Junior World Cup 2001

FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001
FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Argentina (4th title)
venue	Argentina
Opening game	June 17, 2001
Endgame	July 7, 2001
Games	52
Gates	149  (⌀: 2.87 per game)
spectator	506,320  (⌀: 9,737 per game)
Top scorer	Javier Saviola (11 goals)
Best player	Javier Saviola
yellow cards	198  (⌀: 3.81 per game)
Yellow-red cards	7  (⌀: 0.13 per game)
Red cards	9  (⌀: 0.17 per game)

The 13th FIFA Youth World Cup (officially FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001 ) was from 17 June to 7 July 2001 in Argentina held. 24 teams (4 African, 4 Asian, 6 European, 5 South and 4 North American and 1 Oceanic) took part in the tournament. Spain, the world champion of the 12th championship in 1999, was not there.

Host Argentina beat Ghana 3-0 in the final . Argentina secured their 4th title and is now the sole record world champion. Third place went to Egypt, who beat Paraguay 1-0 in the third place match. The top scorer and best player of the tournament was Argentinian Javier Saviola with eleven goals .

The German team survived the preliminary round for the first time since 1987 and reached the second round, in which, however, they lost 3-2 to France. The junior teams from Austria and Switzerland could not qualify for the World Cup finals.

Buenos Aires Cordoba Mendoza Rosario Salta Mar del Plata

Venues 2001 in Argentina

Venues

The World Cup games were played in the following six cities:

• Buenos Aires - Estadio José Amalfitani (49,747 seats)
• Córdoba - Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras (36,000 seats)
• Mendoza - Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (36,000 seats)
• Rosario - Estadio El Coloso del Parque (39,365 seats)
• Salta - Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena (20,400 seats)
• Mar del Plata - Estadio José María Minella (41,246 seats)

Attendees

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6 from Europe	Germany	Finland	France	Netherlands	Czech Republic	Ukraine
5 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Chile	Ecuador	Paraguay
4 from Asia	China	Iraq	Iran	Japan
4 from Africa	Egypt	Angola	Ethiopia	Ghana
4 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Canada	United States
1 from Oceania	Australia

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in six groups of four teams each. The six group winners and runners-up as well as the four best thirds in the group qualified for the round of 16.
All games at local time: UTC-3 , CEST-5 .

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	3	0	0	014: 200	+12	09
2.	Egypt	3	1	1	1	003: 800	−5	04th
3.	Finland	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03
4th	Jamaica	3	0	1	2	001: 600	−5	01

June 17, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Argentina	-	Finland	2: 0 (1: 0)
June 17, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Egypt	-	Jamaica	0-0
June 20, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Jamaica	-	Finland	0: 1 (0: 0)
June 20, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Egypt	-	Argentina	1: 7 (1: 4)
June 23, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Argentina	-	Jamaica	5: 1 (4: 0)
June 23, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Finland	-	Egypt	1: 2 (0: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	010: 100	+9	09
2.	Germany	3	2	0	1	007: 300	+4	06th
3.	Iraq	3	1	0	2	005: 900	−4	03
4th	Canada	3	0	0	3	000: 900	−9	00

June 17th, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Cordoba
Brazil	-	Germany	2: 0 (2: 0)
June 17, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Córdoba
Iraq	-	Canada	3: 0 (3: 0)
June 20, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Cordoba
Canada	-	Germany	0: 4 (0: 1)
June 20, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Córdoba
Iraq	-	Brazil	1: 6 (0: 5)
June 23, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Córdoba
Brazil	-	Canada	2: 0 (1: 0)
June 23, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Cordoba
Germany	-	Iraq	3: 1 (1: 1)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ukraine	3	1	2	0	005: 300	+2	05
2.	United States	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
3.	China	3	1	1	1	001: 100	± 0	04th
4th	Chile	3	1	0	2	004: 800	−4	03

June 17, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Mendoza
United States	-	China	0: 1 (0: 0)
June 17, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mendoza
Chile	-	Ukraine	2: 4 (1: 2)
June 20, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Mendoza
Ukraine	-	China	0-0
June 20, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mendoza
Chile	-	United States	1: 4 (1: 2)
June 23, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Mendoza
United States	-	Ukraine	1: 1 (1: 0)
June 23, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mendoza
China	-	Chile	0: 1 (0: 0)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Angola	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
2.	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
3.	Australia	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th
4th	Japan	3	1	0	2	004: 400	± 0	03

June 18, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Rosario
Angola	-	Czech Republic	0-0
June 18, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Rosario
Japan	-	Australia	0: 2 (0: 0)
June 21, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Rosario
Australia	-	Czech Republic	0: 3 (0: 2)
June 21, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Rosario
Japan	-	Angola	1: 2 (0: 1)
June 24, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Rosario
Anola	-	Australia	1: 1 (1: 0)
June 24, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Rosario
Czech Republic	-	Japan	0: 3 (0: 0)

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Costa Rica	3	3	0	0	007: 200	+5	09
2.	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
3.	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	005: 600	−1	04th
4th	Ethiopia	3	0	0	3	004: 800	−4	00

June 18, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Salta
Ecuador	-	Ethiopia	2: 1 (1: 1)
June 18, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Salta
Netherlands	-	Costa Rica	1: 3 (0: 1)
June 21, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Salta
Costa Rica	-	Ethiopia	3: 1 (1: 0)
June 21, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Salta
Netherlands	-	Ecuador	1: 1 (1: 0)
June 24, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Salta
Ecuador	-	Costa Rica	0: 1 (0: 0)
June 24, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Salta
Ethiopia	-	Netherlands	2: 3 (0: 2)

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ghana	3	2	1	0	003: 100	+2	07th
2.	France	3	1	2	0	007: 200	+5	05
3.	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	005: 400	+1	04th
4th	Iran	3	0	0	3	000: 800	−8	00

June 18, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Mar del Plata
Ghana	-	Paraguay	2: 1 (0: 0)
June 18, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mar del Plata
Iran	-	France	0: 5 (0: 0)
June 21, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Mar del Plata
France	-	Paraguay	2: 2 (1: 0)
June 21, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mar del Plata
Iran	-	Ghana	0: 1 (0: 1)
June 24, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Mar del Plata
Ghana	-	France	0-0
June 24, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mar del Plata
Paraguay	-	Iran	2: 0 (0: 0)

Third place

The four best third-placed teams reached the round of 16 alongside the two group winners.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points	group
1.	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	005: 400	+1	04th	F.
2.	China	3	1	1	1	001: 100	± 0	04th	C.
3.	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	005: 600	−1	04th	E.
4th	Australia	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th	D.
5.	Finland	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03	A.
6th	Iraq	3	1	0	2	005: 900	−4	03	B.

Final round

All games at local time: UTC-3 , CEST-5 .

Overview

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Argentina	2
	China	1
					Argentina	3
					France	1
	France	3
	Germany	2
									Argentina	5
									Paraguay	0
	Costa Rica	1
	Czech Republic	2
					Czech Republic	0
					Paraguay	1
	Ukraine	1
	Paraguay	2
													Argentina	3
													Ghana	0
	Angola	0
	Netherlands	2
					Netherlands	1
					Egypt	2
	United States	0
	Egypt	2
									Egypt	0
									Ghana	2			3rd place match
	Ghana	1
	Ecuador	0
					Ghana	2							Paraguay	0
					Brazil	1							Egypt	1
	Brazil	4th
	Australia	0

Round of 16

June 27, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
United States	-	Egypt	0: 2 (0: 0)
June 27, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Córdoba
France	-	Germany	3: 2 (2: 1)
June 27, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Argentina	-	China	2: 1 (1: 0)
June 27, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. in Cordoba
Brazil	-	Australia	4: 0 (1: 0)
June 28, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Mendoza
Ukraine	-	Paraguay	1: 2 (0: 2)
June 28, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Salta
Costa Rica	-	Czech Republic	1: 2 (1: 1)
June 28, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Rosario
Angola	-	Netherlands	0: 2 (0: 0)
June 28, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Mar del Plata
Ghana	-	Ecuador	1: 0 (1: 0)

Quarter finals

July 1, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Argentina	-	France	3: 1 (2: 1)
July 1, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Mendoza
Czech Republic	-	Paraguay	0: 1 (0: 1)
July 1, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Cordoba
Ghana	-	Brazil	2: 1 (0: 1)
July 1, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Rosario
Netherlands	-	Egypt	1: 2 (1: 0)

Semifinals

4th July 2001 at 2 p.m. in Córdoba
Egypt	-	Ghana	0: 2 (0: 0)
July 4, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Argentina	-	Paraguay	5: 0 (0: 0)

3rd place match

July 8, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Paraguay	-	Egypt	0: 1 (0: 0)

final

July 8, 2001 at 3:45 p.m. in Buenos Aires
Argentina	-	Ghana	3: 0 (2: 0)

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the 2001 Junior World Cup. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

space	player	Gates
1	Javier Saviola	11
2	Adriano	6th
	Djibril Cissé	6th
4th	Benjamin Auer	5
	Robert	5
6th	Winston Parks	4th
	Maxi Rodríguez	4th
	Mohamed El Yamani	4th

Web links

• 2001 World Youth Championship on FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report (PDF; 5.4 MB)