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]

Quick Facts FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 كأس العالم للشباب تحت 20 سنة 2009, Tournament details ...

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 كأس العالم للشباب تحت 20 سنة 2009
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
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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.

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Confederation	Qualifying tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)	2008 AFC U-19 Championship	Australia  South Korea  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa)	Host nation	Egypt
	2009 African Youth Championship	Cameroon  Ghana  Nigeria  South Africa
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)	2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Costa Rica  Honduras  Trinidad and Tobago  United States
CONMEBOL (South America)	2009 South American U-20 Championship	Brazil  Paraguay  Uruguay  Venezuela1
OFC (Oceania)	2008 OFC U-20 Championship	Tahiti1
UEFA (Europe)	2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Czech Republic  England  Germany  Hungary  Italy  Spain

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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.

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).

Group A

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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

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

More information Egypt, 4–1 ...

Egypt	4–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Afroto 30' Arafat 51', 90+3' Talaat 59'	Report	Rochford 36'

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24 September 2009

20:00 UTC+2

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 74,000

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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Paraguay	0–0	Italy
	Report

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25 September 2009

16:00 UTC+2

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 4,628

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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Italy	2–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Albertazzi 39' Raggio Garibaldi 78'	Report	Clarence 67'

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28 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 57,164

Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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Egypt	1–2	Paraguay
Afroto 38'	Report	Santander 27' Paniagua 90+4'

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28 September 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 57,164

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

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More information Trinidad and Tobago, 0–0 ...

Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	Paraguay
	Report

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1 October 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Al Salam Stadium

Attendance: 7,220

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

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Italy	2–4	Egypt
Eusepi 29' Albertazzi 53'	Report	Shoukry 23', 45+1' Bogy 70', 80'

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1 October 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 63,674

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Group B

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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

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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Nigeria	0–1	Venezuela
	Report	Del Valle 45'

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25 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Al Salam Stadium

Attendance: 10,540

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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Spain	8–0	Tahiti
Aarón 11', 15' Nsue 17', 32' Mérida 74' Kike 79', 86' Herrera 89'	Report

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25 September 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Al Salam Stadium

Attendance: 10,540

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

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Nigeria	0–2	Spain
	Report	Mérida 33', 83' (pen.)

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28 September 2009

16:00 UTC+2

Al Salam Stadium

Attendance: 7,955

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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Tahiti	0–8	Venezuela
	Report	Rondón 4', 27' (pen.), 90+2' Velázquez 19' Rojas 72' Del Valle 78', 88', 90+1'

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28 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Al Salam Stadium

Attendance: 7,955

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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Venezuela	0–3	Spain
	Report	Parejo 12' Aarón 26' (pen.) Herrera 77'

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1 October 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Al Salam Stadium

Attendance: 7,220

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

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Tahiti	0–5	Nigeria
	Report	Obiorah 15' Edet 24' Fatai 34' Orelesi 45+1' Adejo 90'

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1 October 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 63,674

Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

Group C

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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

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United States	0–3	Germany
	Report	Aydilek 30' (pen.) Jungwirth 32' Schäffler 72'

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26 September 2009

16:00 UTC+2

Mubarak Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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Cameroon	2–0	South Korea
Effa 19' Tiko 64'	Report

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26 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Mubarak Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

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South Korea	1–1	Germany
Kim Min-woo 71'	Report	Sukuta-Pasu 32'

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29 September 2009

16:00 UTC+2

Mubarak Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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United States	4–1	Cameroon
Arguez 45+1' Taylor 47' Duka 66' Ownby 90+1'	Report	Yaya 75' (pen.)

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29 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Mubarak Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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Germany	3–0	Cameroon
Sukuta-Pasu 41' Aydilek 58' Holtby 70'	Report

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2 October 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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South Korea	3–0	United States
Kim Young-gwon 23' Kim Bo-kyung 42' Koo Ja-cheol 75' (pen.)	Report

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2 October 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Mubarak Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Group D

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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

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Ghana	2–1	Uzbekistan
Osei 60' Adiyiah 75'	Report	Karimov 47'

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26 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 12,500

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

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England	0–1	Uruguay
	Report	Viudez 84'

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26 September 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

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Uruguay	3–0	Uzbekistan
Lodeiro 28' Urretavizcaya 62' García 83'	Report

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29 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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Ghana	4–0	England
Adiyiah 38', 88' Ayew 57' Osei 82'	Report

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29 September 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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Uruguay	2–2	Ghana
Lodeiro 74' Hernández 90+1'	Report	Rabiu 54' Osei 70'

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2 October 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

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Uzbekistan	1–1	England
Nagaev 77'	Report	Nimely-Tchuimeni 88'

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2 October 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Mubarak Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Group E

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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

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Brazil	5–0	Costa Rica
Alan Kardec 24', 44' Giuliano 35' Teixeira 75' Boquita 89'	Report

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27 September 2009

16:00 UTC+2

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

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Czech Republic	2–1	Australia
Rabušic 50' Pekhart 89' (pen.)	Report	Holland 90+4' (pen.)

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27 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 15,634

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

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Australia	0–3	Costa Rica
	Report	Madrigal 35' DeVere 82' (o.g.) Guzmán 90+3'

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30 September 2009

16:00 UTC+2

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 17,200

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

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Brazil	0–0	Czech Republic
	Report

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30 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 17,200

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

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Costa Rica	2–3	Czech Republic
Estrada 49' (pen.) J. Martínez 61'	Report	Chramosta 11', 86' Vošahlík 77'

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3 October 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

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Australia	1–3	Brazil
Mooy 14'	Report	Ciro 34' Douglas Costa 62' Ganso 81'

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3 October 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 16,200

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Group F

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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

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United Arab Emirates	2–2	South Africa
Al Kamali 90+1' (pen.) Awana 90+3'	Report	Erasmus 54', 72'

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27 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

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Honduras	3–0	Hungary
M. Martínez 35', 70' Peralta 84'	Report

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27 September 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

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Hungary	4–0	South Africa
Korcsmár 49' Koman 55' (pen.) Debreceni 71' Présinger 90'	Report

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30 September 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

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United Arab Emirates	1–0	Honduras
Khalil 41'	Report

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30 September 2009

21:30 UTC+2

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

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Hungary	2–0	United Arab Emirates
Németh 19' Koman 23'	Report

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3 October 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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South Africa	2–0	Honduras
Jali 31' Khumalo 46'	Report

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3 October 2009

18:45 UTC+2

Port Said Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 16,200

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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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

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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

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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

• Dominic Adiyiah

5 goals

• Vladimir Koman

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

• Luke DeVere (playing against Costa Rica)