2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009.[1] The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July.[2] However, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was played mid-year, resulting in both that year's U-20 and U-17 World Cups being played at the end of the year. The tournament was won by Ghana after they defeated Brazil on penalties in the final, becoming the first African team to win the tournament.[3]
| FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 كأس العالم للشباب تحت 20 سنة 2009 | |
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 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 24 September – 16 October |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place |  Costa Rica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 167 (3.21 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,292,720 (24,860 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dominic Adiyiah (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Dominic Adiyiah |
| Best goalkeeper | Esteban Alvarado |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
← 2007 2011 → | |
Only players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to compete.
Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Egypt received automatic entry to the cup, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament.
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
| Confederation | Referee | Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) | Toru Sagara (Japan) Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea) |
| Subkhiddin Salleh (Malaysia) | Mu Yuxin (China) Thanom Borikut (Thailand) | |
| CAF | Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) | Nasser Abdel Nabi (Egypt) Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea) |
| Coffi Codjia (Benin) | Alexis Fassinau (Benin) Desire Gahungu (Burundi) | |
| Koman Coulibaly (Mali) | Ayuba Haruna (Ghana) Redouane Achik (Morocco) | |
| Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) | Bechir Hassani (Tunisia) Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) | |
| CONCACAF | Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) | William Torres (El Salvador) Juan Zumba (El Salvador) |
| Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) | José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Alberto Morín (Mexico) | |
| CONMEBOL | Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) | Ricardo Casas (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) |
| Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) | Abraham González (Colombia) Humberto Clavijo (Colombia) | |
| Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) | Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) | |
| OFC | Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) | Brent Best (New Zealand) Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands) |
| UEFA | Thomas Einwaller (Austria) | Roland Heim (Austria) Norbert Schwab (Austria) |
| Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) | Peter Hermans (Belgium) Walter Vromans (Belgium) | |
| Ivan Bebek (Croatia) | Tomislav Petrović (Croatia) Tomislav Setka (Croatia) | |
| Roberto Rosetti (Italy) | Paolo Calcagno (Italy) Stefano Ayroldi (Italy) | |
| Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) | José Cardinal (Portugal) Bertino Miranda (Portugal) | |
| Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) | Fermín Martínez Ibánez (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) |
Allocation of teams to groups
Teams were allocated to groups on the basis of geographical spread. Teams were placed in four pots, and one team was drawn from each pot for each group. Pot 1 contained the five African teams plus one from CONMEBOL; Pot 2 contained the remaining teams from the Americas excluding one CONCACAF team; Pot 3 consisted of teams from Asia and Oceania plus the remaining CONCACAF team; Pot 4 consisted of teams from the European confederation.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt (seeded) |
Paraguay |
United Arab Emirates |
The draw for the group stages was held on 5 April 2009 at Luxor Temple.[4][5] Each group winner and runner-up teams, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | F | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | B | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | E | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | C | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | D | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 5 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 9 October 2009 — Suez | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 October 2009 — Ismailia | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ghana (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 October 2009 — Suez | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 October 2009 — Alexandria | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 16 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Ghana (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 7 October 2009 — Port Said | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 October 2009 — Suez | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 October 2009 — Suez | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 10 October 2009 — Cairo | 16 October 2009 — Cairo | |||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | Hungary (p) | 1 (2) | |||||||||||
| 6 October 2009 — Cairo | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica (a.e.t.) | 2 | Costa Rica | 1 (0) | |||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup winners |
|---|
| Ghana First title |
| 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Hungary | Costa Rica |
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Dominic Adiyiah | Alex Teixeira | Giuliano |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Dominic Adiyiah | Vladimir Koman | Aarón |
| 8 goals | 5 goals | 4 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Esteban Alvarado | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Brazil | ||
With eight goals, Dominic Adiyiah is the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 167 goals were scored by 105 different players, with one of them credited as own goals.
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Maicon
- Josué Martínez
- Jan Chramosta
- Michael Rabušic
- Jan Vošahlík
- Afroto
- Hossam Arafat
- Bogy
- Ahmed Shoukry
- Semih Aydilek
- Lewis Holtby
- Björn Kopplin
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu
- André Ayew
- Mario Martínez
- Michelangelo Albertazzi
- Mattia Mustacchio
- Kim Bo-kyung
- Ander Herrera
- Kike
- Emilio Nsue
- Ahmed Khalil
- Nicolás Lodeiro
- Jonathan Urretavizcaya
- 1 goal
- James Holland
- Aaron Mooy
- Boquita
- Ciro
- Douglas Costa
- Giuliano
- Ganso
- Andre Akono Effa
- Germain Tiko
- Banana Yaya
- Diego Estrada
- David Guzmán
- Diego Madrigal
- José Mena
- Tomáš Pekhart
- Mohamed Talaat
- Alex Nimely-Tchuimeni
- Florian Jungwirth
- Manuel Schäffler
- Mario Vrančić
- Abeiku Quansah
- Mohammed Rabiu
- Arnold Peralta
- Ádám Balajti
- András Debreceni
- Márkó Futács
- Máté Kiss
- Zsolt Korcsmár
- Ádám Présinger
- Giacomo Bonaventura
- Umberto Eusepi
- Andrea Mazzarani
- Antonio Mazzotta
- Silvano Raggio Garibaldi
- Daniel Adejo
- Ibok Edet
- Kehinde Fatai
- Rabiu Ibrahim
- Nwankwo Obiorah
- Nurudeen Orelesi
- Danny Uchechi
- Aldo Paniagua
- Federico Santander
- Andile Jali
- Sibusiso Khumalo
- Kim Dong-sub
- Kim Young-gwon
- Koo Ja-cheol
- Park Hee-seong
- Dani Parejo
- Juma Clarence
- Jean Luc Rochford
- Mohamed Ahmed
- Ahmed Ali
- Hamdan Al Kamali
- Theyab Awana
- Bryan Arguez
- Dilly Duka
- Brian Ownby
- Tony Taylor
- Santiago García
- Abel Hernández
- Tabaré Viudez
- Sherzod Karimov
- Ivan Nagaev
- Óscar Rojas
- José Manuel Velázquez
- 1 own goal
- Luke DeVere (playing against Costa Rica)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 17 | Champions |
| 2 | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 17 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Hungary | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 9 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 11 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 12 | Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 13 | Egypt (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
| 14 | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 5 | |
| 15 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 17 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 19 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 22 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 23 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 24 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
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