{| class="prettytable float-right"
|- bgcolor="#B0D3FB"
| colspan="2" align="center" |'''FIFA Junioren-Weltmeisterschaft Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 2003'''<!-- sic!--><br />''FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003''
|-
| Anzahl Nationen || 24 Endrundenteilnehmer
|-
| Weltmeister || Brasilien
|-
| Austragungsort || Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
|-
| Eröffnung || 27. November 2003
|-
| Endspiel || 19. Dezember 2003
|- valign="top"
| Zuschauer || 592.100 (Ø 11.386 pro Spiel)
|-
| Tore || 119 (Ø 2,3 pro Spiel)
|-
| Torschützenkönig || Eddie Johnson (USA)
|-
| Bester Spieler || Ismail Matar (VAE)
|}

Die 14. '''FIFA Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten ausgetragen. 24 Mannschaften, darunter der Titelverteidiger Argentinien sowie auch Deutschland, nahmen am Turnier teil. Brasilien konnte sich den vierten WM-Titel sichern. Torschützenkönig wurde mit vier Treffern der US-amerikanische Stürmer Eddie Johnson, den Goldenen Ball als bester Spieler des Turniers erhielt der Stürmer Ismail Matar aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten.

== Austragungsorte ==

Austragungsorte der Spiele waren die folgenden vier Städte:
* Abu Dhabi – Zayed City Stadion (66.000 Plätze) & Mohammad Bin Zayed-Stadion (15.000 Plätze)
* Al-Ain – Scheich Khalifa-Stadion (12.000 Plätze)
* Dubai – Al-Maktoum Stadion (12.000 Plätze) & Al-Rashid Stadion (18.000 Plätze)
* Schardscha – Sharjah-Stadion (12.000 Plätze)

<br style="clear:both" />

== Teilnehmer == 

{| cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| align="left" width="16%" | '''6''' aus Europa
| width="14%" | 30px<br />Deutschland
| width="14%" | 30px|border<br />England
| width="14%" | 30px<br />Irland
| width="14%" | 30px|border<br />Slowakei
| width="14%" | 30px<br />Spanien
| width="14%" | 30px|border<br />Tschechien
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align="center"
| align="left" | '''5''' aus Asien
| 30px|border<br />Japan
| 30px<br />Saudi-Arabien
| 30px|border<br />Südkorea
| 30px<br />Usbekistan
| 30px<br />Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
| &nbsp;
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| align="left" | '''4''' aus Afrika
| 30px<br />Ägypten
| 30px<br />Burkina Faso
| 30px<br />Elfenbeinküste
| 30px<br />Mali
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align="center"
| align="left" | '''4''' aus Nord- und Mittelamerika
| 30px<br />Kanada
| 30px<br />Mexiko
| 30px|border<br />Panama
| 30px<br />USA
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| align="left" | '''4''' aus Südamerika
| 30px<br />Argentinien
| 30px<br />Brasilien
| 30px<br />Kolumbien
| 30px<br />Paraguay
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align="center"
| align="left" | '''1''' aus Ozeanien
| 30px<br />Australien
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|}

== Verlauf ==

=== Vorrunde ===
Die Vorrunde wurde in 6 Gruppen mit jeweils 4 Teams ausgetragen. Die beiden Erstplatzierten jeder Gruppe und die vier besten Gruppendritten qualifizierten sich für das Achtelfinale.

==== Gruppe A ====
{| style="float:right; width:320px;"
|- bgcolor="#CCDDEE"
! Rang
! style="width:200px;" | Land
! Tore
! Punkte
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 1
| 25px '''Burkina Faso'''
| align="center" | 2:0
| align="center" | 7
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 2
| 25px '''Slowakei'''
| align="center" | 5:2
| align="center" | 6
|- bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 3
| 25px VAE
| align="center" | 3:5
| align="center" | 4
|- bgcolor="#DDEEFF"
| align="center" | 4
| 25px Panama
| align="center" | 1:4
| align="center" | 0
|}

{| border="0" style="width:450px;"
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 27. November 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Abu Dhabi
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| width="38%" |  VAE || width="4%" | – || width="38%" |  '''Slowakei''' || width="20%" | 1:4 (0:2)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 28. November 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Abu Dhabi
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Panama || – ||  '''Burkina Faso''' || 0:1 (0:0)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 1. Dezember 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Abu Dhabi
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  '''Burkina Faso''' || – ||  Slowakei || 1:0 (1:0)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 1. Dezember 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Abu Dhabi
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Panama || – ||  '''VAE''' || 1:2 (1:1)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 4. Dezember 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Abu Dhabi
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  VAE || – ||  Burkina Faso || 0:0
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 4. Dezember 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Abu Dhabi
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  '''Slowakei''' || – ||  Panama || 1:0 (0:0)
|}
''<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Ortszeit (UTC+4, MEZ+3)''

==== Gruppe B ====
{| style="float:right; width:320px;"
|- bgcolor="#CCDDEE"
! Rang
! style="width:200px;" | Land
! Tore
! Punkte
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 1
| 25px '''Argentinien'''
| align="center" | 7:3
| align="center" | 9
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 2
| 25px '''Spanien'''
| align="center" | 4:2
| align="center" | 6
|- bgcolor="#FFCCFF"
| align="center" | 3
| 25px Mali
| align="center" | 4:7
| align="center" | 3
|- bgcolor="#DDEEFF"
| align="center" | 4
| 25px Usbekistan
| align="center" | 3:6
| align="center" | 0
|}

{| border="0" style="width:450px;"
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 28. November 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Schardscha
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| width="38%" |  '''Argentinien''' || width="4%" | – || width="38%" |  Spanien || width="20%" | 2:1 (0:1)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 28. November 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Schardscha
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Usbekistan || – ||  '''Mali''' || 2:3 (1:1)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 1. Dezember 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Schardscha
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Mali || – ||  '''Spanien''' || 0:2 (0:1)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 1. Dezember 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Schardscha
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Usbekistan || – ||  '''Argentinien''' || 1:2 (1:0)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 4. Dezember 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Schardscha
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  '''Argentinien''' || – ||  Mali || 3:1 (3:0)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 4. Dezember 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Schardscha
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  '''Spanien''' || – ||  Usbekistan || 1:0 (1:0)
|}
''<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Ortszeit (UTC+4, MEZ+3)''

==== Gruppe C ====
{| style="float:right; width:320px;"
|- bgcolor="#CCDDEE"
! Rang
! style="width:200px;" | Land
! Tore
! Punkte
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 1
| 25px '''Australien'''
| align="center" | 6:4
| align="center" | 7
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 2
| 25px '''Brasilien'''
| align="center" | 5:4
| align="center" | 4
|- bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 3
| 25px Kanada
| align="center" | 2:4
| align="center" | 3
|- bgcolor="#DDEEFF"
| align="center" | 4
| 25px Tschechien
| align="center" | 2:3
| align="center" | 2
|}

{| border="0" style="width:450px;"
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 28. November 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Dubai
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| width="38%" |  '''Brasilien''' || width="4%" | – || width="38%" |  Kanada || width="20%" | 2:0 (0:0)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 28. November 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Dubai
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Tschechien || – ||  Australien || 1:1 (1:0)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 1. Dezember 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Dubai
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  '''Australien''' || – ||  Kanada || 2:1 (1:1)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 1. Dezember 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Dubai
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Tschechien || – ||  Brasilien || 1:1 (1:1)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 4. Dezember 2003, 17:45 Uhr* in Dubai
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  Brasilien || – ||  '''Australien''' || 2:3 (0:2)
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
| colspan="4" | 4. Dezember 2003, 20:30 Uhr* in Dubai
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|  '''Kanada''' || – ||  Tschechien || 1:0 (0:0)
|}
''<nowiki>*</nowiki>: Ortszeit (UTC+4, MEZ+3)''

==== Gruppe D ====
{| style="float:right; width:320px;"
|- bgcolor="#CCDDEE"
! Rang
! style="width:200px;" | Land
! Tore
! Punkte
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 1
| 25px '''Japan'''
| align="center" | 3:4
| align="center" | 6
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | 2
| 25px '''Kolumbien'''
| align="center" | 4:1
| align="center" | 5
|- bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | 3
| 25px Ägypten
| align="center" | 1:1
| align="center" | 4
|- bgcolor="#DDEEFF"
| align="center" | 4
| 25px England
| align="center" | 0:2
| align="center" | 1
|}

The '''2003 FIFA World Youth Championship''' took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The competition was originally planned to be played earlier in that year, but was moved because of the Iraq War.

{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = FIFA World Youth Championship
| year = 2003
| other_titles = 2003 الإمارات العربية المتحدة
| country = United Arab Emirates
| dates = November 27 – December 19
| num_teams = 24
| confederations = 6
| venues = 7
| cities = 4
| champion = Brazil
| count = 4
| second = Spain
| third = Colombia
| fourth = Argentina
| matches = 52
| goals = 118
| attendance = 592100
| top_scorer =  Dudu<br> Eddie Johnson<br> Daisuke Sakata<br>(4 goals)
| player =  Ismail Matar
}}

==Venues==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!City
!Stadium Name
!Host club(s)
!Capacity
|-
| Abu Dhabi
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium
| No host club(s) 
| style="text-align: center;" |66,000
|-
| Abu Dhabi
| Al-Nahyan Stadium
| Al Wahda FC
| style="text-align: center;" |12,000
|-
| Abu Dhabi
| Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium
| Al-Jazeera Club
| style="text-align: center;" |15,000
|-
| Al Ain
| Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
| Al Ain FC
| style="text-align: center;" |12,000
|-
| Dubai
| Al-Maktoum Stadium
| Al-Nasr Sports Club
| style="text-align: center;" |12,000
|-
| Dubai
| Al-Rashid Stadium
| Al-Ahli (UAE)
| style="text-align: center;" |18,000
|-
| Sharjah
| Sharjah Stadium
| Sharjah FC
| style="text-align: center;" |12,000
|}

==Qualification==

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. 

{| class=wikitable
!Confederation
!Qualifying Tournament
!Qualifier(s)
|-
|AFC (Asia)
|AFC Youth Championship 2002
| <br/>  <br/>  <br/> 
|-
|CAF (Africa)
|2003 African Youth Championship
| <br/>  <br/>  <br/> 
|-
|CONCACAF <br/> (North, Central America & Caribbean)
|2003 CONCACAF U20 Tournament
| <br/>  <br/>  <br/> 
|-
|CONMEBOL (South America)
|2003 South American Youth Championship
| <br/>  <br/>  <br/> 
|-
|OFC (Oceania)
|2003 OFC U20 Tournament
|
|-
|UEFA (Europe)
|2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
| <br/>  <br/>  <br/>  <br/>  <br/> 
|-
|colspan=2|Host nation
| 
|}

==Squads==
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

==Tournament==

The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams.  Six group winners, six second place finishers and the four best third place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

===Group A===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=200 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|-  bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||2||0||+2
|-  bgcolor="#ccffcc" 
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||5||2||+3
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||3||5||&minus;2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||1||4||&minus;3
|}

 |score=1&ndash;4 |team2=
|goals1=Al-Wehaibi  |goals2=Brezinsky  <br/> Halenar  <br/> Cech  <br/> Holosko  |stadium=Elizondo (Argentina) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370001/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=0&ndash;1 |team2= |goals1= 
|goals2=Bance  |stadium=Rosetti (Italy) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370002/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=1&ndash;0 |team2= |goals1=Zongo  |goals2= |stadium=Al-Delawar (Bahrain) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370013/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=1&ndash;2 |team2= |goals1=Gun  |goals2=Shehab  <br/> Saleh  |stadium=De Bleeckere (Belgium) |report= [http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370014/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=0&ndash;0 |team2= |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=Ruiz (Colombia) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370025/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=1&ndash;0 |team2= |goals1=Pecovsky  |goals2= |stadium=Benouza (Algeria) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370026/report.html (Report)]}}

===Group B===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=200 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|-  bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||7||3||+4
|-  bgcolor="#ccffcc" 
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||4||2||+2
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||4||7||&minus;3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||3||6||&minus;3
|}

 |score=2&ndash;1 |team2= |goals1=Fernández   |goals2=Gabi  |stadium=Sharjah <br/> '''Attendance:''' 15,000 <br/> '''Referee:''' Archundia (Mexico) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370003/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=2&ndash;3 |team2= |goals1=Innomov  <br/> Geynrikh  |goals2=Diarra  <br/> Berthe  <br/> Coulibaly  |stadium=Sharjah <br/> '''Attendance:''' 3,000 <br/> '''Referee:''' Souza (Brazil) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370004/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=0&ndash;2 |team2= |goals1= |goals2=Juanfran  <br/> Sergio García  |stadium=Sharjah <br/> '''Attendance:''' 6,500 <br/> '''Referee:''' Ruiz (Colombia) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370015/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=1&ndash;2 |team2= |goals1=Geynrikh  |goals2=Fernández  <br/> Cavenaghi  |stadium =Sharjah <br/> '''Attendance:''' 8,500 <br/> '''Referee:''' Diouf (Senegal) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370016/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score=3&ndash;1 |team2= |goals1=Ferreyra  <br/> Herrera  <br/> Diakite  |goals2=Berthe  |stadium=Sharjah <br/> '''Attendance:''' 5,000 <br/> '''Referee:''' De Bleeckere (Belgium) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370027/report.html (Report)]}}
----
 |score= 1&ndash;0 |team2= |goals1=Iniesta  |goals2= |stadium=Sharjah <br/> '''Attendance:''' 4,000 <br/> '''Referee:''' Busacca (Switzerland) |report=[http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370028/report.html (Report)]}}

===Group C===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=200 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|-  bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||6||4||+2
|-  bgcolor="#ccffcc" 
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||5||4||+1
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||2||4||&minus;2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|
|'''2'''||3||0||2||1||2||3||&minus;1
|}

{{footballbox
|date=November 28, 2003 <br/> 17:45
|team1=
|score=2&ndash;0
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-5-32423-BRA-CAN,00.html (Report)]
|team2=
|goals1=Daniel Carvalho  <br/> Nilmar 
|goals2= 
|stadium=Gonzales (Spain)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=November 28, 2003 <br/> 20:30 
|team1=
|score=1&ndash;1
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-6-32424-CZE-AUS,00.html (Report)]
|team2=
|goals1=Limberský 
|goals2 =McDonald 
|stadium=Diouf (Senegal)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=December 1, 2003 <br/> 17:45
|team1=
|score=2&ndash;1
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-17-32425-AUS-CAN,00.html (Report)]
|team2=
|goals1=Brosque  <br/> McKay 
|goals2=Hume 
|stadium=Kwon (Korea Republic)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=December 1, 2003 <br/> 20:30
|team1=
|score=1&ndash;1
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-16-32420-UZB-ARG,00.html (Report)]
|team2=
|goals1=Limberský 
|goals2=Adaílton 
|stadium=Archundia (Mexico)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=December 4, 2003 <br/> 17:45
|team1= 
|score=2&ndash;3
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-29-32427-BRA-AUS,00.html (Report)]
|team2=
|goals1=Juninho  <br/> Dudu 
|goals2=Danze   <br/> Dilevski 
|stadium = Rosetti (Italy)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=December 4, 2003 <br/> 20:30
|team1=
|score=1&ndash;0
|report=[http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/report1/0,3375,WYC-2003-30-32428-CAN-CZE,00.html (Report)]|team2=
|goals1=Hume 
|goals2= 
|stadium=Elizondo (Argentina)
}}

===Group D===