2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 월드컵 대한민국
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.svg
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates18 August – 9 September
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Fourth placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored165 (3.17 per match)
Attendance422,907 (8,133 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Macauley Chrisantus (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Germany.svg Toni Kroos
Fair play awardFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
2005
2009

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea 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 this edition onwards, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds. [1]

Contents

Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this tournament.

Venues

Seoul Suwon Goyang Cheonan
Seoul World Cup Stadium Suwon Civic Stadium Goyang Stadium Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 66,806Capacity: 24,670Capacity: 41,311Capacity: 30,000
LG, Bayer 04 Korea Tour. vs FC Seoul, 30.july 2014.jpg Suwon Sports Complex.JPG Goyang sta 1.JPG Cheonan Stadium.JPG
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (South Korea)
Ulsan Changwon Gwangyang Jeju
Ulsan Stadium Changwon Civic Stadium Gwangyang Football Stadium Jeju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 19,050Capacity: 27,085Capacity: 13,496Capacity: 42,256
Ulsan Sports Complex1.JPG Changwon sta1.JPG Gwangyangstadium1.jpg Jeju World Cup Stadium 2.JPG

Teams

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Host nationFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
AFC U-17 Championship 2006 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1
CAF (Africa) 2007 African Under-17 Championship Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)
2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
CONMEBOL (South America) Sudamericano Sub-17 2007 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
OFC (Oceania) 2007 OFC Under 17 Tournament Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of England.svg  England 1
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1. ^ Teams that made their debut.

Match officials

ConfederationRefereeAssistants
AFC Matthew Breeze (Australia)Matthew Cream (Australia)
Jim Ouliaris (Australia)
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)Toru Sagara (Japan)
Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
CAF Koman Coulibaly (Mali)Inácio Cândido (Angola)
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
CONCACAF Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)Roberto Giron (Honduras)
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
CONMEBOL Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)Roberto Braatz (Brazil)
Altemir Hausmann (Brazil)
Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)Abraham González (Colombia)
Rafael Rivas (Colombia)
OFC Rakesh Varman (Fiji)Andrew Achari (Fiji)
Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)
UEFA Ivan Bebek (Croatia)Tomislav Petrović (Croatia)
Tomislav Šetka (Croatia)
Bertrand Layec (France)Eric Dansault (France)
Stephane Duhamel (France)
Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)Rafał Rostkowski (Poland)
Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Craig Thomson (Scotland)Martin Cryans (Scotland)
Tom Murphy (Scotland)

Squads

For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads .

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 321020+27Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 311132+14
3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (H)31022423
4Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 30212312
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Mani Soccerball shade.svg39'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 7,256
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg0–1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report Bazalar Soccerball shade.svg29'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 27,112
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg0–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–0Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Ureña Soccerball shade.svg85'
Peralta Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 23,120
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg2–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Seol Jae-mun Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Yoon Bit-garam Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Atakora Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Bazalar Soccerball shade.svg89' Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of England.svg  England 321082+67Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3201143+116
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 31113744
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003013130
Source: [ citation needed ]
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
Rim Chol-min Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Moses Soccerball shade.svg62'

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg7–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fabinho Soccerball shade.svg1'
Lázaro Soccerball shade.svg6'
Giuliano Soccerball shade.svg33'
Fábio Soccerball shade.svg50'
Teixeira Soccerball shade.svg54'
Lulinha Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Junior Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–5Flag of England.svg  England
Report Welbeck Soccerball shade.svg3', 27'
Moses Soccerball shade.svg7', 30'
Chambers Soccerball shade.svg88'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg6–1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Fábio Soccerball shade.svg4', 8'
Teixeira Soccerball shade.svg6'
Maicon Soccerball shade.svg22'
Giuliano Soccerball shade.svg47'
Choco Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report An Il-bom Soccerball shade.svg24'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Rim Chol-min Soccerball shade.svg81' Report
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Lansbury Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Spence Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Tales Soccerball shade.svg19'
Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321074+37Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 312052+35
3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 311132+14
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 300331070
Source: [ citation needed ]
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg20'
Rojas Soccerball shade.svg72'
Report Bojan Soccerball shade.svg2', 71'
Pablo Soccerball shade.svg56', 81'
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Solaiman Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.) Report Mérida Soccerball shade.svg56'
Aquino Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg4–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Meza Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Mazzola Soccerball shade.svg64', 87'
Machuca Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Leverón Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report Al Taiar Soccerball shade.svg22'
Al Saleh Soccerball shade.svg80'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju
Attendance: 430
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Aquino Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Benítez Soccerball shade.svg32'

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 330092+79Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of France.svg  France 31114404
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31024623
4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 30123851
Source: [ citation needed ]
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of France.svg  France
Chrisantus Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Saivet Soccerball shade.svg51'

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Okamoto Soccerball shade.svg42'
Kawano Soccerball shade.svg80'
Kakitani Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Guemsly Soccerball shade.svg71'

Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg1–1Flag of France.svg  France
Desrivieres Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.) Report Le Tallec Soccerball shade.svg13'

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Oseni Soccerball shade.svg21'
Chrisantus Soccerball shade.svg31', 82'
Gwangyang Stadium, Gwangyang
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Chrisantus Soccerball shade.svg5', 60'
Isa Soccerball shade.svg39', 41'
Report Joseph Soccerball shade.svg57'

France  Flag of France.svg2–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Mehamha Soccerball shade.svg68'
Rivière Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Kakitani Soccerball shade.svg45'
Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 11,054
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 330083+59Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31026713
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 31024513
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31023633
Source: [ citation needed ]
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
De Pauw Soccerball shade.svg27'
Kis Soccerball shade.svg36'
Report Boughanmi Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ayrai Soccerball shade.svg24'
Msakni Soccerball shade.svg42', 79' (pen.)
Changwon Sports Park, Changwon
Attendance: 8,230
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg4–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Vasiev Soccerball shade.svg32'
Shohzukhurov Soccerball shade.svg43'
Davronov Soccerball shade.svg82'
Fatkhuloev Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Bates Soccerball shade.svg9'
Garza Soccerball shade.svg48'
Schuler Soccerball shade.svg53'
Changwon Sports Park, Changwon
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Jeffrey Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Report Hadhria Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.)
Dkhil Soccerball shade.svg90+4'

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Benteke Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Changwon Sports Park, Changwon
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Urso Soccerball shade.svg63'
Bates Soccerball shade.svg71'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 14,927
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Msakni Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3210115+67Advanced to knockout stage
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 320185+36
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 311195+44
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3003114130
Source: [ citation needed ]
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Julio Soccerball shade.svg14'
Nazarit Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.), 88'
Report Dowidat Soccerball shade.svg34', 49'
Sukuta-Pasu Soccerball shade.svg39'

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg1–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Campbell Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Osei Soccerball shade.svg12', 44'
Adams Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Bossman Soccerball shade.svg85'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 11,521
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Osei Soccerball shade.svg52'
Adams Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Bigalke Soccerball shade.svg5'
Kroos Soccerball shade.svg12', 27'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report Mosquera G. Soccerball shade.svg22', 63'
Trellez Soccerball shade.svg60'
Pardo Soccerball shade.svg68'
Serna Soccerball shade.svg72'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 13,537
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Nazarit Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Osei Soccerball shade.svg32'
Yartey Soccerball shade.svg87'
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Broghammer Soccerball shade.svg5'
Esswein Soccerball shade.svg30', 37'
Funk Soccerball shade.svg39'
Wolze Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report
Changwon Sports Park, Changwon
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1 F Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 311195+44Advanced to knockout stage
2 C Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 311132+14
3 B Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 31113744
4 E Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 31024513
5 D Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31024623
6 A Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 31022423
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stages

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
29 August - Ulsan
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
1 September - Jeju
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (pen.)1 (5)
 
29 August - Changwon
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1 (4)
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1
 
5 September - Ulsan
 
Flag of France.svg  France (a.e.t.)3
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
29 August - Suwon
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru (pen.)1 (5)
 
1 September - Changwon
 
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1 (4)
 
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 0
 
29 August - Gwangyang
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
9 September - Seoul
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0 (0)
 
30 August - Goyang
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (pen.)0 (3)
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
 
2 September - Cheonan
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
30 August - Gwangyang
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
6 September - Suwon
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3
 
30 August - Jeju
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 Third place
 
Flag of England.svg  England 3
 
2 September - Goyang 9 September - Seoul
 
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1
 
Flag of England.svg  England 1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
30 August - Cheonan
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 

Round of 16

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Bojan Soccerball shade.svg28', 50'
Falque Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of France.svg  France
Hadhria Soccerball shade.svg49' Report Saivet Soccerball shade.svg43'
Le Tallec Soccerball shade.svg99', 105'


Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Donkor Soccerball shade.svg51' Report

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Sauro Soccerball shade.svg25', 41' Report

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Isa Soccerball shade.svg78'
Alfa Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Trellez Soccerball shade.svg62'

England  Flag of England.svg3–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Lansbury Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Pearce Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Ajouz Soccerball shade.svg51'

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sukuta-Pasu Soccerball shade.svg65', 89' Report Bates Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 15,069
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Quarterfinals


Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Adams Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Osei Soccerball shade.svg53'
Changwon Sports Park, Changwon
Attendance: 7,555
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Haruna Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)
Chrisantus Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 14,581
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

England  Flag of England.svg1–4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Rudy Soccerball shade.svg50'
Sukuta-Pasu Soccerball shade.svg56'
Dowidat Soccerball shade.svg74'
Kroos Soccerball shade.svg87'
Goyang Stadium, Goyang
Attendance: 12,560
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Semifinals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Aquino Soccerball shade.svg67'
Bojan Soccerball shade.svg116'
Report Adams Soccerball shade.svg80'
Ulsan Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Chrisantus Soccerball shade.svg10'
Alfa Soccerball shade.svg18'
Akinsola Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Kroos Soccerball shade.svg33'
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon
Attendance: 3,472
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Third place match

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Osei Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Kroos Soccerball shade.svg17'
Esswein Soccerball shade.svg90+2'

Final

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Penalties
Illarramendi Soccerball shade cross.svg
Mérida Soccerball shade cross.svg
Falque Soccerball shade cross.svg
0–3Soccerball shad check.svg Edile
Soccerball shad check.svg Joshua
Soccerball shad check.svg Oseni
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 36,125
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Winners

 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup winners 
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Third title

Awards

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Germany.svg Toni Kroos Flag of Nigeria.svg Macauley Chrisantus Flag of Spain.svg Bojan
Golden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Macauley Chrisantus Flag of Ghana.svg Ransford Osei Flag of Germany.svg Toni Kroos

Goalscorers

There were 165 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final ranking

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7610164+1219
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7430126+615
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 75112011+916
4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 7403139+412
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5Flag of England.svg  England 5311127+510
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 522174+38
7Flag of France.svg  France 522186+28
8Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 52213308
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 430196+39
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4202144+106
11Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4112107+34
12Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 411256–14
13Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 411245–14
14Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 411234–14
15Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 4112310–74
16Flag of the United States.svg  United States 410379–23
Eliminated at the group stage
17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310246–23
18Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 310224–23
19Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 310236–33
20Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 302123–12
21Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 301238–51
22Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 3003310–70
23Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3003114–130
24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003013–130

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The 2007 K League Championship was the eleventh competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 25th champions of the K League. The top six clubs of the regular season qualified for the championship. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the final, and second place team qualified for the semi-final. The other four clubs entered the first round, and the winners of the second round advanced to the semi-final. Each match was played as a single match, excluding the final which consisted of two matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Korean League Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2011 Korean League Cup, also known as the Rush & Cash Cup 2011, was the 24th and the last competition of the Korean League Cup. It began on 16 March 2011, and ended on 13 July 2011.

The 2011 Korea National League was the ninth season of the Korea National League. The number of post-season playoffs' teams were increased to six and the playoffs were operated in the same format as the K League Championship. Before the start of the 2011 season, Yesan FC withdrew from the league due to its financial difficulty.

The 2012 Korea National League was the tenth season of the Korea National League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup</span> International football competition

The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament was hosted by South Korea from 20 May to 11 June 2017.

The 2017 AFC Champions League group stage was played from 20 February to 10 May 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League.

The 1993 President's Cup International Football Tournament was the 20th competition of Korea Cup. It was held from 19 to 28 June 1993, and was won by Egypt for the first time.

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