The men's
association football
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tournament at the
2003 Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien 2003) held in Mauritius. ''Originally scheduled for
Moroni,
Comoros
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; moved to
Mauritius
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Teams
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-final
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Third place match
Final
Medalists
Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time
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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out
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are counted as draws.
See also
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Indian Ocean Island Games
The Indian Ocean Island Games () is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the island nations and territories of Mauritiu ...
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Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games
The association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean.
From 1947 until 1963 a precursor called ''Triangulaire'' was o ...
References
2003 MATCHES - AFRICA
{{Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games
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Indian Ocean Games 2003