Host country South Korea Champions Nigeria (3rd title) | Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities) Runners-up Spain | |
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Dates 18 August – 9 September Teams 24 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16. Also, from now on, the confederation which produced the last champion, in this case CONCACAF, had an extra spot in the qualifying rounds.
Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this tournament.
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
References
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA