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Template:Infobox international football competition The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India from 6 to 28 October 2017, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 5 December 2013. The tournament marked the first time India hosted a FIFA tournament and the fifth Asian country to host U-17 World Cup after China in 1985, Japan in 1993, South Korea in 2007 and United Arab Emirates in 2013. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133, surpassing China's record in 1985 with 1,230,976.

The matches were played in six stadiums in six host cities around the country, with the final taking place at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Twenty-three teams, besides the host India, managed to qualify for the tournament via participating in their various continental under-17 tournaments. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four for points, where the top two teams in each group along with the top four third placed teams would advance to the next round. These 16 teams will advance to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final.

England won the U-17 World Cup for the first time after coming back from a two-goal deficit and beating Spain 5–2 in the final.[1] This made England the second nation, after Brazil in 2003, to win both of FIFA's male age-capped (U-20 and U-17) World Cups in the same calendar year.[2][3] (The women's equivalent of the feat was previously achieved once, by North Korea in 2016.) The official match ball used in the tournament was Adidas Krasava.

Host selection

The bids for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup had to be submitted by 15 November 2013.[4] On 28 May 2013 it was announced by FIFA that Azerbaijan, India, Republic of Ireland, and Uzbekistan would bid for the hosting rights.[5]

Finally, on 5 December 2013, FIFA announced that India had won the 2017 FIFA World Cup hosting rights.[6]

Qualified teams

As host, India made their first ever appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their first appearance in the World Cup at any age level.[7] As well as India, New Caledonia and Niger also made their first appearance in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8]

The previous U-17 World Cup title holders, Nigeria, failed to qualify for this edition. In failing to qualify, Nigeria became the first nation since Switzerland in 2009 to fail to qualify for the next edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup after winning the previous edition.[9]

A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to India, the other 23 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. Starting from 2017, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will receive an additional spot (in total two spots), while UEFA will have five instead of six spots.[10]

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
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Organization

Preparation

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Vijay Goel and Praful Patel at MXIM Launch

The six venues selected for the tournament were given major renovations prior to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11] All the stadiums were given new bucket seats, new dressing rooms, new evacuation exits for fans, and new training grounds.[11] Javier Ceppi, the Local Organising Committee director, stated that despite work starting slowly, things eventually became quicker. "It has been a long process in the last two and half years. In India, it takes time to start things but once things start it kind of picks its own pace and in terms of implementation I always say that India is a very good country when it comes to implementation."[12]

Emblem

The official emblem for the tournament was launched on 27 September 2016 at a hotel in Goa during the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.[13] According to the press release from FIFA the emblem was designed "as a celebration of the country's richness and diversity of cultures, with the main elements of the Indian Ocean, the banyan tree, the kite and the starburst, which is an interpretation of the Ashoka Chakra, an integral part of the national identity."[13]

Tickets

Sales of tickets for the FIFA U-17 World Cup began on 16 May 2017 during a function in New Delhi. Carles Puyol was present during the ticket sales launch as special guest.[14] General ticket sales officially began on 17 May 2017 at 19:11. The time was selected as a tribute to when Mohun Bagan defeated East Yorkshire Regiment in the IFA Shield in 1911, marking the first time an Indian football club defeated a British side in British India.[14] Tickets for the tournament were sold in four phases: Phase one only sold tickets for categories 1 to 3 at each venue with a 60% discount while phase two allowed people to buy tickets for all categories, but only if you are a Visa card holder, at a 50% discount. Phase three allowed anyone to buy tickets with a 25% discount while phase four had tickets at full price.[15] The attendance for matches breached the million mark in the final match of the Round of 16, which made India only the third nation after China and Mexico to register an attendance of over a million for the event.[16] On 28 October 2017, in the 3rd place match-up between Brazil and Mali, India finally beat the existing record of 1,230,976 set in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship edition in China[17] The final attendance figures were 1,347,133.

Mascot

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Vijay Goel and Praful Patel with the Mascot, Kheleo

The mascot is "Kheleo", a Himalayan Clouded Leopard. He wears a jersey with the colours of white, yellow, green and orange. The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel, stated: "Kheleo is young, vibrant, enthustiatic and a perfect representation of our country. He will help us to involve kids in football in a fun way".

Theme song

The theme song for the 2017 U17 World Cup is called 'Kar Ke Dikhla De Goal' (Template:Lang) which roughly translates to 'Show that you can score a goal', composed by Pritam and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya[18] features Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia along with Kerala Blasters co-owner Sachin Tendulkar and singer Babul Supriyo, who had designed the Mohun Bagan kit half a decade back.[19][20]

Venues

After being awarded the hosting rights for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, eight locations were shortlisted: Bangalore, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Margao, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.[21] On 29 May 2015, Kochi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Guwahati were provisionally selected as host locations and was informed two more would be provisionally approved from the list of Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, New Delhi and Pune.[22] On 27 October 2016, FIFA officially announced Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Margao, Navi Mumbai and New Delhi as the official host cities for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[23]

Kolkata Kochi New Delhi
Salt Lake Stadium
(Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
(Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 66,600[24] Capacity: 41,700[24] Capacity: 58,000[24]
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DY Patil Stadium
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Capacity: 41,000[24] Capacity: 23,800[24] Capacity: 16,200[24]
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Draw

The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup was held on 7 July 2017 at the Hotel Sahara Star in Mumbai, India.[25] The draw was attended by former U-17 World Cup champions Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) and former U-20 World Cup champions Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina), as well as India senior international Sunil Chhetri and badminton player P. V. Sindhu.[25]

The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams, with hosts India being allocated to position A1.[26] The rest of the teams were allocated into their respective pots based on a ranking which was built according to past performances during the last five FIFA U-17 World Cups.[26] Importance was given to the most recent U-17 World Cups.[26]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
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Referees

FIFA's Referees' Committee selected 21 referees, representing all six confederations, to officiate at the U-17 World Cup: Seven from UEFA, four from CONMEBOL, three each from the AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF, and one from the OFC.[27] Interestingly, no referee from host country India were selected to officiate.[27]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees Support referee
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CONMEBOL Template:Fbaicon José Argote Template:Fbaicon Luis Murillo
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OFC Template:Fbaicon Abdelkader Zitouni Template:Fbaicon Folio Moeaki
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UEFA Template:Fbaicon Ovidiu Hațegan Template:Fbaicon Octavian Șovre
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Template:Fbaicon Kateryna Monzul
Template:Fbaicon Esther Staubli
Template:Fbaicon Bobby Madden Template:Fbaicon David McGeachie
Template:Fbaicon Alastair Mather
Template:Fbaicon Anastasios Sidiropoulos Template:Fbaicon Polychronis Kostaras
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Template:Fbaicon Artur Soares Dias Template:Fbaicon Rui Tavares
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Template:Fbaicon Anthony Taylor Template:Fbaicon Gary Beswick
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Template:Fbaicon Clément Turpin Template:Fbaicon Nicolas Danos
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Squads

Template:Further Each team's squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup consisted of 21 players.[28] Each participating national association had to confirm their final 21-player squad by 21 September 2017.[28] A total of 504 players participated in the tournament. The squads were announced by FIFA on 26 September 2017.[29][30]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.

All times are local, IST (UTC+5:30).[31]

Tiebreakers

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Group A

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Ranking of third-placed teams

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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).[32]

In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[32] Template:^

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Bracket

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[33] They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
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Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
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603 minutes played)
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Golden Glove
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Final ranking

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Goalscorers

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6 goals

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5 goals

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4 goals

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3 goals

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2 goals

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Marketing

Sponsorships

FIFA partners National Supporters

Broadcasting

FIFA released the media licensing rights for the U-17 World Cup on 21 September 2017.[40] In India, the official broadcaster was Sony TEN and Sony ESPN.[41] In the United States, the tournament was broadcast on Fox Sports 2 while the United Kingdom had the tournament broadcast on Eurosport.[42]

Legacy

The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was regarded as a success by the media, FIFA and the tournament organisers.[43] Jaime Yarza, Head of FIFA Tournaments, said, "It's been a fantastic tournament with an overwhelming response of everybody involved. First and foremost, the fans have filled the stadiums in all the matches, showing fair play and respect, cheering on all the teams, and really loving the football they have seen. The figures speak for themselves: more than 1.2 million fans attended games at the stadiums. By the final matchday, we’re probably going to break the [attendance] record of all the other U-17 World Cups and we might even break the record for the U-20 World Cup, which is an amazing achievement. It really shows that India is a footballing nation in every sense. The hard work put in place during so many years has received a great response from everybody. It has been a very proud moment for all of us."[44]

The tournament was the most attended and highest scoring edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in history. It was also the highest attended men's age-group World Cup ever, surpassing the attendance record of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133 surpassing China's 1985 edition where it was 1,230,976, and the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia which was attended by 1,309,929 people.[45]

The 177 goals scored during the tournament made it the highest scoring U-17 World Cup in history, surpassing the previous record of 172 during the 2013 edition in the United Arab Emirates. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup also recorded the highest goal average of 3.40 per match since the tournament format was expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams in 2007.[45]

In September 2017, India submitted a bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[46] but lost to Poland. India was selected to host the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup by the FIFA Council on 15 March 2019.[47]

See also

Notes

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  4. Bidding process opened for five FIFA competitions in 2016 and 2017. FIFA(17 April 2013). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. FIFA Executive Committee fully backs resolution on the fight against racism and discrimination. FIFA(28 May 2013). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. Official: India to host U-17 World Cup in 2017. Goal.com(5 December 2013). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. At the FIFA U-17 World Cup, an Indian style of football will finally kick off on the global stage. Economic Times(16 September 2017). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  8. How did the teams fare in their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance. Goal.com(27 September 2017). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  9. Niger Republic U17 3–1 Nigeria U17: Golden Eaglets crash out of U17 Afcon. Goal.com(20 August 2016). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  10. FIFA executive vows to improve governance and boost female participation in football. FIFA.com(25 September 2015).
  11. 11.0 11.1 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: An interactive look at the facelifts the six stadiums have received. FirstPost(28 September 2017). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  12. Infrastructure ready for FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Hindu(17 February 2017). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. FIFA(27 September 2016). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Fifa U-17 World Cup 2017: Carles Puyol kicks off ticket sales, honours Mohun Bagan icon. FirstPost(16 May 2017). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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  16. India could shatter Under 17 World Cup attendance record. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  17. FIFA U-17 WC in India becomes most attended in event's history. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  18. Rhythm of the game(13 September 2017). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. WATCH HERE: U17 World Cup 2017 theme song 'Kar Ke Dikhla De Goal'. Goal(3 September 2017). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  20. Official Song of the FIFA U17 World Cup India 2017 - Kar Ke Dikhla De Goal. Youtube(6 September 2016). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  21. India to Host 2017 U-17 FIFA World Cup. IBTimes. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  22. Under-17 World Cup schedule clashes with ISL, FIFA not ready to alter. Indian Express(29 May 2015). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  23. India 2017 continues to take shape. FIFA(27 October 2016). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 FIFA Stats. FIFA.
  25. 25.0 25.1 Relive the India 2017 draw with FIFA.com. FIFA(7 July 2017). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 Draw procedures. FIFA.
  27. 27.0 27.1 FIFA Match Officials. FIFA.
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  29. Talented youngsters set for Indian odyssey. FIFA.com(26 September 2017).
  30. FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players. FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  31. Match Schedule FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. FIFA.com.
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Regulations – FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. FIFA.com.
  33. Brazao, Brewster and Foden lead individual honours. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association(28 October 2017). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  34. Bank of Baroda becomes first National Supporter for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  35. Byju’s completes National Supporter roster for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  36. Coal India Limited joins as National Supporter for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  37. Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited to provide solid support for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  38. HERO MOTOCORP SIGNS AS A NATIONAL SUPPORTER OF FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP INDIA 2017. www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  39. FIFA signs up NTPC Limited for FIFA U-17 World Cup. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  40. FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 Media Rights Licenses. FIFA.
  41. TV Guide: Date, time and where to get your football fix. Goal.com(30 September 2017). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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  45. 45.0 45.1 India hosts flawless Under-17 World Cup; players display quality on field. The Hindu(29 October 2017). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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