2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
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| Wereldkampioenschap voetbal onder 20 - 2005 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Argentina (5th title) |
Runners-up  |
 Nigeria |
Third place  |
 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) | Lionel Messi (6 goals) |
| Best player | Lionel Messi |
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between June 10 and July 2, 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.
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[edit] Venues
| City | Stadium Name | Host club(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | De Graafschap | 11,000 |
| Emmen | Univé Stadion | FC Emmen | 8,600 |
| Enschede | Arke Stadion | FC Twente | 13,500 |
| Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | Roda JC | 19,500 |
| Tilburg | Willem II Stadion | Willem II | 14,800 |
| Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | FC Utrecht | 24,900 |
[edit] Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Host Netherlands did not have to qualify for the tournament.
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[edit] Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
[edit] Group stages
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second place finishers and the four best third place finishers qualify for the knockout round.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Japan |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
 Benin |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
 Australia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| June 10, 2005 16:00 |
Benin |
1–1 | Australia |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Medina (Spain) |
Omotoyossi  32' |
(Report) | Ward 59' |
| June 10, 2005 20:00 |
Netherlands |
2–1 | Japan |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Ruiz (Colombia) |
| Afellay 7' Babel 18' |
(Report) | Hirayama 68' |
| June 15, 2005 17:30 |
Japan |
1–1 | Benin |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Larsen (Denmark) |
| Mizuno 65' |
(Report) | Maïga 37' |
| June 15, 2005 20:30 |
Australia |
0–3 | Netherlands |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic) |
| (Report) | Maduro 20' Emanuelson 46'Kruys 74' |
| June 18, 2005 16:00 |
Japan |
1–1 | Australia |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hauge (Norway) |
| Maeda 87' |
(Report) | Townsend 75' |
| June 18, 2005 16:00 |
Netherlands |
1–0 | Benin |
Willem II Stadion, Tilburg Attendance: 13,700 Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| Maduro 47' |
(Report) |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China PR |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 Ukraine |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
 Turkey |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Panama |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| June 11, 2005 17:30 |
Turkey |
1–2 | China PR |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
| Gökhan 84' | (Report) | Tan 22' Zhao 95' |
| June 11, 2005 20:30 |
Ukraine |
3–1 | Panama |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| Aliev 20' (pen), 22' Feschuk 32' |
(Report) | Arzhanov 26' (o.g.) |
| June 14, 2005 17:30 |
China PR |
3–2 | Ukraine |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance:2,300 Referee: Siberian (El Salvador) |
| Zhu 31' Chen 66' (pen) Cui 75' |
(Report) | Vorobei 19' Aliev 70' (pen) |
| June 15, 2005 20:30 |
Panama |
0–1 | Turkey |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| (Report) | Gökhan 24' |
| June 17, 2005 20:30 |
Turkey |
2–2 | Ukraine |
De Vijverberg, Doetinchem Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Medina (Spain) |
| Sezer 8' (pen), 53' | (Report) | Aliev 5', 19' |
| June 17, 2005 20:30 |
China PR |
4–1 | Panama |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Abd El Fatah (Egypt) |
| Zhou 6' Gao 40' Hao 51' Lu 78' |
(Report) | Venegas 37' |