U-20 World Cup 2009

FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009
FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Ghana (1st title)
venue	Egypt
Opening game	September 24, 2009
Endgame	October 16, 2009
Games	52
Gates	167  (⌀: 3.21 per game)
spectator	1,331,720  (⌀: 25,610 per game)
Top scorer	Dominic Adiyiah (8 goals)
Best player	Dominic Adiyiah
Best goalkeeper	Esteban Alvarado
yellow cards	267  (⌀: 5.13 per game)
Yellow-red cards	14  (⌀: 0.27 per game)
Red cards	15  (⌀: 0.29 per game)

The 17th U-20 World Cup 2009 (until 2005 Junior World Cup ) was held in Egypt from September 24 to October 16, 2009 . The country hosted the tournament for the first time. 24 teams competed against each other first in group games and then in qualifying games. The defending champion was the team from Argentina , which surprisingly could not qualify for the tournament.

In the final, Ghana beat four-time world champions Brazil on penalties . This is the first time an African country has won the junior world championship. Third place went to Hungary , who also beat Costa Rica on penalties . The German team was eliminated in the quarterfinals against the eventual finalists Brazil. Austria and Switzerland could not qualify for the World Cup finals.

Venues

Alexandria Ismailia Cairo Port Said Suez

Venues 2009 in Egypt

The World Cup games took place in seven stadiums in five cities in Egypt.

• Cairo
  • Cairo International Stadium (74,100 seats)
  • Al Salam Stadium (25,000 seats)
• Alexandria
  • Borg el-ʿArab Stadium (86,000 seats)
  • Alexandria Stadium (19,676 seats)
• Suez - Mubarak Stadium (45,000 seats)
• Port Said - Port Said Stadium (24,060 seats)
• Ismailia - Ismailia Stadium (18,525 seats)

qualification

In the final round, 24 teams competed, with 23 places being awarded through the individual U-19 and U-20 continental championships. Host Egypt was already qualified for the finals from the start.

The European association UEFA had six starting places available, these were awarded at the U-19 European Championship 2008 in the Czech Republic . The teams that finished in the top three places in their respective group after the group stage were qualified for the final round.

The Asian Football Association AFC had four starting places. The U-19 Asian Cup 2008 , which was hosted by Saudi Arabia , served as the qualifying tournament . The four semi-finalists Australia, South Korea, Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates represented the Asian continent in Egypt.

Four teams from CONCACAF , the football association of North America and the Caribbean, qualified at the CONCACAF U-20 championship in March 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago . The semi-finalists Costa Rica, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago and the USA had qualified for the World Cup.

Four other teams qualified from the African football association CAF in addition to the host Egypt that had already been set. The U-20 African Cup of Nations 2009 in Rwanda served as a qualifying tournament , in which Ghana was able to secure the title. The teams from Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa also qualified .

The South American association CONMEBOL had four starting positions at this world championship; these were awarded to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela at the U-20 South American Football Championship 2009 in Venezuela . The defending champion Argentina surprisingly failed without a single win.

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) determined its participants at the U-20 Oceania Football Championship in Tahiti in December 2008 , where the hosts were able to secure the victory and thus the qualification.

Attendees

→ Main article : U-20 World Cup 2009 / squad

6 from Europe	Germany	England	Italy	Spain	Czech Republic	Hungary
5 from Africa	Egypt	Ghana	Cameroon	Nigeria	South Africa
4 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Honduras	Trinidad and Tobago	United States
4 from South America	Brazil	Paraguay	Uruguay	Venezuela
4 from Asia	Australia	South Korea	Uzbekistan	UA Emirates
1 from Oceania	Tahiti

Preliminary round

The draw for the six final groups of the 2009 Junior World Cup took place on April 5, 2009 in the temples of the city of Luxor . This resulted in the following groups: The preliminary round was held in six groups with 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.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Egypt	3	2	0	1	009: 500	+4	06th
2.	Paraguay	3	1	2	0	002: 100	+1	05
3.	Italy	3	1	1	1	004: 500	−1	04th
4th	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01

Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. in Alexandria (Borg El Arab Stadium)
Egypt	-	Trinidad and Tobago	4: 1 (1: 1)
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Paraguay	-	Italy	0-0
Mon., September 28, 2009 at 6.45 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Italy	-	Trinidad and Tobago	2: 1 (1: 0)
Mon., September 28, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Egypt	-	Paraguay	1: 2 (1: 1)
Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Trinidad and Tobago	-	Paraguay	0-0
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Italy	-	Egypt	2: 4 (1: 2)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	013: 000	+13	09
2.	Venezuela	3	2	0	1	009: 300	+6	06th
3.	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	005: 300	+2	03
4th	Tahiti	3	0	0	3	000:210	−21	00

Friday, September 25, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Nigeria	-	Venezuela	0: 1 (0: 1)
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Spain	-	Tahiti	8: 0 (4: 0)
Mon., September 28, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Nigeria	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
Mon., September 28, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Tahiti	-	Venezuela	0: 8 (0: 3)
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Venezuela	-	Spain	0: 3 (0: 2)
Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Tahiti	-	Nigeria	0: 5 (0: 4)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Germany	3	2	1	0	007: 100	+6	07th
2.	South Korea	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
3.	United States	3	1	0	2	004: 700	−3	03
4th	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	003: 700	−4	03

Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Suez
United States	-	Germany	0: 3 (0: 2)
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Suez
Cameroon	-	South Korea	2: 0 (1: 0)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 4 p.m. in Suez
South Korea	-	Germany	1: 1 (0: 1)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Suez
United States	-	Cameroon	4: 1 (1: 0)
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Ismailia
Germany	-	Cameroon	3: 0 (1: 0)
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Suez
South Korea	-	United States	3: 0 (2: 0)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ghana	3	2	1	0	008: 300	+5	07th
2.	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	006: 200	+4	07th
3.	Uzbekistan	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01
4th	England	3	0	1	2	001: 600	−5	01

Sat., September 26, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Ismailia
Ghana	-	Uzbekistan	2: 1 (0: 0)
Sat., September 26, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Ismailia
England	-	Uruguay	0: 1 (0: 0)
Tue., September 29, 2009 at 6.45 p.m. in Ismailia
Uruguay	-	Uzbekistan	3: 0 (1: 0)
Tue., September 29, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Ismailia
Ghana	-	England	4: 0 (1: 0)
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Ismailia
Uruguay	-	Ghana	2: 2 (0: 0)
Friday, October 2, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Suez
Uzbekistan	-	England	1: 1 (0: 0)

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	2	1	0	008: 100	+7	07th
2.	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	005: 300	+2	07th
3.	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	005: 800	−3	03
4th	Australia	3	0	0	3	002: 800	−6	00

Sun., September 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Port Said
Brazil	-	Costa Rica	5: 0 (3: 0)
Sun., September 27, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Port Said
Czech Republic	-	Australia	2: 1 (0: 0)
Wed., September 30, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Port Said
Australia	-	Costa Rica	0: 3 (0: 1)
Wed., September 30, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Port Said
Brazil	-	Czech Republic	0-0
Sat., October 3, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
Costa Rica	-	Czech Republic	2: 3 (0: 1)
Sat, October 3, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Port Said
Australia	-	Brazil	1: 3 (1: 1)

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Hungary	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
2.	UA Emirates	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th
3.	South Africa	3	1	1	1	004: 600	−2	04th
4th	Honduras	3	1	0	2	003: 300	± 0	03

Sun., September 27, 2009 at 6:45 pm in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
UA Emirates	-	South Africa	2: 2 (0: 0)
Sun., September 27, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
Honduras	-	Hungary	3: 0 (1: 0)
Wed., September 30, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
Hungary	-	South Africa	4: 0 (0: 0)
Wed., September 30, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
UA Emirates	-	Honduras	1: 0 (1: 0)
Sat., October 3, 2009 at 6:45 pm in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
Hungary	-	UA Emirates	2: 0 (2: 0)
Sat., October 3, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. in Port Said
South Africa	-	Honduras	2: 0 (1: 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.	Italy	3	1	1	1	004: 500	−1	04th	A.
2.	South Africa	3	1	1	1	004: 600	−2	04th	F.
3.	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	005: 300	+2	03	B.
4th	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	005: 800	−3	03	E.
5.	United States	3	1	0	2	004: 700	−3	03	C.
6th	Uzbekistan	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01	D.

Final round

Overview

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Paraguay	0
	South Korea	3
					South Korea	2
					Ghana	3
	Ghana	2
	South Africa	1
									Ghana	3
									Hungary	2
	Spain	1
	Italy	3
					Italy	2
					Hungary	3
	Hungary	2 (4)
	Czech Republic	2 (3)
													Ghana	0 (4)
													Brazil	0 (3)
	Brazil	3
	Uruguay	1
					Brazil	2
					Germany	1
	Germany	3
	Nigeria	2
									Brazil	1
									Costa Rica	0			3rd place match
	Venezuela	1
	UA Emirates	2
					UA Emirates	1							Hungary	1 (2)
					Costa Rica	2							Costa Rica	1 (0)
	Egypt	0
	Costa Rica	2

Round of 16

October 5, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Spain	-	Italy	1: 3 (0: 0)
October 5, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Paraguay	-	South Korea	0: 3 (0: 0)
October 6, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Ismailia
Ghana	-	South Africa	2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0)
October 6, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Egypt	-	Costa Rica	0: 2 (0: 1)
October 6, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium)
Hungary	-	Czech Republic	2: 2 n.v. (1: 1, 1: 1), 4: 3 i. E.
October 7, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Port Said
Brazil	-	Uruguay	3: 1 (3: 1)
October 7, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Suez
Venezuela	-	UA Emirates	1: 2 (1: 1)
October 7, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Suez
Germany	-	Nigeria	3: 2 (0: 0)

Quarter finals

October 9, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Suez
South Korea	-	Ghana	2: 3 (1: 2)
October 9, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Suez
Italy	-	Hungary	2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1)
October 10, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Brazil	-	Germany	2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0)
October 10, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
UA Emirates	-	Costa Rica	1: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1)

Semifinals

October 13, 2009, 4:30 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Ghana	-	Hungary	3: 2 (2: 0)
October 13, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Brazil	-	Costa Rica	1: 0 (0: 0)

Game for third place

October 16, 2009, 5:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Hungary	-	Costa Rica	1: 1 (0: 0), 2: 0 i. E.

final

October 16, 2009, 8:00 p.m. in Cairo (International Stadium)
Ghana	-	Brazil	0: 0 a.d., 4: 3 in E.

Best goal scorers

space	player	Gates
1	Dominic Adiyiah	8th
2	Vladimir Koman	5
3	Aarón Ñíguez	4th
	Alan Kardec	4th
	Ransford Osei	4th
	Salomón Rondón	4th
	Jonathan del Valle	4th
8th	Alex Teixeira	3
	Fran Mérida	3
	Kermit Erasmus	3
	Marco Ureña	3
	Kim Min-woo	3
	Krisztián Németh	3

Awards

Golden ball	Silver ball	Bronze ball
Dominic Adiyiah	Alex Teixeira	Giuliano
Golden Shoe	Silver shoe	Bronze shoe
Dominic Adiyiah	Vladimir Koman	Aarón Ñíguez
8 goals	5 goals	4 goals
Golden glove
Esteban Alvarado
FIFA Fair Play Award
Brazil

Web links

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 on fifa.com
• Regulations of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 (PDF file; 174 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stadium capacities at worldstadiums.com
2. ↑ uefa.com: Media information for U19 EM
3. ↑ fifa.com: New faces on the way to Egypt
4. ↑ fifa.com: field of participants complete
5. ↑ fifa.com: "Black Satellites" in orbit
6. ↑ fifa.com: Frustration in Argentina - Venezuela there for the first time
7. ↑ fifa.com: Tahiti makes Egypt ticket perfect
8. ↑ fifa.com: Hot duels in Egypt