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2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

15th FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Netherlands in 2005

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 countryNetherlands
Dates10 June – 2 July
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored143 (2.75 per match)
Attendance502,698 (9,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Lionel Messi (6 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Lionel Messi
Fair play award Colombia
← 2003
2007 →

Venues

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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 / 51.955778°N 6.309806°E / 51.955778; 6.309806 (De Vijverberg) 52°46′28.9″N 06°56′44.8″E / 52.774694°N 6.945778°E / 52.774694; 6.945778 (Univé Stadion) 52°14′11.6″N 06°50′16.2″E / 52.236556°N 6.837833°E / 52.236556; 6.837833 (Arke Stadion)
     
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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 / 50.857056°N 6.005833°E / 50.857056; 6.005833 (Parkstad Limburg Stadion) 51°32′33.6″N 05°04′00.5″E / 51.542667°N 5.066806°E / 51.542667; 5.066806 (Willem II Stadion) 52°04′42.1″N 05°08′45.0″E / 52.078361°N 5.145833°E / 52.078361; 5.145833 (Stadion Galgenwaard)
     

Qualification

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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

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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
  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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
(H) Host

References

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  1. ↑ RSSSF
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