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2001 FIFA Under-17 World Championship

The World Cup for Under-17 national teams. Held in Trinidad & Tobago from Sept. 13-30, 2001. In the first round, 16 teams were separated into four groups of four for round robin play. The top two finishers from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

DateResult
Sept. 23France 2, Brazil 1
Sept. 23Nigeria 4, Australia 1
Sept. 24Argentina 2, Mali 1 (OT)
Sept. 24Burkina Faso 2, Costa Rica 0

Semifinals

DateResult
Sept 27France 2, Argentina 1
Sept. 27Nigeria 1, Burkina Faso 0

Third Place Match

DateSiteResult
Sept. 30Port of SpainBurkina Faso 2, Argentina 0

Final

Attendance: 20,790

DateSiteResult
Sept. 30Port of SpainFrance 3, Nigeria 0
Scoring: SPA–Florent Sinama Pongolle (34th minute), Anthony Le Tallec (53rd), Samuel Pietre (81st).
Referee: Lucillo Cardoso Cortez Batista, Portugal

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