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2001 FIFA World Youth Championship

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2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA
Argentina 2001
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates17 June – 8 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (4th title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored149 (2.87 per match)
Attendance506,320 (9,737 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Javier Saviola (11 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Javier Saviola
Fair play award Argentina
← 1999
2003 →

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Argentina from 17 June to 8 July.

Qualification

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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
 Iran
 Iraq
 Japan
CAF (Africa) 2001 African Youth Championship  Angola1
 Egypt
 Ethiopia1
 Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  Canada
 Costa Rica
 Jamaica1
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) Host nation  Argentina
2001 South American Youth Championship  Brazil
 Chile
 Ecuador1
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) 2001 OFC U-20 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship  Czech Republic2
 Finland1
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 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

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Buenos Aires
Córdoba
José Amalfitani Stadium Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
Capacity: 49,540 Capacity: 57,000
Mendoza Rosario
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Estadio Newell's Old Boys
Capacity: 40,268 Capacity: 42,000
Salta Mar del Plata
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Estadio José María Minella
Capacity: 20,408 Capacity: 35,354

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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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
 Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
 Jamaica 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1

Group B

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

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 China 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
 Chile 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3

Group D

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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
 Australia 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3

Group E

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 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

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
  Argentina  2
  China  1  
  Argentina  3
    France  1  
  France  3
  Germany  2  
  Argentina  5
    Paraguay  0  
  Paraguay  2
  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
  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  

References

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  1. ↑ RSSSF
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