The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 14th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Mexico from 18 June to 10 July 2011. Mexico won the tournament after defeating Uruguay 2–0 in the final, claiming the country's second title. Mexico also became the first host nation to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Players born after 1 January 1994 could participate in this tournament.
Host selection It was confirmed by the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney, Australia that Mexico would be the host, beating other bids from the Czech Republic and Iran.
Venues After having won the right to host the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Femexfut president, Justino Compéan, stated during an interview from Sydney, Australia, that the Estadio Corona, in Torreón, would be one of the venues, arguing that recently built or invested stadia would have a major preference. He also mentioned Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro, Tijuana, Pachuca and Aguascalientes as other possible venues.
The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, having previously hosted major events such as 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1968 Summer Olympics Football final matches, hosted the tournament's third place match and final. Mexico CityGuadalajara(Zapopan, Jalisco)Monterrey(San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León)Estadio AztecaEstadio Omnilife(Estadio Guadalajara)Estadio UniversitarioCapacity: 105,000Capacity: 49,850Capacity: 42,000MoreliaEstadio MorelosCapacity: 35,000QuerétaroPachucaTorreónEstadio CorregidoraEstadio HidalgoEstadio Corona(Estadio Torreón)Capacity: 33,277Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 30,000
Teams
In addition to host nation Mexico, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s) AFC (Asia) 2010 AFC U-16 Championship CAF (Africa) 2011 African Under-17 Championship CONCACAF(Central, North America and Caribbean) Host nation 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Canada CONMEBOL (South America) 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship OFC (Oceania) 2011 OFC Under 17 Tournament UEFA (Europe) 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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 1993.
Match officials ConfederationRefereeAssistantsAFCNawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)Khaled Al-Allan (Bahrain)Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman)Reza Sokhandan (Iran)CAFHélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda)Aden Marwa (Kenya)Néant Alioum (Cameroon)Djibril Camara (Senegal)Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)CONCACAFRaymon Bogle (Jamaica)Stephen Brown (Jamaica)Dion Neil (Trinidad and Tobago)Roberto García (Mexico)Alejandro Ayala (Mexico)Víctor Calderón (Mexico)Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)Marcos Quintero (Mexico)Salvador Rodríguez (Mexico)Jafeth Perea (Panama)Ricardo Daniel Ake (Belize)Juan Antonio Rodas (Honduras)Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)Octavio Jarra (Costa Rica)CONMEBOLDiego Abal (Argentina)Alejo Castany (Argentina)Gustavo Esquivel (Argentina)Omar Ponce (Ecuador)Carlos Herrera (Ecuador)Christian Lescano (Ecuador)Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)Jonny Bossio (Peru)César Escano (Peru)OFCNorbert Hauata (Tahiti)Mark Rule (New Zealand)David Charles (Papua New Guinea)UEFAPavel Královec (Czech Republic)Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic)Miroslav Zlámal (Czech Republic)Tony Chapron (France)Emmanuel Boisdenghien (France)Fredji Harchay (France)Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)Angelo Boonman (Netherlands)Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)Frank Andås (Norway)Kim Haglund (Norway)Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)Anton Averianov (Russia)Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)Stephan Studer (Switzerland)Sandro Pozzi (Switzerland)Raffael Zeder (Switzerland)
Squads
Group stage The draw for the group stage took place on 17 May 2011 at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Sala Nezahualcóyotl concert Hall. The seeding was as follows: Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
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
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
Group B
Group C
Roberts' goal for Canada marked the first time a goalkeeper had scored in any FIFA finals tournament.
Group D
Drawing of lots was used to determine the final positions of the United States and New Zealand, as the two teams finished level on points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head record.
Group E
Group F
The game was originally played on 26 June 2011 (kickoff 18:00), but was suspended after 25 minutes due to heavy downpour and lightning (with Denmark leading 1–0 on an 11th-minute goal by Viktor Fischer). 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, Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro.
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage In a rule to avoid potential "player burnout", all games in the knockout stage proceeded straight to penalties if tied after normal time, thus avoiding the need for 30 minutes of extra time.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Awards Winners
Individual awards Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball Julio Gómez Jonathan Espericueta Carlos FierroGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe Souleymane Coulibaly Samed Yeşil Adryan9 goals6 goals5 goals Golden Glove Mathías Cubero FIFA Fair Play Award
Team statistics
Goalscorers 9 goals Souleymane Coulibaly
6 goals Samed Yeşil
5 goals
Ademilson Adryan Yassine Benzia
4 goals
Okan Aydın Carlos Fierro
3 goals
Levent Ayçiçek Koray Günter Mitchell Weiser Fumiya Hayakawa Hideki Ishige Giovani Casillas Julio Gómez Stephen Carmichael Timur Khakimov Abbosbek Makhstaliev
2 goals
Léo Bonatini Lukáš Juliš José Cevallos Hallam Hope Raheem Sterling Marvin Ducksch Jonathan Espericueta Jorman Aguilar Elbio Álvarez Guillermo Méndez Alfred Koroma
1 goal
Brian Ferreira Maximiliano Padilla Lucas Pugh Jonathan Silva Jesse Makarounas Luke Remington Dylan Tombides Lucas Piazon Wallace Wellington Sadi Jalali Quillan Roberts Hardy Binguila Bel-Ange Epako Moïse Nkounkou Christ Nkounkou Drissa Diarrassouba Viktor Fischer Lee Rochester Sørensen Kenneth Zohore Carlos Gruezo Jordan Jaime Kevin Mercado Nathaniel Chalobah Max Clayton Sam Magri Adam Morgan Blair Turgott Sébastien Haller Jordan Ikoko Lenny Nangis Abdallah Yaisien Kaan Ayhan Emre Can Cimo Röcker Zhelano Barnes Andre Lewis Hiroki Akino Masaya Matsumoto Takumi Minamino Shoya Nakajima Daisuke Takagi Naomichi Ueda Antonio Briseño Marco Bueno Kevin Escamilla Alfonso González Memphis Depay Kyle Ebecilio Danzell Gravenberch Jordan Vale Jo Kwang Ju Jong-Chol Kang Nam-Gwon Alejandro Guido Stevie Rodriguez Rodrigo Aguirre Santiago Charamoni Juan Cruz Mascia Maximiliano Moreira Leonardo Pais Juan San Martín Gastón Silva Bobir Davlatov Davlatbek Yarbekov
1 own goal
Connor Chapman (against Uzbekistan) Kip Colvey (against Japan) Jong Kwang-Sok (against Mexico)
References
External links
FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report