The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, was the tenth edition of FIFA U-17 World Championship. It was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland from 13 to 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.[2]
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.
For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)
Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots
There were 117 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.66 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal