2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 14th FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. Brazil claimed their fourth title, becoming the first country to simultaneously hold all three World Cups of the same gender. The tournament was originally planned to be played 25 March to 16 April 2003, but was postponed because of the Iraq War.

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier
AFC (Asia)	Host nation
AFC (Asia)	2002 AFC Youth Championship
CAF (Africa)	2003 African Youth Championship
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
CONMEBOL (South America)	2003 South American Youth Championship
OFC (Oceania)	2002 OFC U-20 Championship
UEFA (Europe)	2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Group stage

The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

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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Knockout stages

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Result

2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place

Goalscorers

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57 players with one goal.