1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997 1997 FIFA U-17 بطولة العالم

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	4–21 September
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	117 (3.66 per match)
Attendance	633,000 (19,781 per match)
Top scorer(s)	David (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Sergio
Fair play award	Argentina
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The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1997, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in Egypt between 4 September and 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could participate in this tournament.

Venues

Cairo	Port Said	Alexandria	Ismailia
Cairo International Stadium	Port Said Stadium	Alexandria Stadium	Ismailia Stadium
Capacity: 74,100	Capacity: 22,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 16,500

Cairo Port Said Alexandria Ismailia

Teams

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	1996 AFC U-17 Championship	Oman Thailand Bahrain
CAF (Africa)	Host nation	Egypt
CAF (Africa)	1997 African U-17 Championship	Mali Ghana
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Mexico United States Costa Rica
CONMEBOL (South America)	1997 South American U-17 Championship	Brazil Argentina Chile
OFC (Oceania)	1997 OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament	New Zealand
UEFA (Europe)	1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship	Spain Austria Germany

Squads

Main article: 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Matches

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
Egypt	3	1	2	0	5	4	1	5
Chile	3	1	1	1	7	4	3	4
Thailand	3	0	0	3	4	12	-8	0

4 September 1997

20:30

Egypt	3–2	Thailand
Belal 16', 46' Arabi 65'	Report	Tongdee 30' Suksomkit 67'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

5 September 1997

20:30

Chile	0–1	Germany
	Report	Adzic 81'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

7 September 1997

18:15

Egypt	1–1	Chile
Abou 37'	Report	Villalobos 69'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

7 September 1997

20:30

Thailand	0–3	Germany
	Report	Deisler 27' Kehl 63' Hofmann 84'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

10 September 1997

20:30

Egypt	1–1	Germany
Ezz 66'	Report	Auer 76'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Brazil)

10 September 1997

20:30

Thailand	2–6	Chile
Matong 45+2' Suksomkit 82'	Report	Viveros 41', 62' Maldonado 52' (pen.) Mirosević 67' Alvarez 83' Zuniga 89'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	17	2	15	9
Mali	3	2	0	1	7	2	5	6
Mexico	3	1	0	2	8	6	2	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	0	22	-22	0

6 September 1997

18:15

New Zealand	0–4	Mali
	Report	Guindo 33' Mah. Diarra 64' Keita 70', 88'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

6 September 1997

20:30

Mexico	2–3	Spain
Arce 66' Santibanez 66'	Report	David 14', 84' (pen.) Mateos 31'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonca (Brazil)

8 September 1997

20:30

New Zealand	0–5	Mexico
	Report	Martinez 12' Salcedo 32' Gomez 41', 47' Santibanez 85'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)

8 September 1997

18:15

Mali	0–1	Spain
	Report	David 85'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

11 September 1997

20:30

New Zealand	0–13	Spain
	Report	Sanchez 23', 29' Mateos 28', 64' Sergio 36' (pen.) David 43', 45+3', 47', 49' Royo 62' Ander 71' Corona 87' Lopez 90+1'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem (Egypt)

11 September 1997

20:30

Mali	3–1	Mexico
D. Coulibaly 40' Keita 54', 85'	Report	Perez 64'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	13	1	12	9
Oman	3	2	0	1	8	4	4	6
United States	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
Austria	3	0	0	3	1	14	-13	0

6 September 1997

13:45

Oman	4–0	United States
Al-Harbi 15' J. Al-Mukhaini 39' Mohamed 46', 52'	Report

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

6 September 1997

16:00

Austria	0–7	Brazil
	Report	Diogo 8' Fabio Pinto 13' Geovani 16' Ferrugem 38' Matuzalem 44' Ronaldinho 75' (pen.) Anailson 85' (pen.)

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem (Egypt)

8 September 1997

16:00

Oman	3–1	Austria
Nairooz 18' Mohamed 45+1', 69'	Report	Ziervogel 74'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)

8 September 1997

13:45

United States	0–3	Brazil
	Report	Jorginho 66' Adiel 85' Matuzalem 90'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

11 September 1997

16:00

Oman	1–3	Brazil
Mohamed 53'	Report	Jorginho 50' Fabio Pinto 66' Geovani 84'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

11 September 1997

16:00

United States	4–0	Austria
Rupsis 6' Twellman 56', 67' Steven Totten 82'	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	0	7	1	6	7
Argentina	3	2	1	0	3	0	3	7
Bahrain	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3
Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5	0

5 September 1997

13:45

Argentina	0–0	Ghana
	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

5 September 1997

16:00

Costa Rica	1–3	Bahrain
Esquivel 67'	Report	Al Dosari 64' (pen.) Amer 79' Rashed 84'

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mamadouba Engage Camara (Guinea)

7 September 1997

16:00

Argentina	1–0	Costa Rica
Galletti 59'	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

7 September 1997

13:45

Ghana	5–1	Bahrain
Eku 5' Ansah 8' Afriyie 52' A. Quaye 77' Abbey 89'	Report	Yaser Amer 71'

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

10 September 1997

13:45

Argentina	2–0	Bahrain
Marchant 42' Marchano 72'	Report

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

10 September 1997

13:45

Ghana	2–0	Costa Rica
A. Quaye 12' Coffie 61'	Report

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	14 September - Alexandria

	Brazil	2
					18 September - Ismailia
	Argentina	0
					Germany	0
	14 September - Cairo
					Brazil	4
	Germany	0 (4)
									21 September - Cairo
	Mali	0 (3)
									Brazil	2
	15 September - Port Said
									Ghana	1
	Ghana	4
					18 September - Cairo
	Oman	1
					Ghana	2
	15 September - Ismailia
					Spain	1			Third place
	Spain	2
									21 September - Cairo
	Egypt	1
									Spain	2

									Germany	1

Quarterfinals

14 September 1997

16:00

Brazil	2–0	Argentina
Fabio Pinto 44', 83'	Report

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

14 September 1997

20:30

Germany	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Mali
	Report
Penalties
Adzic Deisler Miedl Truckenbrod	4–3	Y. Coulibaly Camara Guindo Karambe Keita

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

15 September 1997

16:00

Ghana	4–1	Oman
Al Mukhaini 25' (o.g.) Coffie 42' Afriyie 79' A. Quaye 88'	Report	Al Amri 57'

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

15 September 1997

20:30

Spain	2–1	Egypt
Sergio 28' Camacho 66'	Report	Belal 31'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 13,500

Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

Semifinals

18 September 1997

16:00

Brazil	4–0	Germany
Adiel 4' Geovanie 85' Ferrugem 86' Ronaldinho 88' (pen.)	Report

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

18 September 1997

20:30

Spain	1–2	Ghana
Sousa 35'	Report	Attram 47' Owusu Afriyie 79'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)

Playoff for 3rd place

21 September 1997

15:30

Germany	1–2	Spain
Adzic 59' (pen.)	Report	Ander 30' Sousa 85' (pen.)

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Victorino Rodriguez (El Salvador)

Final

21 September 1997

18:15

Brazil	2–1	Ghana
Matuzalem 63' Andrey 87'	Report	Afriyie 39'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Result

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship winners
Brazil First title

Goalscorers

David of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 117 goals were scored by 73 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

7 goals

David

5 goals

Hashim Saleh

4 goals

3 goals

Geovanni
Matuzalem
Ahmed Belal
Awule Quaye
Miguel Mateos Rego

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Mahfoudh Al Mukhaini (playing against Ghana)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	6	6	0	0	21	2	+19	18
2	Ghana	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13
3	Spain	6	5	0	1	22	6	+16	15
4	Germany	6	2	2	2	6	7	–1	8
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Mali	4	2	1	1	7	2	+5	7
6	Argentina	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7
7	Oman	4	2	0	2	9	8	+1	6
8	Egypt	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	5
Eliminated at the group stage
9	Chile	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
10	Mexico	3	1	0	2	8	6	+2	3
11	United States	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	3
12	Bahrain	3	1	0	2	4	8	–4	3
13	Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	1	6	–5	0
14	Thailand	3	0	0	3	4	12	–8	0
15	Austria	3	0	0	3	1	14	–13	0
16	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	0	22	–22	0

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