2015_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

International football competition


The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015.[1][2]

Quick Facts Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sub-17 de 2015, Tournament details ...

Host selection

The following four countries bid to host the tournament:[3]

Venues

Along with proposing ten venues for Chile's hosting of the 2015 Copa América, the Chilean Football Federation also announced its plans for hosting of the U17 World Cup in the same year.[4] On 8 April 2014, 8 cities were confirmed as hosts of the competition, with Copiapó and Quillota being dropped.[5]

The local organising committee also said that the capital city (Santiago) would not host the final.[6]

More information La Serena, Coquimbo ...

Qualified teams

In addition to host nation Chile, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions.

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Schedule and draw

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 in Santiago.[8][9] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:[10]

  • Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of five confederations (except UEFA)
  • Pot 2: Remaining teams from CONCACAF and AFC
  • Pot 3: Remaining teams from CAF and CONMEBOL
  • Pot 4: Teams from UEFA

As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage.

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...

Match officials

A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[11][12]

More information Confederation, Referee ...

Emblem and slogan

The emblem and slogan ("Una fiesta en nuestra cancha", a party on our pitch) of the tournament was unveiled on 7 October 2014.[13]

Squads

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.

Group stage

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:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow/indirect red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 3 points; yellow card & direct red card: minus 4 points);
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, Chile Standard Time (UTC−3).[17]

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
More information Nigeria, 2–0 ...
More information Chile, 1–1 ...

More information United States, 2–2 ...
More information Chile, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 21,893
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

More information United States, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 19,321
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
More information Croatia, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 5,606
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information England, 1–1 ...
More information Brazil, 0–1 ...

More information England, 0–1 ...
More information South Korea, 1–0 ...

More information Guinea, 1–3 ...
More information South Korea, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 5,606
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information Australia, 1–4 ...
More information Mexico, 2–0 ...

More information Australia, 0–0 ...
More information Argentina, 0–4 ...

More information Argentina, 1–2 ...
More information Germany, 1–2 ...

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information Belgium, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 3,509
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
More information Honduras, 1–3 ...

More information Belgium, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,721
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
More information Ecuador, 1–2 ...

More information Mali, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
More information Ecuador, 2–0 ...

Group E

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information South Africa, 1–2 ...
More information North Korea, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 7,572
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

More information South Africa, 1–1 ...
More information Russia, 1–1 ...

More information Russia, 2–0 ...
More information Costa Rica, 1–2 ...

Group F

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: FIFA
More information New Zealand, 1–6 ...
Attendance: 8,134
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
More information Syria, 1–4 ...

More information New Zealand, 0–0 ...
More information Paraguay, 3–4 ...

More information France, 4–0 ...
More information Paraguay, 1–2 ...

Ranking of third-placed teams

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]

More information Pos, Grp ...
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) lots drawn by FIFA.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[14]

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
29 October — Concepción
 
 
 Croatia2
 
1 November — Chillán
 
 Germany0
 
 Croatia0
 
29 October — Talca
 
 Mali1
 
 Mali3
 
5 November — La Serena
 
 North Korea0
 
 Mali3
 
28 October — Coquimbo
 
 Belgium1
 
 South Korea0
 
2 November — Concepción
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium1
 
29 October — Puerto Montt
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 France0 (3)
 
8 November — Viña del Mar
 
 Costa Rica (pen.)0 (5)
 
 Mali0
 
29 October — Concepción
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Russia1
 
2 November — Coquimbo
 
 Ecuador4
 
 Ecuador0
 
28 October — Chillán
 
 Mexico2
 
 Mexico4
 
5 November — Concepción
 
 Chile1
 
 Mexico2
 
28 October — Viña del Mar
 
 Nigeria4 Third place
 
 Brazil1
 
1 November — Viña del Mar8 November — Viña del Mar
 
 New Zealand0
 
 Brazil0 Belgium3
 
28 October — Viña del Mar
 
 Nigeria3  Mexico2
 
 Nigeria6
 
 
 Australia0
 

Combinations of matches in the Round of 16

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]

  Combination according to the four qualified teams
More information Third teams qualify from groups:, 1A plays against: ...

Round of 16

More information Brazil, 1–0 ...

More information Mexico, 4–1 ...

More information Nigeria, 6–0 ...

More information South Korea, 0–2 ...

More information Croatia, 2–0 ...

More information Mali, 3–0 ...

More information Russia, 1–4 ...

More information France, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 8,691
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Quarter-finals

More information Brazil, 0–3 ...

More information Croatia, 0–1 ...

More information Ecuador, 0–2 ...

More information Belgium, 1–0 ...

Semi-finals

More information Mali, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 6,395
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

More information Mexico, 2–4 ...

Third place match

More information Belgium, 3–2 ...

Final

More information Mali, 0–2 ...

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[18] They were all sponsored by adidas.

More information Golden Ball, Silver Ball ...

In December 2015, Nigerian Samuel 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]

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Techn Report p. 81
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

10 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Marketing

Sponsorship

FIFA partners
National suppliers

Mascot and anthem

The official mascot, a young boy named Brochico, and anthem, composed by DJ Méndez, were unveiled on 9 July 2015.[20]

Broadcasting

United States

Fox Sports: English language, Telemundo: Spanish language[21]

Bulgaria

BNT[21]

Canada

TSN.[21]

Germany

ARD and ZDF.[21]

Indonesia

Rajawali Televisi

Laos

TVLAO

United Kingdom

BBC, ITV, Eurosport.[21]

New Zealand

Sky Sport

South Africa, Sub Sahara Africa and Nigeria

Startimes Sports[21]

South Korea

SBS, KBS, and MBC[21]


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