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2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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 countryCanada
Dates30 June – 22 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (6th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Third placeFile:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored135 (2.6 per match)
Attendance1,195,299 (22,987 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Sergio Agüero (6 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Sergio Agüero
Fair play awardFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2005
2009

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

Venues[change]

Montreal Edmonton Ottawa
Olympic Stadium Commonwealth Stadium Frank Clair Stadium
Capacity: 66,308 Capacity: 60,081 Capacity: 26,559
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File:Olympiastadion Montreal.jpg File:Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, August 2005.jpg File:Lansdowne Park 3.jpg
Toronto Victoria Burnaby
National Soccer Stadium Royal Athletic Park Swangard Stadium
Capacity: 20,195 Capacity: 14,500 Capacity: 10,000
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File:West-stand-bmo-field.jpg File:Royal Athletic Park Victoria.jpg File:Swangard stadium Burnaby.jpg

Qualification[change]

File:2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.png
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 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan1
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea1
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2007 African Youth Championship File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo1
File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia1
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
Host nation File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2007 South American Youth Championship File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 2007 OFC U-20 Championship File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1
UEFA (Europe) 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Results[change]

[1]

Group stage[change]

Group A[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0

Group B[change]

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

Group C[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 6
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0

Group D[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3 1 1 1 3 7 -4 4
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2

Group E[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7 1

Group F[change]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 3
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

Knockout stage[change]

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

Final ranking[change]

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

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