| Tourney Name: | FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Other Titles: | Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA México 2011 |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Dates: | 18 June – 10 July |
| Num Teams: | 24 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 7 |
| Cities: | 7 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 52 |
| Goals: | 158 |
| Player: | Julio Gómez |
| Goalkeeper: | Mathías Cubero |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 14th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Mexico from 18 June to 10 July 2011.[1] Mexico won the tournament after defeating Uruguay 2–0 in the final, claiming the country's second title. Mexico also became the first host nation to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Players born after 1 January 1994 could participate in this tournament.
It was confirmed by the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney, Australia that Mexico would be the host, beating other bids from the Czech Republic and Iran.[2]
After having won the right to host the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Femexfut president, Justino Compéan, stated during an interview from Sydney, Australia, that the Estadio Corona, in Torreón, would be one of the venues, arguing that recently built or invested stadia would have a major preference. He also mentioned Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro, Tijuana, Pachuca and Aguascalientes as other possible venues.[3] [4]
The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, having previously hosted major events such as 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1968 Summer Olympics Football final matches, hosted the tournament's third place match and final.
| Mexico City | Guadalajara (Zapopan, Jalisco) | Monterrey (San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Omnilife (Estadio Guadalajara) | Estadio Universitario | |
| Capacity: 105,000 | Capacity: 49,850 | Capacity: 42,000 | |
| Morelia | |||
| Estadio Morelos | |||
| 19.7187°N -101.2336°W | |||
| Capacity: 35,000 | |||
| Querétaro | Pachuca | Torreón | |
| Estadio Corregidora | Estadio Hidalgo | Estadio Corona (Estadio Torreón) | |
| Capacity: 33,277 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
In addition to host nation Mexico, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
1.Teams that made their debut.
2.Czech Republic made their debut as independent nation. The now-defunct Czechoslovakia qualified for their only appearance in 1993.
| Confederation | Referee | Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) | Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain) Khaled Al-Allan (Bahrain) |
| Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) | Hamad Al-Mayahi (Oman) Reza Sokhandan (Iran) | |
| CAF | Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola) | Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda) Aden Marwa (Kenya) |
| Néant Alioum (Cameroon) | Djibril Camara (Senegal) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) | |
| CONCACAF | Raymon Bogle (Jamaica) | Stephen Brown (Jamaica) Dion Neil (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| Roberto García (Mexico) | Alejandro Ayala (Mexico) Víctor Calderón (Mexico) | |
| Paul Delgadillo (Mexico) | Marcos Quintero (Mexico) Salvador Rodríguez (Mexico) | |
| Jafeth Perea (Panama) | Ricardo Daniel Ake (Belize) Juan Antonio Rodas (Honduras) | |
| Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) | Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua) Octavio Jarra (Costa Rica) | |
| CONMEBOL | Diego Abal (Argentina) | Alejo Castany (Argentina) Gustavo Esquivel (Argentina) |
| Omar Ponce (Ecuador) | Carlos Herrera (Ecuador) Christian Lescano (Ecuador) | |
| Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) | Jonny Bossio (Peru) César Escano (Peru) | |
| OFC | Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) | Mark Rule (New Zealand) David Charles (Papua New Guinea) |
| UEFA | Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) | Martin Wilczek (Czech Republic) Miroslav Zlámal (Czech Republic) |
| Tony Chapron (France) | Emmanuel Boisdenghien (France) Fredji Harchay (France) | |
| Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) | Angelo Boonman (Netherlands) Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands) | |
| Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) | Frank Andås (Norway) Kim Haglund (Norway) | |
| Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia) | Anton Averianov (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia) | |
| Stephan Studer (Switzerland) | Sandro Pozzi (Switzerland) Raffael Zeder (Switzerland) |
See main article: 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads.
The draw for the group stage took place on 17 May 2011 at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Sala Nezahualcóyotl concert Hall.[5] [6] The seeding was as follows:
| width=20% | Pot A | width=20% | Pot B | width=20% | Pot C | width=20% | Pot D |
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The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).
Ranking of third place teams in each group are determined by the following criteria, top four advances to the round of 16:[7]
All kick-off times are local .
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Drawing of lots was used to determine the final positions of the United States and New Zealand, as the two teams finished level on points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head record.[9]
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In a rule to avoid potential "player burnout", all games in the knockout stage proceeded straight to penalties if tied after normal time, thus avoiding the need for 30 minutes of extra time.[11] [7]
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| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Gómez | Jonathan Espericueta | Carlos Fierro | |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | |
 Souleymane Coulibaly | Samed Yeşil |  Adryan | |
| 9 goals | 6 goals | 5 goals | |
| Golden Glove | |||
| Mathías Cubero | |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | |||
Fumiya Hayakawa Hideki Ishige Giovani Casillas Julio Gómez
Stephen Carmichael
Timur Khakimov Abbosbek Makhstaliev Léo Bonatini
Lukáš Juliš
José Cevallos Jonathan Espericueta
Jorman Aguilar
Alfred Koroma
Brian Ferreira Maximiliano Padilla Lucas Pugh Jonathan Silva
Jesse Makarounas Luke Remington Dylan Tombides Lucas Piazon Wallace Wellington
Sadi Jalali Quillan Roberts Drissa Diarrassouba Carlos Gruezo Jordan Jaime Kevin Mercado
Sébastien Haller Jordan Ikoko Lenny Nangis Abdallah Yaisien
Zhelano Barnes Andre Lewis Hiroki Akino Masaya Matsumoto Takumi Minamino Shoya Nakajima Daisuke Takagi Naomichi Ueda Antonio Briseño Marco Bueno Kevin Escamilla Alfonso González Jordan Vale
Jo Kwang Ju Jong-Chol Kang Nam-Gwon Alejandro Guido Stevie Rodriguez Bobir Davlatov Davlatbek Yarbekov Connor Chapman (against Uzbekistan) Kip Colvey (against Japan) Jong Kwang-Sok (against Mexico)