2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
Wereldkampioenschap voetbal onder 20 - 2005
Tournament details
Host country	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Dates	10 June – 2 July
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (5th title)
Runner-up	Nigeria
Third place	File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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)	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi (6 goals)
Best player	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi
	← 2003 2007 →

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Netherlands from 10 June to 2 July.

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 / 51.955778°N 6.309806°E / 51.955778; 6.309806 (De Vijverberg)	52°46′28.9″N 06°56′44.8″E / 52.774694°N 6.945778°E / 52.774694; 6.945778 (Univé Stadion)	52°14′11.6″N 06°50′16.2″E / 52.236556°N 6.837833°E / 52.236556; 6.837833 (Arke Stadion)

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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 / 50.857056°N 6.005833°E / 50.857056; 6.005833 (Parkstad Limburg Stadion)	51°32′33.6″N 05°04′00.5″E / 51.542667°N 5.066806°E / 51.542667; 5.066806 (Willem II Stadion)	52°04′42.1″N 05°08′45.0″E / 52.078361°N 5.145833°E / 52.078361; 5.145833 (Stadion Galgenwaard)

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 Korea Republic Syria
CAF (Africa)	2005 African Youth Championship	Benin¹ Egypt Morocco Nigeria
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)	2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament	Canada [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Honduras Panama United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2005 South American Youth Championship	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
OFC (Oceania)	2005 OFC U-20 Championship	Australia
UEFA (Europe)	Host nation	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
UEFA (Europe)	2004 UEFA Under-19 Championship	Germany Italy Spain Switzerland¹ Turkey Ukraine

1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Results

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Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Japan	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
Benin	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Australia	3	0	2	1	2	5	-3	2

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	9
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Turkey	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Panama	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	0

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	13	1	+12	9
Morocco	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	3	1	2	7	8	-1	3
Honduras	3	0	3	0	15	-15	0

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Germany	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
Egypt	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	3	3	0	0	6	0	+	9
Syria	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Italy	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
Canada	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5	1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Nigeria	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
Korea Republic	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



China	2

Germany	3
		Germany	1

		File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	1

Syria	0
				File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	1

				File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	2
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	1

File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	2
		File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	3

		Spain	1
Spain	3

Turkey	0
						File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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)			File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2

		File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	1 (9)			Morocco	1
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	3

File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	0

Final ranking

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2005 FIFA World Youth Championship Media

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi on 26 June 2018, celebrating a goal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage match against Nigeria.

References

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