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 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

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
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

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Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands330061+59
 Japan302134-12
 Benin302123-12
 Australia302125-32

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China330094+59
 Ukraine311176+14
 Turkey31114404
 Panama300328-60

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain3300131+129
 Morocco320173+46
 Chile310278-13
 Honduras3003015-150

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States321020+27
 Argentina320131+26
 Germany311121+14
 Egypt300305-50

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia330060+9
 Syria311134-14
 Italy31025503
 Canada301227-51

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil321030+37
 Nigeria311142+24
 South Korea310235-23
 Switzerland310225-33

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
(H) Host

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