2001 FIFA World Youth Championship

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA; Argentina 2001
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	17 June – 8 July
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (4th title)
Runner-up	Ghana
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	149 (2.87 per match)
Attendance	506,320 (9,737 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Javier Saviola (11 goals)
Best player	Javier Saviola
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2001 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Argentina from 17 June to 8 July.

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina qualified automatically as host.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	2000 AFC Youth Championship	China PR Iran Iraq Japan
CAF (Africa)	2001 African Youth Championship	Angola¹ Egypt [[File:{{{flag alias-1996}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ethiopia¹ Ghana
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	22x20px Canada Costa Rica Jamaica¹ United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	Host nation	Argentina
CONMEBOL (South America)	2001 South American Youth Championship	Brazil Chile [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador¹ Paraguay
OFC (Oceania)	2001 OFC U-20 Championship	22x20px Australia
UEFA (Europe)	2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship	Czech Republic² 22x20px Finland¹ [[File:{{{flag alias-1974}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] France Germany Netherlands File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine¹

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

2.^ Czech Republic made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Czechoslovakia, which qualified in 1983 and 1989 tournaments.

Venues

Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Córdoba Mendoza Salta Mar del Plata Rosario	Córdoba
José Amalfitani Stadium		Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
Capacity: 49,540		Capacity: 57,000
150px		File:Estadio Córdoba (Arg vs Ghana) 2.jpg
Mendoza		Rosario
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas		Estadio Newell's Old Boys
Capacity: 40,268		Capacity: 42,000
150px		File:El Coloso del Parque 3.jpg
Salta		Mar del Plata
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena		Estadio José María Minella
Capacity: 20,408		Capacity: 35,354
150px		150px

Results

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Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	14	2	+12	9
Egypt	3	1	1	1	3	8	-5	4
22x20px Finland	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	3
Jamaica	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	10	1	+9	9
Germany	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6
Iraq	3	1	2	5	9	-4	3
22x20px Canada	3	0	3	0	9	-9	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
United States	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
China PR	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Chile	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Angola	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
22x20px Australia	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Costa Rica	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	4
Ethiopia	3	0	0	3	4	8	-4	0

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
File:Flag of France.svg France	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Iran	3	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Argentina	2

China PR	1
		Argentina	3

		File:Flag of France.svg France	1
File:Flag of France.svg France	3

Germany	2
				Argentina	5

				Paraguay	0
Paraguay	2

File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1
		Paraguay	1

		Czech Republic	0
Czech Republic	2

Costa Rica	1
						Argentina	3

						Ghana	0
Ghana	1

Ecuador	0
		Ghana	2

		Brazil	1
Brazil	4

22x20px Australia	0
				Ghana	2

				Egypt	0	Third place
Egypt	2

United States	0
		Egypt	2			Egypt	1

		Netherlands	1			Paraguay	0
Netherlands	2

Angola	0

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship Media

Javier Saviola, top scorer

References

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