2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 20 ans 2007
Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Dates	30 June – 22 July
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (6th title)
Runners-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	135 (2.6 per match)
Attendance	1,195,299 (22,987 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sergio Agüero (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Sergio Agüero
Fair play award	Japan

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held in Canada from 30 June to 22 July.

Venues

Montreal	Edmonton	Ottawa
Olympic Stadium	Commonwealth Stadium	Frank Clair Stadium
Capacity: 66,308	Capacity: 60,081	Capacity: 26,559
45°33′28.8″N 73°33′07.2″W	53°33′34.6″N 113°28′34.2″W	45°23′55.8″N 75°41′03.6″W
Montreal Edmonton Ottawa Toronto Victoria Burnaby
Toronto	Victoria	Burnaby
National Soccer Stadium	Royal Athletic Park	Swangard Stadium
Capacity: 20,195	Capacity: 14,500	Capacity: 10,000
43°37′59.5″N 79°25′06.8″W	48°25′52.6″N 123°21′14.6″W	49°13′51.0″N 123°01′17.0″W

Qualification

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup final rankings.

Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Canada received an automatic bid, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament. The final draw for the group stages took place on 3 March 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	2006 AFC Youth Championship	Japan Jordan1 North Korea1 South Korea
CAF (Africa)	2007 African Youth Championship	Congo1 Gambia1 Nigeria Zambia
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	Host nation	Canada
	2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament	Costa Rica Mexico Panama United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2007 South American Youth Championship	Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay
OFC (Oceania)	2007 OFC U-20 Championship	New Zealand1
UEFA (Europe)	2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship	Austria Czech Republic Poland Portugal Scotland Spain

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chile	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	7
Austria	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Congo	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Canada	3	0	0	3	0	6	-6	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7
Zambia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Jordan	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
Gambia	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	6
Portugal	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7
Poland	3	1	1	1	3	7	-4	4
Brazil	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
South Korea	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	7
Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
North Korea	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Panama	3	0	1	2	1	8	-7	1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	3
Scotland	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Austria	2
	Gambia	1
					Austria	2
					United States	1
	United States	2
	Uruguay	1
									Austria	0
									Czech Republic	2
	Spain	4
	Brazil	2
					Spain	1 (3)
					Czech Republic	1 (4)
	Japan	2 (3)
	Czech Republic	2 (4)
													Czech Republic	1
													Argentina	2
	Chile	1
	Portugal	0
					Chile	4
					Nigeria	0
	Zambia	1
	Nigeria	2
									Chile	0
									Argentina	3			Third place
	Argentina	3
	Poland	1
					Argentina	1							Austria	0
					Mexico	0							Chile	1
	Mexico	3
	Congo	0

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Argentina	7	6	1	0	16	2	+14	19	Champions
2	Czech Republic	7	2	4	1	10	8	+2	10	Runners-up
3	Chile	7	5	1	1	12	3	+9	16	Third place
4	Austria	7	3	2	2	6	6	0	11	Fourth place
5	Mexico	5	4	0	1	10	3	+7	12	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	Spain	5	3	2	0	13	8	+5	11
7	United States	5	3	1	1	12	6	+6	10
8	Nigeria	5	3	1	1	5	5	0	10
9	Japan	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	8	Eliminated in Round of 16
10	Gambia	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	6
11	Zambia	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	4
12	Uruguay	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
13	Congo	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4	4
14	Poland	4	1	1	2	4	10	−6	4
15	Portugal	4	1	0	3	4	5	−1	3
16	Brazil	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3	3
17	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3	Eliminated in Group stage
18	South Korea	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
19	North Korea	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
20	Jordan	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1
21	Panama	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1
22	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0
23	Scotland	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0
24	Canada (H)	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source: rsssf.com
(H) Host