2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the twentieth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time in New Zealand,[1] the third time on Oceanian soil after Australia staged the 1981 and 1993 editions. A total of 52 matches were played in seven host cities.[2]
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| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 30 May – 20 June |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 154 (2.96 per match) |
| Attendance | 396,668 (7,628 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |   (5 goals each) |
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During the first meeting of the local organising committee in January 2013, provisional dates of 19 June to 11 July were given towards hosting of games, with a final decision on stadiums and cities originally meant to be taken in February 2013.[3] Two more postponements then followed.[4][5]
France, the 2013 champions, were unable to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of the UEFA qualifying tournament.[6] In doing so, they became the fourth consecutive incumbent title holder to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.
Serbia won the final against Brazil 2–1, becoming the first team representing the country to win a FIFA competition title since their independence from Yugoslavia and the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Yugoslavia previously won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Host selection
Four FIFA member associations officially submitted their bids to host the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup by the deadline of 11 February 2011.[7] On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held for the first time in New Zealand.[8][9] This is the third FIFA competition staged in this country, after the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[8]
- Bidding member associations
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Venues
Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington and Whangarei were the 7 cities chosen to host the competition.[2]
Before the stadium announcements were made, Dunedin City council suggested in January 2013,[10] that it would not bid to host matches at Forsyth Barr Stadium (also known as Otago Stadium) unless the costs (an estimated $1m) could be lowered.[11] The stadium hosted seven matches there, the last of which being a Round of 16 game.[12]
| Wellington | Auckland | New Plymouth |
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| Wellington Regional Stadium | North Harbour Stadium | Stadium Taranaki |
| 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E | 36°43′37″S 174°42′6″E | 39°4′13″S 174°3′54″E |
| Capacity: 35,187 | Capacity: 25,317 | Capacity: 25,000[13] |
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| Hamilton | Christchurch | Whangarei |
| Waikato Stadium | Christchurch Stadium | Northland Events Centre |
| 37°46′52″S 175°16′6″E | 43°32′37.32″S 172°36′14.76″E | 35°44′3″S 174°19′46″E |
| Capacity: 19,237 | Capacity: 17,308 | Capacity: 8,016 |
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Qualified teams
In addition to host nation New Zealand, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| AFC (Asia) | 2014 AFC U-19 Championship |     |
| CAF (Africa) | 2015 African U-20 Championship |   |
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| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2015 South American Youth Championship |    |
| OFC (Oceania) | Host nation |  |
| 2014 OFC U-20 Championship |  | |
| UEFA (Europe) | 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship |    |
Draw and schedule
The final draw was held on 10 February 2015, 17:30 local time, at the SkyCity Grand, Auckland.[14][15] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:[16]
- Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of five confederations (except OFC)
- Pot 2: Remaining teams from AFC and CAF
- Pot 3: Remaining teams from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
- Pot 4: Remaining teams from OFC and UEFA
As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage. As the CAF U-20 Championship was not completed at the time of the draw, a separate draw took place on 23 March 2015 in Dakar, Senegal, at the tournament's conclusion to determine the groups where the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed CAF teams would play in, to ensure there was no manipulation of games in the qualifying tournament ensuring fairness to all qualified teams.[17][18]
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The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013.[19]
Match officials
A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[20][21]
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Squads
The 24 squads were officially announced by FIFA on 21 May 2015.[22][23] Each participating national association had to submit a final list of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) at least 10 days before the tournament started. These players were shortlisted from a provisional list of 35 players, including a minimum of four goalkeepers.[24] All players must have been born on or after 1 January 1995.[24] If a player listed in the final squad suffered a serious injury up until 24 hours before the kick-off of his team's first match, he could be replaced by a player from the provisional list with the approval of FIFA's medical and organising committees.[24]
In July 2015, it was reported that the New Zealand squad had included an ineligible player, South African Deklan Wynne not having completed the requisite period of residence in New Zealand.[25]
Group stage
The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.[24] The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows:
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are local, New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).[26]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
| United States | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Tall  Hyndman |
Report | Yan Naing Oo |
| New Zealand | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jamieson Hyndman Arriola Rubin |
| Myanmar | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Thu |
Report | Billingsley Patterson Stevens Brotherton Lewis |
| Ukraine | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kovalenko |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Notes:
- The final positions of Mali and Uruguay were decided by drawing of lots, conducted in Auckland and witnessed by both teams via a live video link, which placed Uruguay in second and Mali in third.[27] Both teams had advanced to the round of 16.
| Serbia | 2–0 | |
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| S. Milinković-Savić Mandić |
Report |
| Serbia | 2–0 | |
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| Maksimović Živković |
Report |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| North Korea | 1–5 | |
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| Choe Ju-song |
Report | Mervó Kalmár Forgács |
| Nigeria | 4–0 | |
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| Saviour Sokari Success |
Report |
| Hungary | 1–2 | |
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| Mervó |
Report | Danilo A. Pereira |
| Brazil | 3–0 | |
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| Min Hyo-song Jean Carlos L. Pereira |
Report |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| Germany | 8–1 | |
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| Stark Stendera Prömel Mukhtar Stefaniak |
Report | Verevou |
| Uzbekistan | 3–4 | |
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| Khamdamov Shomurodov Urinboev |
Report | Benavídez Róchez Álvarez |
| Germany | 3–0 | |
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| Stendera Akpoguma |
Report |
| Honduras | 1–5 | |
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| Schwäbe |
Report | Stendera Brandt Mukhtar Prömel Stark |
| Fiji | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Shomurodov Urinboev Kosimov |
Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best ranked third-placed teams also advanced to the round of 16. They were paired with the winners of groups A, B, C and D, according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[24]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | A | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | D | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | E | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | F | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | B | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) lots drawn by FIFA.
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of regular time (two periods of 45 minutes), extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the case of the third place match, as it is played just before the final, extra time is skipped and a penalty shoot-out takes place.[24]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 11 June — New Plymouth | ||||||||||||||
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- Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The third-placed teams which advanced to the round of 16 were placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[24]
| Third teams qualify from groups: | 1A plays against: | 1B plays against: | 1C plays against: | 1D plays against: |
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| A B C D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B |
| A B C E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B C F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B D E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B D F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B E F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A C D E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E |
| A C D F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F |
| A C E F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| A D E F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| B C D E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E |
| B C D F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| B C E F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F |
| B D E F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| C D E F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |
Round of 16
| Ghana | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Samassékou Gbakle Doumbia |
| United States | 1–0 | |
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| Rubin |
Report |
| Ukraine | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Besyedin |
Report | Sarr |
| Penalties | ||
Chumak  Kharatin Habelok  Luchkevych |
1–3 | |
| Austria | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Khamdamov |
| Portugal | 2–1 | |
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| Guzzo Martins |
Report | Holthusen |
Quarter-finals
| Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| A. Pereira Lucão Danilo Gabriel Jesus |
3–1 | |
| Mali | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| S. Coulibaly |
Report | Brandt |
| Penalties | ||
| Hamidou Guindo Koné A. Traoré Samassékou |
4–3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Thiam |
Semi-finals
Final
| Brazil | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| A. Pereira |
Report | Mandić Maksimović |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[28] They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Source: FIFA.com[29]
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Runners-up |
| 3 | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 13 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 13 | |
| 7 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
| 8 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
| 11 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 12 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 14 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 15 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 16 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 19 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
| 20 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 21 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 22 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
| 23 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
| 24 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Organization
Emblem and mascot
The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013.[30] The official mascot, a black sheep named Wooliam, was unveiled on 30 November 2014.[31]
Ticketing
Prior to being released for 'General sale' on 13 June 2014,[32] registered footballers in New Zealand were given 'priority treatment' by allowing them the option to buy tickets from two months earlier.[33]
In the first three months of tickets going on sale to residents, an estimated 25,000 were sold.[34]
See also
- 2015 Under-20 Five Nations Series - preparatory tournament for the U-20 World Cup
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