The 17th FIFA World Cup among youth was held from September 24 to October 16, 2009 at the stadiums of Egypt , in the cities of Alexandria , Port Said , Ismailia , Suez , Cairo .
| Youth World Cup 2009 | |
|---|---|
| 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| Championship Details | |
| Location | Egypt |
| in the final stage | 24 |
| Top places | |
| Fourth place | |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Attendance | 1,331,720 (25,610 per game) |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 167 (3.21 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) | Dominic Adiyya |
The tournament was attended by 24 youth teams.
Stadiums
| Cairo | Cairo | Alexandria | Alexandria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Stadium Capacity: 75,000 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium Capacity: 30,000 | Egyptian Army Stadium , Alexandria Capacity: 86,000 | Alexandria Stadium Capacity: 22,000 | ||||||||
| Suez | Port Said | Ismailia | |||||||||
| Mubarak Stadium Capacity: 45,000 | Port Said Stadium Capacity: 17,988 | Ismailia Stadium Capacity: 18,525 | |||||||||
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt | |
| AFC (Asia) | 2008 Asian Football Championship (U19) | UAE Uzbekistan Australia The Republic of Korea |
| CAF (Africa) | African Youth Championship 2009 | Ghana Cameroon Nigeria South Africa |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean) | CONCACAF Youth Football Championship 2009 | Costa Rica USA Honduras Trinidad and Tobago |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2009 South American Youth Football Championship | Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Venezuela |
| OFC (Oceania) | Oceania Youth Soccer Championship 2008 | Tahiti |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2008 European Football Championship (U19) | Germany Italy Czech Hungary Spain England |
Compositions
Group Stage
The group stage draw was held on April 5, 2009 in Luxor .
The composition of the draw baskets were as follows:
| Basket A | Basket B | Basket C | Basket D |
|---|---|---|---|
Egypt | Costa Rica | Australia | Spain |
The winners of the groups and the teams that took second places, as well as the four best teams who took third places, go to the 1/16 finals.
Determining the position of teams in case of equality of points
When two or more teams gain the same number of points, their position is determined by the following criteria:
- goal difference in all group matches;
- the number of goals scored in all group matches;
- the number of points earned in matches between teams;
- goal difference in matches between teams;
- the number of goals scored in matches between teams;
- result of the draw held by the organizing committee.
The position of the third teams is determined by the following criteria, the best four go to the 1/8 finals:
- number of points;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- the number of goals scored in all group matches;
- result of the draw held by the organizing committee.
Matches start time is local ( UTC + 2 ) .
Group A
| Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 9-5 |
| Paraguay | five | 3 | one | 2 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Italy | four | 3 | one | one | one | 4-5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | one | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 2-6 |
| September 24 , 2009 20:00 |
| Egyptian Army Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 74,000 Judge: Frank De Bleckere |
| September 25 , 2009 16:00 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 4 628 Judge: Subhiddin Mohd Salleh |
| September 28 , 2009 18:45 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 57 164 Judge: Peter O'Leary |
| September 28 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 57 164 Judge: Ivan Bebek |
| October 1 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 7,220 Judge: Eddie maye |
| October 1 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 63,674 Judge: Marco Rodriguez |
Group B
| Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-0 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 9-3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 5–3 |
| Tahiti | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-21 |
| September 25 , 2009 18:45 |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 10 540 Judge: Roberto Rosetti |
| September 25 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 10 540 Judge: Mohamed Benuza |
| September 28 , 2009 16:00 |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 7 955 Judge: Frank De Bleckere |
| September 28 , 2009 18:45 |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 7 955 Judge: Subhiddin Mohd Salleh |
| October 1 , 2009 18:45 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 63,674 Judge: Thomas Ainwaller |
| October 1 , 2009 18:45 |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 7,220 Judge: Joel Aguilar |
Group C
| Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 7-1 |
| The Republic of Korea | four | 3 | one | one | one | 4–3 |
| USA | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 4-7 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 3-7 |
| September 26 , 2009 16:00 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 25,000 Judge: Yuichi Nishimura |
| September 26 , 2009 18:45 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 25,000 Judge: Hector Baldassi |
| September 29 , 2009 16:00 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 28,000 Judge: Oscar Ruiz |
| September 29 , 2009 18:45 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 28,000 Judge: Jorge Larrionda |
| October 2 , 2009 18:45 |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 11,000 Judge: Yuichi Nishimura |
| October 2 , 2009 18:45 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 27,000 Judge: Roberto Rosetti |
Group D
| Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 7 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 8-3 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 6-2 |
| Uzbekistan | one | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 2-6 |
| England | one | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 1-6 |
| September 26 , 2009 18:45 |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 12,500 Judge: Alberto Undiano Malenko |
| September 26 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 10,000 Judge: Olegariu Benkerensa |
| September 29 , 2009 18:45 |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 13,000 Judge: Roberto Rosetti |
| September 29 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 13,000 Judge: Yuichi Nishimura |
| October 2 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 11,000 Judge: Ivan Bebek |
| October 2 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 27,000 Judge: Oscar Ruiz |
Group E
| Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 8-1 |
| Czech | 7 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 5–3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 5-8 |
| Australia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 |
| September 27 , 2009 16:00 |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 16,000 Judge: Thomas Ainwaller |
| September 27 , 2009 18:45 |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 15 634 Judge: Marco Rodriguez |
| September 30 , 2009 16:00 |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 17,200 Judge: Mohamed Benuza |
| September 30 , 2009 18:45 |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 17,200 Judge: Alberto Undiano Malenko |
| October 3 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 9,000 Judge: Olegariu Benkerensa |
| October 3 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 16,200 Judge: Frank De Bleckere |
Group F
| Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 6-3 |
| UAE | four | 3 | one | one | one | 3-4 |
| South Africa | four | 3 | one | one | one | 4-6 |
| Honduras | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 3–3 |
| September 27 , 2009 18:45 |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 14,000 Judge: Joel Aguilar |
| September 27 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 14,000 Judge: Eddie maye |
| September 30 , 2009 18:45 |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 12,000 Judge: Hector Baldassi |
| September 30 , 2009 9:30 p.m. |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 12,000 Judge: Olegariu Benkerensa |
| October 3 , 2009 18:45 |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 9,000 Judge: Peter O'Leary |
| October 3 , 2009 18:45 |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 16,200 Judge: Jorge Larrionda |
Third place teams
In accordance with the tournament regulations, 4 teams out of 6 who took third places in their groups go to the 1/8 finals.
| Group | Team | Glasses | AND | AT | N | P | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Italy | four | 3 | one | one | one | 4-5 |
| F | South Africa | four | 3 | one | one | one | 4-6 |
| B | Nigeria | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 5–3 |
| E | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 5-8 |
| WITH | USA | 3 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 4-7 |
| D | Uzbekistan | one | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 2-6 |
Playoffs
| 1/8 finals | Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | |||||||||||
| October 5 - # 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | one | |||||||||||||
| October 9 - # 46 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||
| October 5 - # 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary * | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| October 13 - # 49 | ||||||||||||||
| Czech | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||
| October 6 - # 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
| October 9 - # 45 | ||||||||||||||
| The Republic of Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| The Republic of Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| October 6 - # 39 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||||||
| October 16 - # 52 | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | one | |||||||||||||
| Ghana * | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| October 6 - # 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||
| October 10 - # 47 | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| October 7 - # 43 | ||||||||||||||
| UAE | one | |||||||||||||
| Venezuela | one | |||||||||||||
| October 13 - # 50 | ||||||||||||||
| UAE | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||||||
| October 7 - # 42 | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | one | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| October 10 - # 48 | October 16 - # 51 | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay | one | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | Hungary * | 1 (2) | |||||||||||
| October 7 - # 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | one | Costa Rica | 1 (0) | |||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
- - victory in the penalty shoot-out
1/8 Finals
| October 5 , 2009 16:30 |
| Military Academy Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 6,150 Judge: Hector Baldassi |
| October 5 , 2009 20:00 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 10 720 Judge: Mohamed Benuza |
| October 6 , 2009 16:30 |
| Ismailiya Stadium , Ismailiya Spectators: 10,000 Judge: Peter O'Leary |
| October 6 , 2009 20:00 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 81 860 Judge: Thomas Ainwaller |
| October 6 , 2009 20:00 |
| Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria Spectators: 7,000 Judge: Subhiddin Mohd Salleh |
| October 7 , 2009 16:30 |
| Port Said Stadium , Port Said Spectators: 11,200 Judge: Marco Rodriguez |
| October 7 , 2009 16:30 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 26,000 Judge: Eddie maye |
| October 7 , 2009 20:00 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 26,000 Judge: Jorge Larrionda |
1/4 Finals
| October 9 , 2009 16:30 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 31,000 Judge: Joel Aguilar |
| October 9 , 2009 20:00 |
| Mubarak Stadium , Suez Spectators: 31,000 Judge: Oscar Ruiz |
| October 10 , 2009 16:30 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 32 935 Judge: Roberto Rosetti |
| October 10 , 2009 20:00 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 32 935 Judge: Ivan Bebek |
Semifinals
| October 13 , 2009 16:30 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 39,812 Judge: Jorge Larrionda |
| October 13 , 2009 20:00 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 39,812 Judge: Alberto Undiano Malenko |
3rd place match
| October 16 , 2009 5 p.m. |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 67 814 Judge: Yuichi Nishimura |
Final
| October 16 , 2009 20:00 |
| National Stadium , Cairo Spectators: 67 814 Judge: Frank De Bleckere |
Bombardiers
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Winners
| Champion |
|---|
| Ghana |
| 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Hungary | Costa Rica |