2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

16th FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Canada in 2007 November 2020 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 20 ans 2007 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.svg FIFA canvas 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo Canada 30 June – 22 July 24 6 6 6 20 ARG 6 20 CZE 20 CHI 20 AUT 52 135 1195299 ARG Sergio Agüero (6 goals) ARG Sergio Agüero 20 JPN 2005 2009 The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth overall. Argentine player Sergio Agüero was given the FIFA U-20 Golden Shoe (top scorer, with six goals) and the FIFA U-20 Golden Ball (best player of the tournament), while Japan earned the FIFA Fair Play Award. The tournament featured 24 teams coming from six continental confederations; Canada qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining teams qualified based on their rankings at the respective continental U-20 (U-19 in Europe's case) tournaments. UEFA (Europe) qualified six teams; AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and CONMEBOL (South America) four teams each; and OFC (Oceania) one team. The tournament took place in a variety of venues across the country – Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Victoria and Burnaby (Vancouver) – with the showcase stadium being Toronto's new National Soccer Stadium"National Soccer Stadium" was 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. where the final match was held. On 28 June 2007, two days before the inaugural match, it was reported that 950,000 tickets had been sold,http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=2755 FIFA U-20 World Cup surpasses 950,000 spectators CanadaSoccer.com 28 June 2007 1 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222838/http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=2755 27 September 2007 making it the largest single-sport event ever taking place in the country,https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=112480.html History made with Canada 2007 ticket sales FIFA 1 March 2007 1 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070715221011/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D112480.html 15 July 2007 dead and on 3 July, the tournament organizers sold the millionth ticket.https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=543909.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070706014422/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/newsid=543909.html dead 6 July 2007 Fast starts for Mexico, Portugal FIFA.com 3 July 2007 4 July 2007 On 19 July, the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina marked this edition as the most attended in the tournament's history, with an accumulated attendance of 1,156,187 spectators, surpassing Mexico 1983's 1,155,160 spectators.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-sets-u-20-world-cup-attendance-record-1.659028 Canada sets U-20 World Cup attendance record 20 July 2007 CBC Sports 22 July 2007 Attendance totalled 1,195,299 after the final match. Bids Three countries launched bids to host the competition: Canada, Japan and South Korea.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-a-lock-for-2007-fifa-world-youth-championship-1.490116 Canada a lock for 2007 FIFA world youth championship 27 May 2004 www.cbc.ca/sports/ CBC Sports 12 March 2023 Japan and South Korea are also bidding against Canada On 6 August 2004 the FIFA Emergency Committee unanimously awarded the rights to host the event to Canada over South Korea (Japan did not submit an official bid).FIFA World Youth Championship 2007 Awarded to Canada https://www.sportcal.com/pressreleases/fifa-world-youth-championship-2007-awarded-to-canada/ FIFA SportCal 6 August 2004 12 March 2023 Venues MontrealEdmontonOttawaOlympic StadiumCommonwealth StadiumFrank Clair StadiumCapacity: 66,308Capacity: 60,081Capacity: 26,55945 33 29 N 73 33 07 W inline Olympic Stadium53 33 35 N 113 28 34 W inline Commonwealth Stadium45 23 56 N 75 41 04 W inline Frank Clair Stadium150px150px150pxCanada 500 center Canada 45.5089 -73.5542 Montreal top Canada 53.5344 -113.4903 Edmonton right Canada 45.4247 -75.695 Ottawa left Canada 43.7417 -79.3733 Toronto left Canada 48.4283 -123.3647 Victoria bottom Canada 49.2667 -122.9667 Burnaby topTorontoVictoriaBurnabyNational Soccer StadiumRoyal Athletic ParkSwangard StadiumCapacity: 20,195Capacity: 14,500Capacity: 10,00043 38 0 N 79 25 07 W inline BMO Field48 25 53 N 123 21 15 W inline Royal Athletic Park49 13 51 N 123 01 17 W inline Swangard Stadium150px150px150px 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 final draw for the group stages took place on 3 March 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto. ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)AFC (Asia)2006 AFC Youth Championship20 JPN20 JOR1 120 PRK1 120 KOR 1997 CAF (Africa)2007 African Youth Championship20 CGO1 120 GAM1 120 NGA20 ZAMCONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)Host nation20 CAN2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament20 CRC20 MEX20 PAN20 USACONMEBOL (South America)2007 South American Youth Championship20 ARG20 BRA20 CHI20 URUOFC (Oceania)2007 OFC U-20 Championship20 NZL1 1UEFA (Europe)2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship20 AUT20 CZE20 POL20 POR20 SCO20 ESP 1.1Teams that made their debut. Match officials ConfederationRefereeAssistantsAFCSubkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)Thanom Borikut (Thailand)Mu Yuxin (China)Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)CAFMohamed Benouza (Algeria)Amar Talbi (Algeria)Mazari Kerai (Algeria)CONCACAFSteven Depiero (Canada)Héctor Vergara (Canada)Joe Fletcher (Canada)Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)Roberto Giron (Honduras)Daniel Williamson (Panama)Germán Arredondo (Mexico)Héctor Delgadillo (Mexico)Francisco Pérez (Mexico)Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)Anthony Garwood (Jamaica)Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)Terry Vaughn (United States)Chris Strickland (United States)George Gansner (United States)CONMEBOLHernando Buitrago (Colombia)Abraham González (Colombia)Rafael Rivas (Colombia)OFCPeter O'Leary (New Zealand)Brent Best (New Zealand)Kaloata Chilia (Vanuatu)UEFAHoward Webb (England)Mike Mullarkey (England)Darren Cann (England)Wolfgang Stark (Germany)Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)Volker Wezel (Germany)Viktor Kassai (Hungary)Gábor Erős (Hungary)Tibor Vámos (Hungary)Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)Fermín Martínez Ibáñez (Spain)Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)Martin Hansson (Sweden)Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)Henrik Andrén (Sweden) Squads For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads Group stage thumb|Rubin Okotie of Austria and Destin Onka Malonga of the Congo at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 2 July 2007. The 24 participating teams were distributed between six groups of four teams each, according to a draw held on 3 March 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 main WDL Group stage result CHI 20 CHI AUT 20 AUT CGO 20 CGO CAN 20 CAN 2 1 0 6 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 3 0 6 H green1 Advance to knockout stage A A A complete 1 July 200719:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 CAN 0–3 20 CHI Medina 25Carmona 54Grondona 81 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 20,195 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Report 2 July 200717:45 MDT23:45 UTC 20 CGO 1–1 20 AUT Ibara 59 pen. Hoffer 7 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 19,899 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Report 5 July 200717:45 MDT23:45 UTC 20 AUT 1–0 20 CAN Okotie 47 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 31,579 Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) Report 5 July 200720:30 MDT02:30 UTC 20 CHI 3–0 20 CGO Sánchez 49Medina 75Vidal 82 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 30,352 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Report 8 July 200718:00 MDT00:00 UTC 20 CAN 0–2 20 CGO Ngakosso 26Ikouma 60 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 32,058 Howard Webb (England) Report 8 July 200720:00 EDT00:00 UTC 20 CHI 0–0 20 AUT National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Report Group B main WDL Group stage result ESP 20 SPA ZAM 20 ZAM URU 20 URU JOR 20 JOR 2 1 0 8 5 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 6 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A A complete 1 July 200714:15 PDT21:15 UTC 20 JOR 1–1 20 ZAM Deeb 41 Tembo 8 pen. Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Terry Vaughn (United States) Report 1 July 200717:00 PDT00:00 UTC 20 SPA 2–2 20 URU Adrián L. 71Capel 90+3 Cavani 47L. Suárez 56 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Report 4 July 200717:00 PDT00:00 UTC 20 URU 1–0 20 JOR Cavani 40 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Report 4 July 200719:45 PDT02:45 UTC 20 ZAM 1–2 20 SPA Njobvu 74 M. Suárez 30 pen.Mata 40 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Germán Arredondo (Mexico) Report 7 July 200714:15 PDT21:15 UTC 20 SPA 4–2 20 JOR Adrián L. 29 32 38Marquitos 79 Omran 48Deeb 56 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) Report 7 July 200714:15 PDT21:15 UTC 20 URU 0–2 20 ZAM Mulenga 22 pen.Kola 51 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 11,500 Martin Hansson (Sweden) Report Group C main WDL Group stage result MEX 20 MEX GAM 20 GAM POR 20 POR NZL 20 NZL 3 0 0 7 2 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 3 1 5 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A A complete 2 July 200714:15 EDT18:15 UTC 20 POR 2–0 20 NZL Gama 45 61 pen. National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) Report 2 July 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 GAM 0–3 20 MEX Dos Santos 57Moreno 67J. Hernández 89 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Report 5 July 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 NZL 0–1 20 GAM Jallow 22 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Report 5 July 200719:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 MEX 2–1 20 POR Dos Santos 48 pen.Barrera 66 Antunes 89 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Howard Webb (England) Report 8 July 200717:15 EDT21:15 UTC 20 POR 1–2 20 GAM Condesso 20 Jallow 44 pen.Mansally 68 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 28,402 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Report 8 July 200715:15 MDT21:15 UTC 20 NZL 1–2 20 MEX Pelter 89 Bermúdez 24 Mares 78 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 29,792 Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) Report Group D main WDL Group stage result USA 20 USA POL 20 POL BRA 20 BRA KOR 20 KOR 1997 2 1 0 9 3 1 1 1 3 7 1 0 2 4 5 0 2 1 4 5 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A A complete 30 June 200714:15 EDT18:15 UTC 20 POL 1–0 20 BRA Krychowiak 23 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 55,800 Howard Webb (England) Report 30 June 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 KOR 1997 1–1 20 USA Shin Young-rok 38 Szetela 17 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 55,800 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Report 3 July 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 USA 6–1 20 POL Szetela 9 51Adu 20 45+3 85Altidore 70 Janczyk 5 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 35,801 Martin Hansson (Sweden) Report 3 July 200719:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 BRA 3–2 20 KOR 1997 Amaral 35Pato 48 59 Shim Young-sung 83 Shin Young-rok 89 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 35,801 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Report 6 July 200719:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 BRA 1–2 20 USA Lima 64 Altidore 25 81 Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 26,559 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Report 6 July 200719:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 POL 1–1 20 KOR 1997 Janczyk 45 Lee Sang-ho 71 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 34,912 Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Report Group E main WDL Group stage result ARG 20 ARG CZE 20 CZE PRK 20 PRK PAN 20 PAN 2 1 0 7 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 8 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A complete 30 June 200716:30 EDT20:30 UTC 20 PRK 0–0 20 PAN Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 26,559 Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) Report 30 June 200719:15 EDT23:15 UTC 20 ARG 0–0 20 CZE Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 26,559 Martin Hansson (Sweden) Report 3 July 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 CZE 2–2 20 PRK Kalouda 56Fenin 66 Kim Kum-il 12Jon Kwang-ik 89 pen. Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 22,200 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Report 3 July 200719:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 PAN 0–6 20 ARG Moralez 20 27Zárate 23Agüero 25 62Di María 76 Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 23,500 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Report 6 July 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 CZE 2–1 20 PAN Kalouda 79Střeštík 82 Barahona 84 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 34,912 Steven Depiero (Canada) Report 6 July 200717:00 EDT21:00 UTC 20 ARG 1–0 20 PRK Agüero 35 Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 26,559 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Report Group F main WDL Group stage result JPN 20 JPN NGA 20 NGA CRC 20 CRC SCO 20 SCO 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 2 7 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A complete 1 July 200714:15 PDT21:15 UTC 20 JPN 3–1 20 SCO Morishima 43Umesaki 57Aoyama 79 Campbell 82 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 11,500 Germán Arredondo (Mexico) Report 1 July 200717:00 PDT00:00 UTC 20 NGA 1–0 20 CRC Ideye 75 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 11,500 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Report 4 July 200717:00 PDT00:00 UTC 20 CRC 0–1 20 JPN Tanaka 68 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 10,500 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Report 4 July 200719:45 PDT02:45 UTC 20 SCO 0–2 20 NGA Bala 49 78 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 10,500 Terry Vaughn (United States) Report 7 July 200717:00 PDT00:00 UTC 20 JPN 0–0 20 NGA Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 11,500 Germán Arredondo (Mexico) Report 7 July 200717:00 PDT00:00 UTC 20 SCO 1–2 20 CRC Reynolds 18 Herrera 57McDonald 90+2 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Report Ranking of third-placed teams main WDL Result y CGO A 20 CGO URU B 20 URU POR C 20 POR BRA D 20 BRA CRC F 20 CRC PRK E 20 PRK 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 2 4 4 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A A A complete Knockout stage 11 July – Edmonton 20 AUT 2 20 GAM 1 11 July – Toronto 20 USA 2 20 URU 1 11 July – Burnaby 20 SPA 4 20 BRA 2 11 July – Victoria 20 JPN 2 (3) 20 CZE 2 (4) 12 July – Edmonton 20 CHI 1 20 POR 0 12 July – Ottawa 20 ZAM 1 20 NGA 2 12 July – Toronto 20 ARG 3 20 POL 1 12 July – Montreal 20 MEX 3 20 CGO 0 14 July – Toronto 20 AUT 2 20 USA 1 14 July – Edmonton 20 SPA 1 (3) 20 CZE 1 (4) 15 July – Montreal 20 CHI 4 20 NGA 0 15 July – Ottawa 20 ARG 1 20 MEX 0 18 July – Edmonton 20 AUT 0 20 CZE 2 19 July – Toronto 20 CHI 0 20 ARG 3 22 July – Toronto 20 CZE 1 20 ARG 2 22 July – Toronto 20 AUT 0 20 CHI 1 white-space:nowrap yes Round of 16 11 July 2007 17:45 MDT23:45 UTC 20 AUT 2–1 Report 20 GAM Prödl 45+1Hoffer 81 P. Gomez 69 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 18,721 Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) 11 July 2007 19:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 USA 2–1 yes Report 20 URU Cardaccio 87 o.g.Bradley 107 L. Suárez 73 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 11 July 2007 20:15 PDT03:15 UTC 20 SPA 4–2 yes Report 20 BRA Piqué 43J. García 84Bueno 102Adrián L. 120+1 Lima 39Pato 41 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby 10,000 Martin Hansson (Sweden) 11 July 2007 20:15 PDT03:15 UTC 20 JPN 2–2 yes Report 20 CZE Makino 22Morishima 47 pen. Kúdela 74 pen.Mareš 77 pen. Royal Athletic Park, Victoria 11,500 Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) Yasuda Aoki Makino Morishima Kashiwagi 3–4 Fenin Kúdela Suchý Pekhart Okleštěk 12 July 2007 16:45 EDT20:45 UTC 20 ZAM 1–2 Report 20 NGA Kola 33 Elderson 3Akabueze 57 Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 22,531 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) 12 July 2007 16:45 EDT20:45 UTC 20 ARG 3–1 Report 20 POL Di María 40Agüero 46 86 Janczyk 33 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) 12 July 2007 17:45 MDT23:45 UTC 20 CHI 1–0 Report 20 POR Vidal 45 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 24,687 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) 12 July 2007 19:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 MEX 3–0 Report 20 CGO Dos Santos 23 pen.Esparza 85Barrera 90+4 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 40,204 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Quarter-finals 14 July 2007 14:15 EDT18:15 UTC 20 AUT 2–1 yes Report 20 USA Okotie 43Hoffer 105 Altidore 15 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Martin Hansson (Sweden) 14 July 2007 17:45 MDT23:45 UTC 20 SPA 1–1 yes Report 20 CZE Mata 110 Kalouda 103 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 26,801 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Mata Adrián G. 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García Piqué 3–4 Fenin Suchý Kúdela Pekhart 15 July 2007 14:15 EDT18:15 UTC 20 CHI 4–0 yes Report 20 NGA Grondona 96Isla 114 pen. 117Vidangossy 120+2 Olympic Stadium, Montreal 46,252 Howard Webb (England) 15 July 2007 19:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 ARG 1–0 Report 20 MEX Moralez 45 Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa 26,559 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Semi-finals 18 July 2007 17:45 MDT23:45 UTC 20 AUT 0–2 Report 20 CZE Mičola 4Fenin 15 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 28,401 Howard Webb (England) Chile v Argentina 19 July 2007 19:45 EDT23:45 UTC 20 CHI 0–3 Report 20 ARG Di María 12Yacob 65Moralez 90+3 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Match for third place 22 July 2007 12:15 EDT16:15 UTC 20 AUT 0–1 Report 20 CHI Martínez 45+1 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Martin Hansson (Sweden) Final 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup final 22 July 2007 15:15 EDT19:15 UTC 20 CZE 1–2 Report 20 ARG Fenin 60 Agüero 62Zárate 86 National Soccer Stadium, Toronto 19,526 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Goalscorers With six goals, Sergio Agüero was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 84 different players, with one of them credited as own goals. 6 goals Argentina Sergio Agüero 5 goals Spain Adrián López 4 goals 18em Argentina Maximiliano Moralez United States Jozy Altidore 3 goals 18em Argentina Ángel Di María Austria Erwin Hoffer Brazil Alexandre Pato Czech Republic Martin Fenin Czech Republic Luboš Kalouda Mexico Giovani dos Santos Poland Dawid Janczyk United States Freddy Adu United States Danny Szetela 2 goals 18em Argentina Mauro Zárate Austria Rubin Okotie Brazil Leandro Lima Chile Jaime Grondona Chile Mauricio Isla Chile Nicolás Medina Chile Arturo Vidal Gambia Ousman Jallow Japan Yasuhito Morishima Jordan Abdallah Deeb Mexico Pablo Barrera Nigeria Ezekiel Bala Portugal Bruno Gama South Korea Shin Young-rok Spain Juan Mata Uruguay Edinson Cavani Uruguay Luis Suárez Zambia Rodgers Kola 1 goal 18em Argentina Claudio Yacob Austria Sebastian Prödl Brazil Amaral Chile Carlos Carmona Chile Hans Martínez Chile Alexis Sánchez Chile Mathías Vidangossy Congo Franchel Ibara Congo Gracia Ikouma Congo Ermejea Ngakosso Costa Rica Pablo Herrera Costa Rica Jonathan McDonald Czech Republic Ondřej Kúdela Czech Republic Jakub Mareš Czech Republic Tomáš Mičola Czech Republic Marek Střeštík Gambia Pierre Gomez Gambia Abdoulie Mansally Japan Jun Aoyama Japan Tomoaki Makino Japan Atomu Tanaka Japan Tsukasa Umesaki Jordan Lo'ay Omran Mexico Christian Bermúdez Mexico Omar Esparza Mexico Javier Hernández Mexico Héctor Moreno Mexico Osmar Mares New Zealand Jack Pelter Nigeria Chukwuma Akabueze Nigeria Elderson Echiéjilé Nigeria Brown Ideye North Korea Kim Kum-il North Korea Jon Kwang-ik Panama Nelson Barahona Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak Portugal Vitorino Antunes Portugal Feliciano Condesso Scotland Ross Campbell Scotland Mark Reynolds South Korea Lee Sang-ho South Korea Shim Young-sung Spain Marquitos Spain Alberto Bueno Spain Diego Capel Spain Javi García Spain Gerard Piqué Spain Mario Suárez United States Michael Bradley Zambia Clifford Mulenga Zambia William Njobvu Zambia Fwayo Tembo 1 own goal Uruguay Mathías Cardaccio (against the United States) Awards Source:FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007 https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/canada2007 2007 FIFA Golden BallSilver BallBronze BallARG Sergio AgüeroARG Maximiliano MoralezMEX Giovani dos SantosGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze ShoeARG Sergio AgüeroESP Adrián LópezARG Maximiliano MoralezFIFA Fair Play Award20 JPN Final ranking main WDL ARG 20 ARG CZE 20 CZE CHI 20 CHI AUT 20 AUT MEX 20 MEX ESP 20 ESP USA 20 USA NGA 20 NGA JPN 20 JPN GAM 20 GAM ZAM 20 ZAM URU 20 URU CGO 20 CGO POL 20 POL POR 20 POR BRA 20 BRA CRC 20 CRC KOR 20 KOR 1997 PRK 20 PRK JOR 20 JOR PAN 20 PAN NZL 20 NZL SCO 20 SCO CAN 20 CAN 6 1 0 16 2 2 4 1 10 8 5 1 1 12 3 3 2 2 6 6 4 0 1 10 3 3 2 0 13 8 3 1 1 12 6 3 1 1 5 5 2 2 0 6 3 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 2 4 6 1 1 2 3 7 1 1 2 4 10 1 0 3 4 5 1 0 3 6 9 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 0 1 2 1 8 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 3 0 6 H 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS yes yes yes Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inQuarter-finals Eliminated inRound of 16 Eliminated inGroup stage complete rsssf.com Controversies Nigerian accusations of racism The quarter-final match between Chile and Nigeria occurred on FIFA's "Say No To Racism Day." During extra time, Chile's Jaime Grondona scored in the 96th minute, but Nigerian players protested that the goal was offside. Despite their appeals, referee Howard Webb allowed the goal to stand, and goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa received a yellow card for dissent. Subsequent replays showed a defender was out of position, confirming the goal was valid.Don't blame the ref http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/blog-howard/2007/07/dont_blame_the_ref.html 29 October 2010 CBC News17 July 2007 Nigerian coach levies racism charge against ref https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nigerian-coach-levies-racism-charge-against-ref-1.640230 29 October 2010 CBC News After the match, Nigerian coach Ladan Bosso accused Webb of racism at a press conference, stating, "The officiating, I think FIFA has a long way to go to beat racism because that official showed racism." When asked directly if he believed Webb was racist, Bosso replied, "It's good for FIFA to bring in the fight against racism, but they have to follow it to the letter so that the implementation will be done." The FIFA Disciplinary Committee found Bosso guilty of "offensive behaviour" under Article 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, fining him CHF 11,000 and banning him for four months. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was also sanctioned for allowing players to wear T-shirts with religious statements under their game jerseys, violating tournament regulations that prohibit "political, religious, commercial, or personal messages" on team kits. Chilean clash with police On 19 July, a clash erupted between Chilean players and police following the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina. The Chilean players were furious with referee Wolfgang Stark, claiming he had "lost control of the match early on"Woolsey Garth 20 July 2007 Beautiful game turns ugly https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/238024 22 April 2010 The Star Toronto and criticizing his issuance of seven yellow cards, two red cards,FIFA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160121075659/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round%3D249411/match%3D58893/statistics.html 21 January 2016 and the 53 fouls committed during the game.May 201320 July 2007 Chileans fight with police after loss http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/07/20/bc.soc.u20.chilefight.ap/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070815153930/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/07/20/bc.soc.u20.chilefight.ap/index.html 15 August 2007 25 May 2013 CNN Associated Press After the match, Chilean players surrounded Stark and his colleagues, prompting members of the Toronto Police Service to intervene. Fearing an attack from the crowd or players, police escorted Stark off the pitch and into the dressing room tunnel.Molinaro John F. 19 July 2007 Argentina advances to FIFA U-20 final https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/argentina-advances-to-fifa-u-20-final-1.633255 29 October 2010 CBC News A brawl then broke out between several Chilean players, team delegates, and police outside Toronto's National Soccer Stadium.[Reuters: Chile soccer players clash with Toronto police; 20 July 2007] According to Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, the altercation began when Chilean players scuffled with a rival fan.Chilean officials blame police for melee https://web.archive.org/web/20080111120715/http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/news_story/?ID=214113&hubname= 11 January 2008, tsn.ca. Retrieved 20 July 2007. He added, "Members of the Chilean team then decided to direct some of their aggressive behaviour towards my officers... The job of my officers was to respond in a firm but fair manner to end that violence. They are trained to do so, and that is what they did." The Chilean players offered a different account, claiming that Isaías Peralta had approached Chilean fans behind a security fence when about ten police officers stopped him. They alleged that a heated argument ensued, during which Peralta, who does not speak English, was verbally and physically abused by the officers.Campbell, Morgan; Toronto Star: CSA seeking witnesses to Chile brawl; 24 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120928204856/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/239050 28 September 2012 Peralta was tasered by an officer and lost consciousness for 20 minutes. Other players then struggled with the police before retreating to their bus. Eyewitnesses reported that players on the bus threw objects at police through the windows and tried to grab officers from inside the damaged vehicle."Chile officials say Toronto police to blame for soccer team's post-match brawl https://web.archive.org/web/20080112020707/http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2724861 12 January 2008" Canadian Press. Retrieved 21 July 2007. Three minutes later, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), asked the players to board a different bus. As they exited, police detained them and took them back to the stadium.La Tercera https://web.archive.org/web/20130601005533/http://papeldigital.info/lt/edicion.html?20070721010011 1 June 2013 21 July 2007 edition FIFA spokesman John Schumacher stated that the players were detained "to de-escalate the situation." Ten team members were held for over three hours and released without charges.La Tercera https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172149/http://papeldigital.info/lt/edicion.html?20070722010011 3 March 2016 22 July 2007 edition. The following day, FIFA president Sepp Blatter described the incident as "regrettable" and apologized on behalf of FIFA."Chile football players face FIFA probe after brawl April 2017 medicmedic", Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2007. The ANFP hired a Toronto-based law firm to pursue legal action against the Toronto police. The incident made front-page headlines in Chile. The Canadian embassy in Santiago received a bomb threat, and protesters gathered outside holding signs that read, "Racist Canada.""Toronto melee a global dust-up https://web.archive.org/web/20121022010443/http://www.thestar.com/News/article/238415 22 October 2012", thestar.com. Retrieved 21 July 2007. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet described the incident as "particularly serious because, in our view, the Chilean delegation suffered unjustified aggression" and lodged a formal protest with the Canadian government.Babage, Maria, T.O. cops under scrutinyApril 2026 medicmedic, Slam.ca, 20 July 2007 In response, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked, "International soccer matches are hotly contested and often become very emotional. As you know, there are processes in Canada by which the authorities review these kinds of incidents, and I don't intend to comment further." According to Canadian media, a Chilean team member punched a female police officer in the face before Peralta was tasered.Powell, Betsy; Dale, Daniel; Toronto Star: Officers cleared in soccer scuffle; 31 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022020616/http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/241551 22 October 2012Dale, Daniel; Toronto Star: Chilean player admits officer was punched; 30 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022020653/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/241192 22 October 2012 An internal review led by Superintendent Jim Ramer concluded that officers acted professionally and with "an immense amount of restraint." The report stated that Chilean players "punched, kicked, spat on, and kicked" police and security staff. It detailed that the violence began when two individuals unrelated to the game confronted each other, and that a Chilean player then punched a female officer. The violence escalated as players dismantled bus seats, smashing windows to throw objects such as D batteries, clothes hangers, and deodorant cans at police, injuring four officers. FIFA agreed to cover the $35,000 cost of damages to the team's rented bus. Mayne-Nicholls, who witnessed the incident, stated, "I didn't see any Chilean player hitting any officer except between all the struggling." Patricio Bascuñán, president of the Salvador Allende Cultural Society of Toronto, called for an independent review. Grondona was suspended for nine months from all levels of play, including domestic and international, and fined CHF 7,000 for assaulting match officials. The Chilean football association was fined CHF 15,000 for "team misconduct."2017-10-25 La FIFA suspendió por nueve meses a Grondona https://www.infobae.com/2007/08/15/332089-la-fifa-suspendio-nueve-meses-grondona/ 2025-02-03 infobae es-ES See also Canadian Soccer Association 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Notes References 30em External links FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20190606162711/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/canada2007/index.html 6 June 2019 , FIFA.com RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2007 FIFA Technical Report 2007 U-20 World Cup U-20 World Cup Category:2007 in Canadian soccer 2007 2007 Category:June 2007 sports events in Canada Category:July 2007 sports events in Canada 2007 2007 2007 2007