| FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997 1997 FIFA U-17 بطولة العالم | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 4–21 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 117 (3.66 per match) |
| Attendance | 633,000 (19,781 per match) |
| Top scorer | David (7 goals) |
| Best player | Sergio |
| Fair play award |  Argentina |
←1995 1999 → | |
The1997FIFA U-17 World Championship, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities ofCairo,Ismailia,Alexandria, andPort Said inEgypt from 4 to 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could participate in this tournament.
| Cairo | Port Said | Alexandria | Ismailia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo International Stadium | Port Said Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | Ismailia Stadium |
| Capacity:74,100 | Capacity:22,000 | Capacity:20,000 | Capacity:16,500 |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | –8 | 0 |
| Egypt | 1–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Abou 37' | Report | Villalobos 69' |
| Thailand | 2–6 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Montree 45+2' Sutee 82' | Report | Viveros 41',62' Maldonado 52' (pen.)Mirošević 67'Alvarez 83'Zuniga 89' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
 Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | –22 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0–4 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guindo 33' Mah. Diarra 64'Keita 70',88' |
| New Zealand | 0–5 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Martinez 12' Salcedo 32'Gomez 41',47'Santibanez 85' |
| New Zealand | 0–13 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sanchez 23',29' Mateos 28',64'Sergio 36' (pen.)David 43',45+3',47',49'Royo 62'Ander 71'Corona 87'Lopez 90+1' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
 Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 |
 Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 0 |
| Oman | 4–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Harbi 15' J. Al-Mukhaini 39'Saleh 46',52' | Report |
| Austria | 0–7 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Diogo 8' Fábio Pinto 13'Geovanni 16'Ferrugem 38'Matuzalém 44'Ronaldinho 75' (pen.)Anaílson 85' (pen.) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 3 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Galletti 59' | Report |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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| A. Quaye 12' Coffie 61' | Report |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 September -Alexandria | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 September -Ismailia | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 September -Cairo | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 21 September -Cairo | ||||||||||
| Mali | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 15 September -Port Said | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 September -Cairo | ||||||||||
| Oman | 1 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| 15 September -Ismailia | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| 21 September -Cairo | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio Pinto 44',83' | Report |
| Germany | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Mali |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Adzic Deisler Miedl Truckenbrod | 4–3 |  Y. CoulibalyCamaraGuindoKarambeKeita |
| 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners |
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 Brazil First title |
David of Spain won theGolden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 117 goals were scored by 73 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
Julio MarchantLuciano GallettiMauro MarchanoAlexander ZiervogelRashid Al-DosariSalah RashedAndreyAnaílsonDiogoAlonso ZunigaClaudio MaldonadoCristian AlvarezManuel VillalobosMilovan MiroševićJuan Bautista EsquivelEid EzzMahmoud El ArabiSaleh AbouBenjamin AuerSebastian DeislerSebastian KehlSteffen HofmannAziz AnsahGodwin AttramJohnson EkuWisdom AbbeyAboubacar GuindoDrissa CoulibalyMahamadou DiarraFernando ArceLuis Ernesto PérezRicardo Mauricio MartínezSaul SalcedoJuma Al-MukhainiMohsin Al-HarbiRahdwan NairoozSaleh Al-AmriCoronaIvan LopezIvan RoyoJuanjo CamachoBamrung BoonpromMontree MatongCharles RupsisSteven TottenMahfoudh Al-Mukhaini (against Ghana)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 18 | |
| 2 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | |
| 3 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 15 | |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 8 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Mali | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Oman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 10 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 11 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 3 | |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
| 14 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | –8 | 0 | |
| 15 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 0 | |
| 16 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | –22 | 0 | |
