Agor * Funsho Bamgboye * Christian Ebere * Edidiong Essien *

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* Orji Okwonkwo *

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* Kim Wi-song * Pak Yong-gwan *

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* David Colmán *

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* Marcelino Ñamandú * Cristian Paredes *

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* Thendo Mukumela * Anas Al-Aji *

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(playing against France)

Marketing

Sponsorship

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;National suppliers *Clinica MEDS * Movistar Chile *Pullman Bus *Universidad Santo Tomás *VTR

Mascot and anthem

The official mascot, a young boy named Brochico, and anthem, composed by DJ Méndez, were unveiled on 9 July 2015.

Broadcasting

United States

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: English language,

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: Spanish language

Bulgaria

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Canada

TSN.

Germany

ARD and

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Indonesia

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Laos

TVLAO

United Kingdom

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New Zealand

Sky Sport

South Africa, Sub Sahara Africa and Nigeria

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South Korea

SBS, KBS, and MBC

References

External links

FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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