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2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Jalkapallon alle 17-vuotiaiden maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2003; U17-världsmästerskapet i fotboll 2003
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	13 August – 30 August
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	; Brazil (3rd title);
Runners-up	; Spain;
Third place	; Argentina;
Fourth place	; Colombia;
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	117 (3.66 per match)
Attendance	183,616 (5,738 per match)
Top scorer(s)	; Carlos Hidalgo; Manuel Curto; Cesc Fàbregas; (5 goals each)
Best player(s)	; Cesc Fàbregas
Fair play award	; Costa Rica;
	; ← 2001 ; ; 2005 → ;

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003, the tenth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland between 13 August and 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could participate in this tournament. Some controversy followed the tournament after a number of players from the Sierra Leone squad defected to Finland.

Teams

South Korea	1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of AFC U-17 Championship 2002
Yemen
China PR
Cameroon	1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of 2003 African U-17 Championship
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
United States	Group A & B winners and Playoff Series winner of 2003 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament Final Round
Costa Rica
Mexico
Argentina	1st, 2nd & 3rd Place winners of 2003 South American Under-17 Football Championship
Brazil
Colombia
Australia	winner of OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 2003
Portugal	1st & 2nd Place winners of UEFA U-17 Championship 2003
Spain	1st & 2nd Place winners of UEFA U-17 Championship 2003
Finland	host nation

Squads

For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Matches

All times local (EEST/UTC+3)

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7
Mexico	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
Finland	3	1	0	2	3	12	-9	3
China PR	3	0	1	2	5	7	-2	1

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13 August 2003

17:30

Finland	2 – 1	China PR
Parikka 6' Petrescu 64'	Report	Jiang Chen 4'

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 8,344

Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)

13 August 2003