| 2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 27 November – 19 December |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 119 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 592,100 (11,387 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dudu Fernando Cavenaghi Eddie Johnson Daisuke Sakata(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) |  Ismail Matar |
| Fair play award | Colombia |
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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 (senior, under-20, and under-17).[a] The tournament was originally planned to be played 25 March to 16 April 2003, but was postponed because of the Iraq War.
- ^ Meenaghan, Gary (29 July 2015). "When Iniesta and football's future stars discovered UAE's passion: The 2003 Fifa World Youth Championships". The National. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
Brazil, in contrast, were delighted: the victory completed a remarkable treble for the South American nation, whose senior team had won the World Cup a year earlier in Japan and South Korea, and whose Under 17s had beat Cesc Fabregas's Spain in their own world championship final a few months later.
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