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.

Teams

Venues

The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.

Squads

For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Group stage

All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)

Group A

Group B

Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Playoff for third place

Final

Goalscorers

Final ranking