U-20 World Cup 2007

FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007
FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007
Number of nations	24
World Champion	Argentina (6th title)
venue	Canada
Opening game	June 30, 2007
Endgame	July 22, 2007
Games	52
Gates	135  (⌀: 2.6 per game)
spectator	1,195,239  (⌀: 22,985 per game)
Top scorer	Sergio Agüero (6 goals)
Best player	Sergio Aguero
yellow cards	252  (⌀: 4.85 per game)
Yellow-red cards	12  (⌀: 0.23 per game)
Red cards	12  (⌀: 0.23 per game)

Scene from the match between the Czech Republic and North Korea in the Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa on July 3, 2007

The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (until 2005 the Junior World Cup ) was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held in Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007 .

24 teams from six continental associations took part in the competition. With the exception of the U-20 national team of Canada, which was automatically qualified to host, all other teams had to play qualifying tournaments.

For the fifth time within the last seven tournaments, and for the sixth time in total, the defending champion and record world champion Argentina , who defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in the final, became world champion . Third place went to the Chilean selection with a 1-0 win over Austria .

As the best player of the tournament, the Argentine Sergio Agüero received the Golden Ball ; he also won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer with a total of six goals scored in seven games.

After the tournament in Mexico in 1983 , more than a million spectators visited the stadiums for the first time (at that time, however, only 16 teams took part in the tournament). Thus, the second highest average number of spectators per game in the history of the junior soccer world championships was achieved.

Venues

The World Cup games were held in six cities: Toronto , Edmonton , Montreal , Ottawa , Victoria , and Burnaby . The final was held in Toronto's newly built arena, BMO Field .

Victoria	Edmonton Burnaby Ottawa Victoria Montreal Toronto	Toronto
Royal Athletic Park		National Soccer Stadium
Capacity: 11,500		Capacity: 19,526
Burnaby		Ottawa
Swangard Stadium		Frank Clair Stadium
Capacity: 10,000		Capacity: 26,559
Edmonton		Montreal
Commonwealth Stadium		Stade Olympique
Capacity: 59,500		Capacity: 55,800

Attendees

→ see main article: U-20 World Cup 2007 / squad

6 from Europe	Austria	Poland	Portugal	Scotland	Spain	Czech Republic
5 from North and Central America	Costa Rica	Canada	Mexico	Panama	United States
4 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Chile	Uruguay
4 from Africa	Gambia	Republic of the Congo	Nigeria	Zambia
4 from Asia	Japan	Jordan	North Korea	South Korea
1 from Oceania	New Zealand

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.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Chile	3	2	1	0	006-000	+6	07th
2.	Austria	3	1	2	0	002: 100	+1	05
3.	Congo	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th
4th	Canada	3	0	0	3	000: 600	−6	00

Sun., July 1, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Toronto
Canada	-	Chile	0: 3 (0: 1)
Mon July 2, 2007 at 5:45 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Congo	-	Austria	1: 1 (0: 1)
Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 5:45 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Austria	-	Canada	1: 0 (0: 0)
Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 8:30 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Chile	-	Congo	3: 0 (0: 0)
Sun July 8, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Canada	-	Congo	0: 2 (0: 1)
Sun. July 8, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. * in Toronto
Austria	-	Chile	0-0

*: Local time ( UTC-5 , CEST-6 ); **: UTC-7 , CEST-8

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	2	1	0	008: 500	+3	07th
2.	Zambia	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
3.	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th
4th	Jordan	3	0	1	2	003: 600	−3	01

Sun., July 1, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. * in Burnaby
Jordan	-	Zambia	1: 1 (1: 1)
Sun., July 1, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Burnaby
Spain	-	Uruguay	2: 2 (0: 0)
Wed. July 4th 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Burnaby
Uruguay	-	Jordan	1: 0 (1: 0)
Wed., July 4th 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Burnaby
Zambia	-	Spain	1: 2 (0: 2)
Sat, July 7, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. * in Burnaby
Spain	-	Jordan	4: 2 (3: 0)
Saturday, July 7, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. * in Victoria
Uruguay	-	Zambia	0: 2 (0: 1)

*: Local time ( UTC-8 , CEST-9 )

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mexico	3	3	0	0	007: 200	+5	09
2.	Gambia	3	2	0	1	003: 400	−1	06th
3.	Portugal	3	1	0	2	004: 400	± 0	03
4th	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	001: 500	−4	00

Mon., July 2, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. * in Toronto
Portugal	-	New Zealand	2: 0 (1: 0)
Mon., July 2, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Toronto
Gambia	-	Mexico	0: 3 (0: 0)
Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Toronto
New Zealand	-	Gambia	0: 1 (0: 1)
Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Toronto
Mexico	-	Portugal	2: 1 (0: 0)
Sun July 8, 2007 at 3:15 pm ** in Edmonton
New Zealand	-	Mexico	1: 2 (0: 1)
Sun., July 8, 2007 at 5:15 p.m. * in Montreal
Portugal	-	Gambia	1: 2 (1: 1)

*: Local time ( UTC-5 , CEST-6 ); **: UTC-7 , CEST-8

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	United States	3	2	1	0	009: 300	+6	07th
2.	Poland	3	1	1	1	003: 700	−4	04th
3.	Brazil	3	1	0	2	004: 500	−1	03
4th	South Korea	3	0	2	1	004: 500	−1	02

Sat June 30, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. * in Montreal
Poland	-	Brazil	1: 0 (1: 0)
Sat June 30, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Montreal
South Korea	-	United States	1: 1 (1: 1)
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Montreal
United States	-	Poland	6: 1 (3: 1)
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 7.45 p.m. * in Montreal
Brazil	-	South Korea	3: 2 (1: 0)
Fri. July 6, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Ottawa
Brazil	-	United States	1: 2 (0: 1)
Fri. July 6, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Montreal
Poland	-	South Korea	1: 1 (1: 0)

*: Local time ( UTC-5 , CEST-6 )

Group E

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	2	1	0	007-000	+7	07th
2.	Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	004: 300	+1	05
3.	North Korea	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02
4th	Panama	3	0	1	2	001: 800	−7	01

Sat June 30, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. * in Ottawa
North Korea	-	Panama	0-0
Sat June 30, 2007 at 7:15 pm * in Ottawa
Argentina	-	Czech Republic	0-0
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Ottawa
Czech Republic	-	North Korea	2: 2 (0: 1)
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Ottawa
Panama	-	Argentina	0: 6 (0: 4)
Fri. July 6, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Montreal
Czech Republic	-	Panama	2: 1 (0: 0)
Fri. July 6, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Ottawa
Argentina	-	North Korea	1: 0 (1: 0)

*: Local time ( UTC-5 , CEST-6 )

Group F.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Japan	3	2	1	0	004: 100	+3	07th
2.	Nigeria	3	2	1	0	003-000	+3	07th
3.	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	002: 300	−1	03
4th	Scotland	3	0	0	3	002: 700	−5	00

Sun., July 1, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. * in Victoria
Japan	-	Scotland	3: 1 (1: 0)
Sun., July 1, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Victoria
Nigeria	-	Costa Rica	1: 0 (0: 0)
Wed. July 4, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Victoria
Costa Rica	-	Japan	0: 1 (0: 0)
Wed. July 4, 2007 at 7:45 p.m. * in Victoria
Scotland	-	Nigeria	0: 2 (0: 0)
Sat 7 July 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Victoria
Japan	-	Nigeria	0-0
Sat July 7, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. * in Burnaby
Scotland	-	Costa Rica	1: 2 (1: 0)

*: Local time ( UTC-8 , CEST-9 )

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.	Congo	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th	A.
2.	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th	B.
3.	Portugal	3	1	0	2	004: 400	± 0	03	C.
4th	Brazil	3	1	0	2	004: 500	−1	03	D.
5.	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	002: 300	−1	03	F.
6th	North Korea	3	0	2	1	002: 300	−1	02	E.

Final round

Overview

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Austria	2
	Gambia	1
					Austria	2
					United States	1
	United States	2
	Uruguay	1
									Austria	0
									Czech Republic	2
	Spain	4th
	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	4th
					Nigeria	0
	Zambia	1
	Nigeria	2
									Chile	0
									Argentina	3			3rd place match
	Argentina	3
	Poland	1
					Argentina	1							Austria	0
					Mexico	0							Chile	1
	Mexico	3
	Congo	0

Round of 16

Wed. July 11, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Austria	-	Gambia	2: 1 (1: 0)
Prödl (45 + 1.) Hoffer (81.)		Gomez (69.)	Spectators: 18,721 Referee: Benouza ( Algeria )
Wed., July 11, 2007, 7:45 p.m. * in Toronto
United States	-	Uruguay	2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0)
Cardaccio (87th / own goal) Bradley (107th)		Suarez (73rd)	Spectators: 19,526 Referee: Ermatov ( Uzbekistan )
Wed., July 11, 2007, 8:15 p.m. *** in Burnaby
Spain	-	Brazil	4: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 2)
Piqué (43.) García (84.) Bueno (102.) Adrián (121.)		Lima (39.) Pato (41.)	Spectators: 10,000 Referee: Hansson ( Sweden )
Wed., July 11, 2007, 8:15 p.m. *** in Victoria
Japan	-	Czech Republic	2: 2 nV (2: 2, 1: 0), 3: 4 i. E.
Makino (33.) Morishima (47.)		Kudela (74.) Mareš (77.)	Spectators: 11,500 Referee: Buitrago ( Colombia )
Thursday, July 12, 2007, 4:45 p.m. * in Ottawa
Zambia	-	Nigeria	1: 2 (1: 1)
Kola (33.)		Echiéjilé (33.) Akabueze (57.)	Spectators: 22,531 Referee: Stark ( Germany )
Thursday, July 12, 2007, 4:45 p.m. * in Toronto
Argentina	-	Poland	3: 1 (1: 1)
Di María (40.) Aguero (46.), (86.)		Janczyk (33)	Spectators: 19,526 Referee: Aguilar ( El Salvador )
Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 5:45 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Chile	-	Portugal	1: 0 (1: 0)
Vidal (45.)			Spectators: 24,687 Referee: Mohd Salleh ( Malaysia )
Thursday, July 12, 2007, 7:45 p.m. * in Montreal
Mexico	-	Congo	3: 0 (1: 0)
dos Santos (23rd) Esparza (85th) Barrera (90 + 4th)			Spectators: 40,204 Referee: Kassai ( Hungary )

*: Local time ( UTC-5 , CEST-6 ); **: UTC-7 , CEST-8 ; ***: UTC-8 , CEST-9

Quarter finals

Sat, July 14, 2007, 2:15 p.m. * in Toronto
Austria	-	United States	2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1)
Okotie (43.) Hoffer (105.)		Altidore (15.)	Spectators: 19,526 Referee: Hansson ( Sweden )
Sat, July 14, 2007, 5:45 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Spain	-	Czech Republic	1: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0), 3: 4 i. E.
Mata (110.)		Kalouda (103.)	Spectators: 26,801 Referee: Ermatov ( Uzbekistan )
Sun., July 15, 2007, 2:15 p.m. * in Montreal
Chile	-	Nigeria	4: 0 a.d.
Grondona (96.) Isla (114.), (118.) Vidangossy (122.)			Spectators: 46,252 Referee: Webb ( England )
Sun, July 15, 2007, 7:45 p.m. * in Ottawa
Argentina	-	Mexico	1: 0 (1: 0)
Moralez (45.)			Spectators: 26,559 Referee: Undiano Mallenco ( Spain )

Semifinals

Wed July 18, 2007, 5:45 p.m. ** in Edmonton
Austria	-	Czech Republic	0: 2 (0: 2)
		Mičola (4th) Fenin (15th)	Spectators: 28,401 Referee: Webb ( England )
Thursday, July 19, 2007, 7:45 p.m. * in Toronto
Chile	-	Argentina	0: 3 (0: 1)
		Di María (12.) Yacob (65.) Moralez (93.)	Spectators: 19,526 Referee: Stark ( Germany )

3rd place match

Sun., July 22, 2007, 12:15 p.m. * in Toronto
Austria	-	Chile	0: 1 (0: 1)
		Martínez (45 + 1.)	Spectators: 19,526 Referee: Hansson ( Sweden )

final

Sun., July 22, 2007, 3:15 p.m. * in Toronto
Czech Republic	-	Argentina	1: 2 (0: 0)
Fenin (60th)		Aguero (62nd) Zárate (86th)	Spectators: 19,526 Referee: Undiano Mallenco ( Spain )

*: Local time ( UTC-5 , CEST-6 ); **: UTC-7 , CEST-8

Best goal scorers

The top scorers of the 2007 Junior World Cup are listed below. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.

space	player	Gates
1	Sergio Aguero	6th
2	Adrián López	5
3	Jozy Altidore	4th
	Maximiliano Moralez	4th
5	Freddy Adu	3
	Alexandre Pato	3
	Ángel Di María	3
	Giovani dos Santos	3
	Martin Fenin	3
	Erwin Hoffer	3
	Dawid Janczyk	3
	Luboš Kalouda	3
	Danny Szetela	3

Awards

Golden ball	Silver ball	Bronze ball
Sergio Aguero	Maximiliano Moralez	Giovani dos Santos
Golden Shoe	Silver shoe	Bronze shoe
Sergio Aguero	Adrián López	Maximiliano Moralez
6 goals	5 goals	4 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
Japan

particularities

In the round of 16, the Portuguese saw two red cards, one of which was caused by the red card being torn from the referee's hand.

Web links

• FIFA.com - World Youth Championship 2007
• FIFA Technical Report (PDF; 6.8 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIFA Technical Report, page 68 (PDF; 6.8 MB)