2001 FIFA World Youth Championship

international football competition

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Argentina from 17 June to 8 July.

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA
Argentina 2001
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates17 June – 8 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (4th title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored149 (2.87 per match)
Attendance506,320 (9,737 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Javier Saviola (11 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Javier Saviola
Fair play award Argentina
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Qualification

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The following 24 teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina qualified automatically as host.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2000 AFC Youth Championship   China
  Iran
  Iraq
  Japan
CAF (Africa) 2001 African Youth Championship   Angola1
  Egypt
  Ethiopia1
  Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament   Canada
  Costa Rica
  Jamaica1
  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) Host nation   Argentina
2001 South American Youth Championship   Brazil
  Chile
  Ecuador1
  Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) 2001 OFC U-20 Championship   Australia
UEFA (Europe) 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship   Czech Republic2
  Finland1
  France
  Germany
  Netherlands
  Ukraine1
1.^ Teams that made their debut.
2.^ Czech Republic made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Czechoslovakia, which qualified in 1983 and 1989 tournaments.

Venues

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Buenos Aires Córdoba
José Amalfitani Stadium Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
Capacity: 49,540 Capacity: 57,000
   
Mendoza Rosario
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Estadio Newell's Old Boys
Capacity: 40,268 Capacity: 42,000
   
Salta Mar del Plata
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Estadio José María Minella
Capacity: 20,408 Capacity: 35,354
   

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
  Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 8 -5 4
  Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
  Jamaica 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  Iraq 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3
  Canada 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ukraine 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  United States 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
  China 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
  Chile 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Angola 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 4 8 -4 0

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  France 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
  Iran 3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0

Knockout stage

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
   Argentina  2
   China  1  
   Argentina  3
     France  1  
   France  3
   Germany  2  
   Argentina  5
     Paraguay  0  
   Paraguay  2
   Ukraine  1  
   Paraguay  1
     Czech Republic  0  
   Czech Republic  2
   Costa Rica  1  
   Argentina  3
     Ghana  0
   Ghana  1
   Ecuador  0  
   Ghana  2
     Brazil  1  
   Brazil  4
   Australia  0  
   Ghana  2
     Egypt  0   Third place
   Egypt  2
   United States  0  
   Egypt  2    Egypt  1
     Netherlands  1      Paraguay  0
   Netherlands  2
   Angola  0  

References

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