2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015.

Host selection
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:

Venues
Along with proposing ten venues for Chile's hosting of the 2015 Copa América, the Chilean Football Federation also announced its plans for hosting of the U17 World Cup in the same year. On 8 April 2014, 8 cities were confirmed as hosts of the competition, with Copiapó and Quillota being dropped.

The local organising committee also said that the capital city (Santiago) would not host the final.

Qualified teams
In addition to host nation Chile, 23 nations qualified from 6 separate continental competitions.


 * 1.Teams that made their debut.

Schedule and draw
The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 5 May 2015.

The final draw was held on 6 August 2015, 20:00 local time, at the Centro de las Artes 660 art gallery in Santiago. For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:
 * Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of five confederations (except UEFA)
 * Pot 2: Remaining teams from CONCACAF and AFC
 * Pot 3: Remaining teams from CAF and CONMEBOL
 * Pot 4: Teams from UEFA

As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage.

Match officials
A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.

Emblem and slogan
The emblem and slogan ("Una fiesta en nuestra cancha", a party on our pitch) of the tournament was unveiled on 7 October 2014.

Squads
Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The squads were announced on 8 October 2015.

All players of its representative team must have been born on or after 1 January 1998.

Group stage
The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows: 1. points obtained in all group matches;

2. goal difference in all group matches;

3. number of goals scored in all group matches; If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows: 1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;

2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;

3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;

4. fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow/indirect red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 3 points; yellow card & direct red card: minus 4 points);

5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. All times are local, Chile Standard Time (UTC−3).

Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best ranked third-placed teams also advance to the round of 16. They are paired with the winners of groups A, B, C and D, according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.

Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, the match is determined by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).

Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16 were placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.

{{legend|#ccffcc|Combination according to the four qualified teams}}

Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by adidas.

In December 2015, Nigerian Samuel Chukwueze was retroactively awarded the Bronze boot award. Kelechi Nwakali had erroneously been awarded the award immediately following the tournament but as he had played more minutes (630) than Chukwueze (535) in the tournament the award was re-allocated.

Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Goalscorers

 * 10 goals


 * 🇳🇬 Victor Osimhen


 * 4 goals


 * 🇩🇪 Johannes Eggestein


 * 3 goals


 * 🇧🇪 Dante Rigo
 * 🇲🇱 Sidiki Maïga
 * 🇲🇽 Francisco Venegas
 * 🇳🇬 Kelechi Nwakali
 * 🇳🇬 Samuel Chukwueze
 * 🇷🇺 Fyodor Chalov


 * 2 goals


 * 🇦🇺 Nicholas Panetta
 * 🇧🇪 Jorn Vancamp
 * 🇧🇪 Dante Vanzeir
 * 🇧🇷 Leandro
 * Marcelo Allende
 * Karlo Majić
 * Nikola Moro
 * 🇪🇨 Washington Corozo
 * 🇪🇨 Pervis Estupiñán
 * 🇪🇨 Yeison Guerrero
 * 🇪🇨 Jhon Pereira
 * 🇫🇷 Bilal Boutobba
 * 🇫🇷 Odsonne Edouard
 * 🇫🇷 Jonathan Ikoné
 * 🇫🇷 Nicolas Janvier
 * 🇩🇪 Vitaly Janelt
 * 🇩🇪 Felix Passlack
 * 🇲🇱 Amadou Haidara
 * 🇲🇱 Sekou Koita
 * 🇲🇱 Aly Malle
 * 🇲🇱 Boubacar Traoré
 * 🇲🇽 Pablo López
 * 🇲🇽 Claudio Zamudio
 * 🇲🇽 Diego Cortés
 * 🇲🇽 Kevin Magaña
 * Julio Villalba
 * 🇷🇺 Georgi Makhatadze
 * 🇺🇸 Brandon Vazquez


 * 1 goal


 * 🇦🇷 Tomás Conechny
 * 🇦🇺 Pierce Waring
 * 🇧🇪 Dennis Van Vaerenbergh
 * 🇧🇪 Matthias Verreth
 * 🇧🇷 Arthur
 * 🇧🇷 Lincoln
 * 🇧🇷 Luís Henrique
 * Gonzalo Jara
 * Brian Leiva
 * Yerko Leiva
 * Gabriel Mazuela
 * Camilo Moya
 * Kevin Masis
 * Diego Mesén
 * Sergio Ramírez
 * Andy Reyes
 * Josip Brekalo
 * Luka Ivanušec
 * Davor Lovren
 * 🇪🇨 Joan Cortez
 * 🇪🇨 Juan Nazareno
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kaylen Hinds
 * 🇫🇷 Alexis Claude-Maurice
 * 🇫🇷 Mamadou Doucoure
 * 🇫🇷 Alec Georgen
 * 🇫🇷 Faitout Maouassa
 * 🇫🇷 Dayot Upamecano
 * 🇩🇪 Niklas Schmidt
 * Naby Bangoura
 * Morlaye Sylla
 * Foslyn Grant
 * Jafeth Leiva
 * 🇲🇱 Abdoul Karim Danté
 * 🇲🇽 Eduardo Aguirre
 * 🇲🇽 Ricardo Marín
 * 🇲🇽 Bryan Salazar
 * 🇳🇿 Hunter Ashworth
 * 🇳🇿 Lucas Imrie
 * 🇳🇿 James McGarry
 * 🇳🇬 Udochukwu Anumudu
 * 🇳🇬 Chukwudi Agor
 * 🇳🇬 Funsho Bamgboye
 * 🇳🇬 Christian Ebere
 * 🇳🇬 Edidiong Essien
 * 🇳🇬 Kingsley Michael
 * 🇳🇬 Orji Okwonkwo
 * 🇰🇵 Jong Chang-bom
 * 🇰🇵 Kim Wi-song
 * 🇰🇵 Pak Yong-gwan
 * Arturo Aranda
 * David Colmán
 * Sebastián Ferreira
 * Jorge Morel
 * Marcelino Ñamandú
 * Cristian Paredes
 * 🇷🇺 Ivan Galanin
 * 🇰🇷 Jang Jae-won
 * 🇰🇷 Oh Se-hun
 * Khanyisa Mayo
 * Thendo Mukumela
 * 🇸🇾 Anas Al-Aji
 * 🇺🇸 Christian Pulisic


 * 1 own goal
 * 🇳🇿 James McGarry (playing against France)

Sponsorship

 * FIFA partners
 * Adidas
 * Coca-Cola
 * Gazprom
 * Visa
 * Hyundai


 * National suppliers
 * Clinica MEDS
 * Movistar Chile
 * Pullman Bus
 * Universidad Santo Tomás
 * VTR

Mascot and anthem
The official mascot, a young boy named Brochico, and anthem, composed by DJ Méndez, were unveiled on 9 July 2015.

United States
Fox Sports: English language, Telemundo: Spanish language

Bulgaria
BNT

Canada
TSN.

Germany
ARD and ZDF.

Indonesia
Rajawali Televisi

Laos
TVLAO

United Kingdom
BBC, ITV, Eurosport.

New Zealand
Sky Sport

South Africa, Sub Sahara Africa and Nigeria
Startimes Sports

South Korea
SBS, KBS, and MBC