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Revision as of 19:05, 2 July 2007

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007
File:U20canada2007.png
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
DatesJune 30 – July 22
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored17 (1.89 per match)
Attendance227,244 (25,249 per match)

The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the sixteenth edition of this tournament, is being hosted by Canada and is scheduled to run from June 30 to July 22, 2007. The tournament will take place in a variety of stadiums across the country, in Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Victoria, and Burnaby (Vancouver), with the showcase being Toronto's new National Soccer Stadium[1] where the final match will be held.

On June 28, 2007, two days before the inaugural match, it was reported that 950,000 tickets had been sold,[2] making it the largest single-sport event ever taking place in the country.[3] The tournament will feature 24 teams, coming from six continental confederations; Canada qualified automatically as hosts.

Venues

Burnaby Edmonton Montreal
Swangard Stadium Commonwealth Stadium Le Stade Olympique
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 60,081 Capacity: 65,255
Ottawa Toronto Victoria
Frank Clair Stadium National Soccer Stadium Royal Athletic Park
Capacity: 26,559 Capacity: 20,195 Capacity: 14,500
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Qualification

Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Canada received an automatic bid, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament. The draw for the group stages took place on March 3, 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) AFC Youth Championship 2006  Japan
 Jordan
 South Korea
 North Korea
CAF (Africa) 2007 African Youth Championship  Congo
 Gambia
 Nigeria
 Zambia
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Carribean) 		2007 CONCACAF U20 Tournament  Costa Rica
 Mexico
 Panama
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2007 South American Youth Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Chile
 Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 2007 OFC U20 Tournament  New Zealand
UEFA (Europe) 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship  Austria
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Portugal
 Scotland
 Spain
Host nation  Canada

Squads

For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

Group stage

The 24 participating teams were distributed between six groups of four teams each, according to a draw held on March 3, 2007. The groups are contested on a league system, where each team plays one time against the other teams in the same group, for a total of six matches per group. Each group winner and runner-up teams, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualify for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Chile 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Canada 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3
Canada 0 – 3 Chile
Report Medina 25'
Carmona 54'
Grondona 81'
Attendance: 19,526
Congo – Austria
Austria – Canada
Chile – Congo
Canada – Congo
Chile – Austria

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uruguay [4] 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Spain 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Zambia 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Jordan 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0


Jordan 1 – 1 Zambia
Abdallah Salim 41'
Tariq Red card 6'		 Report Tembo 8' (pen)
Kola Red card 45'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
Spain 2 – 2 Uruguay
Adrián 71'
Capel 90+3'		 Report Cavani 47'
Suárez 56'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Uruguay – Jordan
Zambia – Spain
Spain – Jordan
Uruguay – Zambia

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 1 – 0 New Zealand
Gama 45'
Gambia – Mexico
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (UZB)
New Zealand – Gambia
Mexico – Portugal
Portugal – Gambia
New Zealand – Mexico

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Poland 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 South Korea 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 United States 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Brazil 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
Poland 1 – 0 Brazil
Krychowiak 23'
Król Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 27'		 Report
Attendance: 55,800
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)
South Korea 1 – 1 United States
Y. R. Shin 38' Report Szetela 17'
Attendance: 55,800
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
United States – Poland
Brazil – South Korea
Brazil – United States
Poland – South Korea

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Czech Republic 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 North Korea 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Panama 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
North Korea 0 – 0 Panama
Report
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (ALG)
Argentina 0 – 0 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Martin Hansson (SWE)
Czech Republic – North Korea
Panama – Argentina
Czech Republic – Panama
Argentina – North Korea

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Nigeria 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Costa Rica 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
 Scotland 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
Japan 3 – 1 Scotland
Morishima 43'
Umesaki 57'
Aoyama 79'		 Report Campbell 82'
Attendance: 11,500
Nigeria 1 – 0 Costa Rica
Ideye 75' Report
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Peter O'Leary (NZL)
Costa Rica – Japan
Scotland – Nigeria
Japan – Nigeria
Scotland – Costa Rica

Knockout stage

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Top scoring players

1 goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Soccer Stadium" is the temporary name of the BMO Field during this tournament, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadia unless the stadium sponsor is also an official FIFA sponsor.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup surpasses 950,000 spectators". CanadaSoccer.com. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-07-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "History made with Canada 2007 ticket sales". FIFA. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2007-07-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Regulations FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007 - article 26, n. 5" (PDF). FIFA. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2007-07-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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