2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

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) (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 Lionel Messi
2003
2007

The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.

Contents

Venues

Doetinchem Emmen Enschede
De Vijverberg Univé Stadion Arke Stadion
Capacity: 12,600 Capacity: 8,600 Capacity: 13,250
Kerkrade Tilburg Utrecht
Parkstad Limburg Stadion Willem II Stadion Stadion Galgenwaard
Capacity: 19,979 Capacity: 14,637 Capacity: 24,500

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) AFC Youth Championship 2004  Japan
 Syria
 China PR
 South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2005 African Youth Championship  Benin1
 Morocco
 Egypt
 Nigeria
CONCACAF
(North, Central America and Caribbean)
2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  Canada
 United States
 Honduras
 Panama
CONMEBOL (South America) 2005 South American Youth Championship  Brazil
 Chile
 Colombia
 Argentina
OFC (Oceania) 2005 OFC U-20 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 2004 UEFA Under-19 Championship  Germany
 Italy
 Ukraine
 Turkey
 Spain
 Switzerland1
Host nation  Netherlands
1.^ Teams that will make their debut.

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Group stages

The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second place finishers and the four best third place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Netherlands 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
 Japan 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Benin 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
 Australia 2 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3
10 June 2005
16:00
Benin  1–1  Australia Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Medina (Spain)
Omotoyossi  32' (Report) Ward  59'

10 June 2005
20:00
Netherlands  2–1  Japan Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Afellay  7'
Babel  18'
(Report) Hirayama  68'

15 June 2005
17:30
Japan  1–1  Benin Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Larsen (Denmark)
Mizuno  65' (Report) Maïga  37'

15 June 2005
20:30
Australia  0–3  Netherlands Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic)
(Report) Maduro  20'
Emanuelson  46'
Kruys  74'

June 18, 2005
16:00
Japan  1–1  Australia Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hauge (Norway)
Maeda  87' (Report) Townsend  75'

18 June 2005
16:00
Netherlands  1–0  Benin Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 13,700
Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Maduro  47' (Report)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5
 Ukraine 4 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1
 Turkey 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Panama 0 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
11 June 2005
17:30
Turkey  1–2  China PR Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Braamhaar (Netherlands)
Gökhan  84' (Report) Tan Wangsong  22'
Zhao Xuri  90+5'

11 June 2005
20:30
Ukraine  3–1  Panama Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Aliev  20' (pen.)22'
Feschuk  32'
(Report) Arzhanov  26' (o.g.)

14 June 2005
17:30
China PR  3–2  Ukraine Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Siberian (El Salvador)
Zhu Ting  31'
Chen Tao  66' (pen.)
Cui Peng  75'
(Report) Vorobei  19'
Aliev  70' (pen.)

15 June 2005
20:30
Panama  0–1  Turkey Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
(Report) Gökhan  24'

17 June 2005
20:30
Turkey  2–2  Ukraine De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Medina (Spain)
Sezer  8' (pen.)53' (Report) Aliev  5'19'

17 June 2005
20:30
China PR  4–1  Panama Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Zhou Haibin  6'
Gao Lin  40'
Hao Junmin  51'
Lu Lin  78'
(Report) Venegas  37'

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Spain 9 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12
 Morocco 6 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4
 Chile 3 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1
 Honduras 0 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15
11 June 2005
17:30
Spain  3–1  Morocco De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 9,863
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
Llorente  28'
Molinero  51'
Silva  71'
(Report) Doulyazal  84' (pen.)

11 June 2005
20:30
Honduras  0–7  Chile De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
(Report) Parada  11'71'
Fuenzalida  30'53'
Fernández  67'
Jara  69'
Morales  77'

14 June 2005
17:30
Morocco  5–0  Honduras De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 5,985
Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Iajour  31'43'
Bendamou  55'
Benjelloun  81'
Chihi  90'
(Report)

15 June 2005
20:30
 Chile 0–7  Spain De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
(Report) Llorente  8'62'78'81'
Robusté  51'
Silva  71'85'

17 June 2005
20:30
Spain  3–0  Honduras De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Codjia (Benin)
Soriano  5'
Silva  38'
Víctor  67'
(Report)

17 June 2005
20:30
Morocco  1–0  Chile Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Shield (Australia)
Bendamou  47' (Report)

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 7 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2
 Argentina 6 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2
 Germany 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1
 Egypt 0 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5
11 June 2005
17:30
Argentina  0–1  United States Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Hauge (Norway)
(Report) Barrett  39'

11 June 2005
20:30
Germany  2–0  Egypt Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Siberian (El Salvador)
Adler  75'
Matip  90+3'
(Report)

14 June 2005
17:30
Egypt  0–2  Argentina Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
(Report) Messi  47'
Zabaleta  90+1'

15 June 2005
20:30
United States  0–0  Germany Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
(Report)

18 June 2005
13:30
Argentina  1–0  Germany Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Cardozo  43' (Report)

18 June 2005
13:30
United States  1–0  Egypt Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic)
Peterson  56' (Report)

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Colombia 9 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6
 Syria 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 Italy 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 0
 Canada 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5
12 June 2005
17:30
Colombia  2–0  Italy Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Shield (Australia)
Rentería  76'
Guarín  93'
(Report)

12 June 2005
20:30
Syria  1–1  Canada Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Larsen (Denmark)
Al Haj  2' (Report) Peters  31'

15 June 2005
17:30
Canada  0–2  Colombia Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
(Report) Falcao  81'
Guarín  88'

15 June 2005
20:30
Italy  1–2  Syria Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Coda  69' (Report) Al Hussain  37'
Al Hamawi  73'

18 June 2005
13:30
Italy  4–1  Canada Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
Pellè  23'68'
Galloppa  47'
de Martino  90'
(Report) de Jong  49'

18 June 2005
16:00
Colombia  2–0  Syria Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
Rodallega  62'
Falcao  90'
(Report)

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 7 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3
 Nigeria 4 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2
 South Korea 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
 Switzerland 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3
12 June 2005
17:30
Brazil  0–0  Nigeria Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Medina (Spain)
(Report)

12 June 2005
20:30
South Korea  1–2  Switzerland Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Codjia (Benin)
Shin Young-Rok  25' (Report) Antić  28'
Vonlanthen  33'

15 June 2005
17:30
Switzerland  0–1  Brazil Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Shield (Australia)
(Report) Gladstone  14'

15 June 2005
20:30
Nigeria  1–2  South Korea Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Hauge (Norway)
Abwo  18' (Report) Park Chu-Young  89'
Baek Ji-Hoon  90+2'

18 June 2005
16:00
Brazil  2–0  South Korea Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Larsen (Denmark)
Renato  9'
Rafael Sóbis  57'
(Report)

18 June 2005
16:00
Nigeria  3–0  Switzerland Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Ogbuke  49'
Mikel  59' (pen.)
Promise  85'
(Report)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1
 Turkey 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Italy 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 0
 Chile 3 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1
 South Korea 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
 Benin 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1

Knockout stages

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
21 June            
  China PR  2
24 June
  Germany  3  
  Germany  1
21 June
    Brazil (AET)  2  
  Brazil  1
28 June
  Syria  0  
  Brazil  1
22 June
    Argentina  2  
  Colombia  1
25 June
  Argentina  2  
  Argentina  3
22 June
    Spain  1  
  Spain  3
2 July
  Turkey  0  
  Argentina  2
21 June
    Nigeria  1
  Morocco  1
24 June
  Japan  0  
  Morocco (PSO)  2 (4)
21 June
    Italy  2 (2)  
  United States  1
28 June
  Italy  3  
  Morocco  0
22 June
    Nigeria  3   Third place
  Nigeria  1
25 June 2 July
  Ukraine  0  
  Nigeria (PSO)  1 (10)   Brazil  2
22 June
    Netherlands  1 (9)     Morocco  1
  Netherlands  3
  Chile  0  

Round of 16

21 June 2005
17:30
United States  1–3  Italy Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hauge (Norway)
Freeman  44' (pen.) (Report) Galloppa  54'
Pellè  62'
Kljestan  75' (o.g.)

21 June 2005
20:30
Morocco  1–0  Japan Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
Iajour  90+2' (Report)

21 June 2005
17:30
China PR  2–3  Germany Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Chen Tao  4'20' (pen.) (Report) Gentner  5'
Adler  30'
Matip  89'

21 June 2005
20:30
Brazil  1–0  Syria Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Rafinha  43' (pen.) (Report)

22 June 2005
17:30
Nigeria  1–0  Ukraine De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic)
Taiwo  80' (Report)

22 June 2005
20:30
Netherlands  3–0  Chile De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Siberian (El Salvador)
Babel  3'
Owusu-Abeyie  73'
John  80'
(Report)

22 June 2005
17:30
Colombia  1–2  Argentina Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Larsen (Denmark)
Otálvaro  52' (Report) Messi  58'
Barroso  90+3'

22 June 2005
20:30
Spain  3–0  Turkey Univé Stadion, Emmen
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Hauge (Norway)
Juanfran  28'36'
Robusté  69'
(Report)

Quarter-finals

24 June 2005
17:30
Morocco  2–2 (AET)  Italy Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic)
El-Zhar  26'
Battaglia  93' (o.g.)
(Report) Canini  74'
Pellè  112'
  Penalties  
Rabeh
Doulyazal
Iajour
El-Amrani
El-Zhar
4–2 Galloppa
Agnelli
Pellè
Carotti

24 June 2005
20:30
Germany  1–2 (AET)  Brazil Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Shield (Australia)
Huber  68' (Report) Tardelli  82'
Rafinha  99'

25 June 2005
15:30
Nigeria  1–1 (AET)  Netherlands Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Owoeri  1' (Report) Vlaar  46'
  Penalties  
Taiwo
Sambo
Adefemi
Atulewa
Promise
Adedeji
Mikel
Apam
Kaita
Adeleye
Vanzekin
Taiwo
10–9 John
Babel
Vlaar
Kruys
Maduro
Zuiverloon
Drost
Vincken
Otten
Tiendalli
Vermeer
John

25 June 2005
20:30
Argentina  3–1  Spain Arke Stadion, Enschede
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Zabaleta  19'
Oberman  71'
Messi  73'
(Report) Zapater  32'

Semi-finals

28 June 2005
17:30
Brazil  1–2  Argentina Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
Renato  75' (Report) Messi  7'
Zabaleta  90+3'

28 June 2005
20:30
Morocco  0–3  Nigeria Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
(Report) Taiwo  34'
Adefemi  70'
Ogbuke  75'

Third place play-off

2 July 2005
17:00
Brazil  2–1  Morocco Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Medina (Spain)
Fábio Santos  88'
Edcarlos  90+1'
(Report) Edcarlos  47' (o.g.)

Final

2 July 2005
20:00
Argentina  2–1  Nigeria Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Hauge (Norway)
Messi  40' (pen.)75' (pen.) (Report) Ogbuke  53'

Winners

 2005 FIFA World Youth Champions 

Argentina
Fifth title

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Award
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi  Colombia