2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship | FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005 |  | | Tournament details | | Host country | Peru | | Dates | September 16 - October 2 | | Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) | | Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) | | Final positions | Champions  | Mexico (1st title) | Runner-up  | Brazil | Third place  | Netherlands | | Fourth place | Turkey | | Tournament statistics | | Matches played | 32 | | Goals scored | 111 (3.47 per match) | | Attendance | 551,817 (17,244 per match) | | Top scorer(s) | Carlos Vela | | Best player | Anderson | The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate in this tournament. Mexico beat favorite Brazil by 3-0 in the final, making it the first U-17 Championship for Mexico. [edit] Locations - USA is the only team to have qualified for all 11 tournaments so far, followed by Brazil and Australia who have each qualified 10 times. While Netherlands, Turkey, Peru, Gambia and Korea DPR are new to the competition.
[edit] Squads For a list of the squads see 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads [edit] Group Stage - Key
| | Teams that have qualified to the knockout stage as group winner or runner-up. | | | Teams knocked out at group stage. | [edit] Group A [edit] Group B [edit] Group C [edit] Group D [edit] Knockout stages
[edit] Quarterfinals [edit] Semifinals [edit] Playoff for 3rd place [edit] Winners | 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners |  Mexico First title | [edit] Goalscorers - 5 goals
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