2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Netherlands from 10 June to 2 July.

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Wereldkampioenschap voetbal onder 20 - 2005
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
Dates	10 June – 2 July
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (5th title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	143 (2.75 per match)
Attendance	502,698 (9,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lionel Messi (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Lionel Messi
Fair play award	Colombia

Venues

Doetinchem	Emmen	Enschede
De Vijverberg	Univé Stadion	Arke Stadion
Capacity: 12,600	Capacity: 8,600	Capacity: 13,250
51°57′20.8″N 06°18′35.3″E	52°46′28.9″N 06°56′44.8″E	52°14′11.6″N 06°50′16.2″E
Enschede Utrecht Kerkrade Doetinchem Emmen Tilburg class=notpageimage| Location of venues of 2005 FIFA Youth Championship
Kerkrade	Tilburg	Utrecht
Parkstad Limburg Stadion	Willem II Stadion	Stadion Galgenwaard
Capacity: 19,979	Capacity: 14,637	Capacity: 24,500
50°51′25.4″N 06°00′21.0″E	51°32′33.6″N 05°04′00.5″E	52°04′42.1″N 05°08′45.0″E

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Host country the Netherlands did not have to qualify for the tournament.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	2004 AFC Youth Championship	China Japan South Korea Syria
CAF (Africa)	2005 African Youth Championship	Benin1 Egypt Morocco Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)	2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Canada Honduras Panama United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2005 South American Youth Championship	Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia
OFC (Oceania)	2005 OFC U-20 Championship	Australia
UEFA (Europe)	Host nation	Netherlands
	2004 UEFA Under-19 Championship	Germany Italy Spain Switzerland1 Turkey Ukraine

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Japan	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
Benin	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Australia	3	0	2	1	2	5	-3	2

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	9
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Turkey	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Panama	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9
Morocco	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
Chile	3	1	0	2	7	8	-1	3
Honduras	3	0	0	3	0	15	-15	0

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
Argentina	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Germany	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
Egypt	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	3	0	0	6	0	+	9
Syria	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Italy	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Canada	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5	1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Nigeria	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
South Korea	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	China	2
	Germany	3
					Germany	1
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	1
	Syria	0
									Brazil	1
									Argentina	2
	Colombia	1
	Argentina	2
					Argentina	3
					Spain	1
	Spain	3
	Turkey	0
													Argentina	2
													Nigeria	1
	Morocco	1
	Japan	0
					Morocco	2 (4)
					Italy	2 (2)
	United States	1
	Italy	3
									Morocco	0
									Nigeria	3			Third place
	Nigeria	1
	Ukraine	0
					Nigeria	1 (10)							Brazil	2
					Netherlands	1 (9)							Morocco	1
	Netherlands	3
	Chile	0

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Argentina	7	6	0	1	12	5	+7	18	Champions
2	Nigeria	7	3	2	2	10	5	+5	11	Runners-up
3	Brazil	7	5	1	1	9	4	+5	16	Third place
4	Morocco	7	3	1	3	11	10	+1	10	Fourth place
5	Netherlands (H)	5	4	1	0	10	2	+8	13	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	Spain	5	4	0	1	17	4	+13	12
7	Italy	5	2	1	2	10	8	+2	7
8	Germany	5	2	1	2	6	5	+1	7
9	Colombia	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	9	Eliminated in Round of 16
10	China	4	3	0	1	11	7	+4	9
11	United States	4	2	1	1	3	3	0	7
12	Ukraine	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4
13	Syria	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
14	Turkey	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4
15	Chile	4	1	0	3	7	11	−4	3
16	Japan	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2	2
17	South Korea	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3	Eliminated in Group stage
18	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
19	Benin	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
20	Australia	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2
21	Canada	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1
22	Egypt	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0
23	Panama	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0
24	Honduras	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: rsssf.com
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