The 2005
FIFA U-17 World Championship
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 ...
, the eleventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of
Lima
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,
Trujillo,
Chiclayo
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Founded by Spanish explorers as "Santa María de los Valles de Chiclay ...
,
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017.
It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...
and
Iquitos
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in
Peru
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between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate in this tournament. Mexico beat favorite Brazil by 3–0 in the final, making it the first U-17 Championship for Mexico.
Venues
Teams
* USA is the only team to have qualified for all 11 tournaments so far, followed by Brazil and Australia who have each qualified 10 times. While Netherlands, Turkey, Peru, Gambia and Korea DPR are new to the competition.
Squads
For a list of the squads see ''
2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship 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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Knockout stages
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Playoff for 3rd place
Final
Winner
Awards
Goalscorers
Carlos Vela of Mexico won the
Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals.
Final ranking
References
External links
FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005 FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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FIFA U-17 World Championship
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 ...
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
International association football competitions hosted by Peru
FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments
September 2005 sports events in South America
October 2005 sports events in South America