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| Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2015 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 17 October – 8 November |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Mali |
| Third place |  Belgium |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 151 (2.9 per match) |
| Attendance | 482,490 (9,279 per match) |
| Top scorer | Victor Osimhen(10 goals) |
| Best player | Kelechi Nwakali |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Samuel Diarra |
| Fair play award |  Ecuador |
←2013 2017 → | |
The2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of theFIFA U-17 World Cup, held inChile from 17 October to 8 November 2015.[1][2]
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:[3]
Along with proposing ten venues for Chile's hosting of the2015 Copa América, theChilean Football Federation also announced its plans for hosting of the U-17 World Cup in the same year.[4] On 8 April 2014, 8 cities were confirmed as hosts of the competition, withCopiapó andQuillota being dropped.[5]
The local organising committee also said that the capital city (Santiago) would not host the final.[6]
| La Serena | Location of the host cities of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. | Coquimbo |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio La Portada | Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso | |
| Capacity:18,243 | Capacity:18,750 | |
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| Viña del Mar | Santiago | |
| Estadio Sausalito | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | |
| Capacity:22,340 | Capacity:48,665 | |
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| Talca | Chillán | |
| Estadio Fiscal de Talca | Estadio Municipal de Chillán Nelson Oyarzún Arenas | |
| Capacity:8,200 | Capacity:12,000 | |
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| Concepción | Puerto Montt | |
| Estadio Municipal de Concepción | Estadio Regional de Chinquihue | |
| Capacity:30,448 | Capacity:10,000 | |
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In addition to host nation Chile, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions.
The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 5 May 2015.[7]
The final draw was held on 6 August 2015, 20:00 local time, at the Centro de las Artes 660 art gallery inSantiago.[8][9] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:[10]
As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[11][12]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees | Support referee |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC |  Abdulrahman Al-Jassim | Taleb Al-Marri Saud Al-Maqaleh |  Hettikamkanamge Perera |
 Mohd Amirul Izwan | Mohd Yusri Mohamad Azman Ismail | ||
 Abdulla Hassan Mohamed | Mohamed Al-Hammadi Hasan Al-Mahri | ||
| CAF |  Mehdi Abid Charef |  Anouar Hmila Theogene Ndagijimana |  Bamlak Tessema Weyesa |
 Malang Diedhiou | Djibril Camara Aboubacar Doumbouya | ||
 Janny Sikazwe |  Arsenio Marengula Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos | ||
| CONCACAF |  Valdin Legister | Kedlee Powell Richard Washington |  Óscar Reyna |
 Ricardo Montero | Juan Mora Warner Castro | ||
 Héctor Rodríguez | Cristian Ramírez Walter López Ramos | ||
| CONMEBOL |  Enrique Cáceres | Eduardo Cardozo Juan Zorrilla |  Gery Vargas |
 Diego Haro | Raúl López Cruz Víctor Ráez | ||
 Wilson Lamouroux | Alexander Guzman Wilmar Navarro | ||
 Roberto Tobar | Marcelo Barraza Christian Schiemann | ||
| OFC |  Nick Waldron | Glen Lochrie Ravinesh Kumar |  Kader Zitouni |
| UEFA |  Yevhen Aranovskiy | Ihor Alokhin Oleksandr Korniyko |  Stephan Klossner |
 Deniz Aytekin | Guido Kleve Markus Häcker | ||
 Ruddy Buquet | Guillaume Debart Cyril Gringore | ||
 Matej Jug | Matej Žunič Gregor Rojko | ||
 Danny Makkelie | Mario Diks Hessel Steegstra | ||
 Michael Oliver | Stuart Burt Gary Beswick | ||
 Martin Strömbergsson | Daniel Gustavsson Mehmet Culum |
The emblem and slogan ("Una fiesta en nuestra cancha", a party on our pitch) of the tournament was unveiled on 7 October 2014.[13]
Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[14] The squads were announced on 8 October 2015.[15][16]
All players of its representative team must have been born on or after 1 January 1998.
The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.[14] The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
All times are local,Chile Standard Time (UTC−3).[17]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Chile(H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Agor 50'Osimhen 61' | Report |
| Croatia | 2–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Brekalo 50' Majić 54' | Report | Osimhen 20' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| England | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Hinds 61' | Report | N. Bangoura 76' |
| Brazil | 0–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jang Jae-won 79' |
| England | 0–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leandrinho 67' |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Oh Se-hun 90+2' | Report |
| South Korea | 0–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Magaña 10' Venegas 77' (pen.) | Report |
| Argentina | 0–4 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Janelt 5' Eggestein 32'Passlack 45+2' (pen.)Schmidt 67' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo 90' | Report | Masis 7' Reyes 63' (pen.) |
| North Korea | 0–2 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Galanin 3' Chalov 52' |
| South Africa | 1–1 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Mukumela 10' (pen.) | Report | Kim Wi-song 17' (pen.) |
| Russia | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Chalov 82' | Report | Ramírez 71' |
| Russia | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Makhatadze 5' (pen.), 89' | Report |
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Mesén 84' | Report | Pak Yong-gwan 14' Jong Chang-bom 90+3' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1–6 | France |
|---|---|---|
| McGarry 76' | Report | McGarry 15' (o.g.) Boutobba 32'Maouassa 34'Doucouré 42'Georgen 45'Édouard 90+2' |
| Paraguay | 3–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Aranda 45' (pen.) Villalba 57'Paredes 62' | Report | Boutobba 3' Ikoné 22',71'Upamecano 59' |
The four best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the round of 16. They are paired with the winners of groups A, B, C and D, according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[14]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Advanced toknockout stage |
| 2 | E | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | D | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | C | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | F | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | |
| 6 | B | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time is played).[14]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 October —Concepción | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 November —Chillán | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October —Talca | ||||||||||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mali | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 November —La Serena | ||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mali | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 October —Coquimbo | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November —Concepción | ||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October —Puerto Montt | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||||||
 France | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 8 November —Viña del Mar | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica(pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 October —Concepción | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 November —Coquimbo | ||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 October —Chillán | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 November —Concepción | ||||||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 28 October —Viña del Mar | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 November —Viña del Mar | 8 November —Viña del Mar | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||
| 28 October —Viña del Mar | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||
The third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16 were placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[14]
| Third teams qualify from groups: | 1A plays against: | 1B plays against: | 1C plays against: | 1D plays against: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A B C D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B |
| A B C E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B C F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B D E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B D F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B E F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A C D E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E |
| A C D F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F |
| A C E F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| A D E F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| B C D E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E |
| B C D F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| B C E F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F |
| B D E F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| C D E F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |
| Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Luís Henrique 90+6' (pen.) | Report |
| South Korea | 0–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vancamp 11' Verreth 67' |
| Mali | 3–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| A. Haidara 8' Maïga 37',48' | Report |
| Russia | 1–4 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Chalov 16' | Report | Pereira 3',65' Corozo 17'Nazareno 78' |
| France | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Édouard Cognat  Reine-Adélaïde Boutobba | 3–5 | CórdobaJuárezArboineVillegas Reyes |
| Belgium | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Rigo 27' | Report |
| Mexico | 2–4 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Magaña 7' Cortés 59' | Report | Nwakali 35' Okwonkwo 43'Ebere 67'Osimhen 83' (pen.) |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[18] They were all sponsored byAdidas.
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Kelechi Nwakali | Victor Osimhen | Aly Malle |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Victor Osimhen | Johannes Eggestein | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 10 goals(2 assists) | 4 goals(0 assists) | 3 goals(3 assists) |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Samuel Diarra | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Ecuador | ||
In December 2015, NigerianSamuel Chukwueze was retroactively awarded the Bronze boot award. Kelechi Nwakali had erroneously been awarded the award immediately following the tournament but as he had played more minutes (630) than Chukwueze (535) in the tournament the award was re-allocated.[19]
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | Mali | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Mexico | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Ecuador | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 9 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 11 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | |
| 13 | Chile(H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 14 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 15 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 4 | |
| 17 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 19 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 19 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 21 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
| 22 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
| 23 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 24 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
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