The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the

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, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in

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. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011. Mexico won the Cup, being the first team to achieve it as hosts defeating Uruguay 2–0 and managing their second title in the category. It was confirmed by the 58th

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Congress in

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, Australia that Mexico would be the host, beating other bids from the Czech Republic and Iran.

Player eligibility

Only players born on or after 1 January 1994 were eligible to compete in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Venues

After having won the right to host the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup,

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president, Justino Compéan, stated during an interview from

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, that the

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, in

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, would be one of the venues, arguing that recently built or invested stadia would have a major preference. He also mentioned

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and

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as other possible venues. The

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, after having previously hosted major events, such as

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and

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and 1968 Summer Olympics Football final matches, hosted the third place match and the final match of the tournament.

Teams

In addition to host nation Mexico, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions. :1.Teams that made their debut. :2.Czech Republic made their debut as independent nation. The now-defunct Czechoslovakia qualified for their only appearance in

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Match officials

Squads

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 17 May 2011 at the

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's Sala Nezahualcóyotl concert Hall. The seeding was as follows: The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16). ;Tie-breaking criteria Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:Regulations – FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011
/ref> * goal difference in all group matches; * number of goals scored in all group matches; * points earned in the matches between the teams concerned; * goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned; * number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; * drawing of lots by the organising committee. Ranking of third place teams in each group are determined by the following criteria, top four advances to the round of 16: * number of points * goal difference in all group matches; * number of goals scored in all group matches; * drawing of lots by the organising committee. ''All kick-off times are local'' ( UTC−05:00).

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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). Following an hour and a half delay in which the conditions did not improve, the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup decided to abandon the match and replay it in its entirety (starting from 0–0) the next day, 27 June 2011 (kickoff 10:00), at the same venue,

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

In a rule to avoid potential "player burnout", all games in the knockout stage proceeded straight to

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if tied after normal time, thus avoiding the need for 30 minutes of

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Awards

Winners

Individual awards

Team statistics

Goalscorers

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* Lukáš Juliš *

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* Luke Remington *

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* Abdallah Yaisien *

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* Cimo Röcker * Zhelano Barnes * Andre Lewis *

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* Kang Nam-Gwon * Alejandro Guido *

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* Rodrigo Aguirre *

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* Maximiliano Moreira * Leonardo Pais *

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* Davlatbek Yarbekov ;1 own goal *

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(against Japan) * Jong Kwang-Sok (against Mexico)

References

External links

FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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