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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 →
International football competition

The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata. The Golden Boot was won by Javier Saviola of Argentina who scored 11 goals.

Qualification

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  Angola
 Egypt
 Ethiopia
 Ghana
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament  Canada
 Costa Rica
 Jamaica
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) Host nation  Argentina
2001 South American Youth Championship  Brazil
 Chile
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) 2001 OFC U-20 Championship  Australia
UEFA (Europe) 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship  Czech Republic
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Ukraine
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

Buenos Aires 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship is located in ArgentinaBuenos AiresBuenos AiresCórdobaCórdobaMendozaMendozaSaltaSaltaMar del PlataMar del PlataRosarioRosario 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

Mascot

The Official Mascot of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship is a Rhea named Ñandy, he was created by an Argentine Illustrator Conrado Giusti https://tuchogiusti.wordpress.com/ilustracion/

Sponsorship

FIFA partners

National supporters

Argentinian local partners

Squads

Main article: 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Group stage

All times in Argentina Standard Time: (UTC−03:00)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Argentina (H) 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 4
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Jamaica 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Argentina 2–0 Finland
Rodríguez 38'
D'Alessandro 67'		 (Report)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 24,000Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Egypt 0–0 Jamaica
(Report)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 2,000Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)
Jamaica 0–1 Finland
(Report) Väyrynen 87'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 4,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Egypt 1–7 Argentina
El Yamani 5' (Report) Saviola 7', 15', 44' (pen.)
Coloccini 20'
Romagnoli 55'
Rodríguez 64'
Amin 67' (o.g.)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 25,000Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Argentina 5–1 Jamaica
Coloccini 3'
Saviola 7', 86' (pen.)
Herrera 14', 38'		 (Report) Dawkins 78'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 27,000Referee: Naser Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)
Finland 1–2 Egypt
Sjölund 74' (Report) Hamza 10'
Riad 62'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 3,000Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Iraq 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source:
Brazil 2–0 Germany
Robert 9', 11' (Report)
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 5,100Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Iraq 3–0 Canada
Mohammed 21'
Siamand 33'
Hantoush 43'		 (Report)
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 5,100Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Canada 0–4 Germany
(Report) Auer 18', 67', 70'
Preuss 83'
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Hailemelak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Iraq 1–6 Brazil
Mohammed 82' (Report) Fernando 8' (pen.)
Pinga 13'
Robert 27', 72'
Adriano 29', 45'
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Brazil 2–0 Canada
Adriano 21'
Robert 65'		 (Report)
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 1,500Referee: Jagdeesh Bhimull (Trinidad and Tobago)
Germany 3–1 Iraq
Preuss 40'
Munaim 60' (o.g.)
Auer 65'		 (Report) Lapaczinski 37' (o.g.)
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 2,000Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Ukraine 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  China 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Chile 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Source:
United States 0–1 China
(Report) Qu Bo 50'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 7,500Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)
Chile 2–4 Ukraine
Millar 38'
Pardo 90+2'		 (Report) Byelik 14', 50'
Oyarzún 36' (o.g.)
Valeyev 78'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 7,500Referee: Naser Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)
Ukraine 0–0 China
(Report)
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 3,500Referee: Jagdeesh Bhimull (Trinidad and Tobago)
Chile 1–4 United States
Valdés 28' (Report) Beasley 6', 40'
Davis 69'
Buddle 75'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 5,500Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)
United States 1–1 Ukraine
Arena 39' (Report) Stoyan 89'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 7,000Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
China 0–1 Chile
(Report) Berrios 87'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 8,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Angola 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source:
Angola 0–0 Czech Republic
(Report)
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 1,500Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Japan 0–2 Australia
(Report) Haneda 59' (o.g.)
Owens 69'
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 5,000Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)
Australia 0–3 Czech Republic
(Report) Musil 27'
Jun 30'
Macek 47'
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 1,200Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Japan 1–2 Angola
Yamase 61' (Report) Mendonça 9'
Rasca 81'
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 2,000Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Angola 1–1 Australia
Mantorras 12' (Report) Owens 82' (pen.)
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 3,500Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Czech Republic 0–3 Japan
(Report) Morisaki 74'
Yamase 80'
Tahara 87'
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 8,500Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source:
Ecuador 2–1 Ethiopia
Miña 25'
Guagua 63'		 (Report) Andargachew 4'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 14,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Netherlands 1–3 Costa Rica
Hersi 63' (Report) Montero 38'
Parks 48', 54'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 14,000Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya)
Costa Rica 3–1 Ethiopia
Parks 8', 49'
Scott 61'		 (Report) Yordanos 90+2'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)
Ecuador 1–1 Netherlands
Vargas 85' (Report) Colin 21'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Ecuador 0–1 Costa Rica
(Report) Hernández 85'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 15,000Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Ethiopia 2–3 Netherlands
Zewdu 52' (pen.)
Andargachew 90+2'		 (Report) Kolk 22'
Hersi 41'
Huntelaar 78'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 17,000Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source:
Ghana 2–1 Paraguay
Essien 58'
Boateng 63'		 (Report) Guzmán 69'
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 2,000Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
France 5–0 Iran
Bugnet 59'
Mexès 62'
Cissé 66', 87', 90'		 (Report)
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 4,500Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
France 2–2 Paraguay
Bugnet 10'
Cissé 48'		 (Report) Fretes 53'
Devaca 72'
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 4,575Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Iran 0–1 Ghana
(Report) Boateng 44'
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 3,950Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Ghana 0–0 France
(Report)
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 13,000Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)
Paraguay 2–0 Iran
González 72'
Giménez 89'		 (Report)
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 6,000Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 F  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  China 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 E  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 D  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
5 A  Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 B  Iraq 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
Source:

Knockout stage

Bracket

 Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
 27 June – Buenos Aires
 
  Argentina2
 1 July – Buenos Aires
  China1
  Argentina3
 27 June – Córdoba
  France1
  France3
 4 July – Buenos Aires
  Germany2
  Argentina5
 28 June – Salta
  Paraguay0
  Costa Rica1
 1 July – Mendoza
  Czech Republic2
  Czech Republic0
 28 June – Mendoza
  Paraguay1
  Ukraine1
 8 July – Buenos Aires
  Paraguay2
  Argentina3
 28 June – Rosario
  Ghana0
  Angola0
 1 July – Rosario
  Netherlands2
  Netherlands1
 27 June – Buenos Aires
  Egypt2
  United States0
 4 July – Córdoba
  Egypt2
  Egypt0
 28 June – Mar del Plata
  Ghana2 Third place
  Ghana1
 1 July – Córdoba8 July – Buenos Aires
  Ecuador0
  Ghana (aet)2 Paraguay0
 27 June – Córdoba
  Brazil1  Egypt1
  Brazil4
 
  Australia0
 

Round of 16

United States 0–2 Egypt
(Report) Riad 76' (pen.)
El Yamani 88'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 10,000Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
France 3–2 Germany
Cissé 34' (pen.), 90+3'
Mendy 41'		 (Report) Auer 19'
Burkhardt 78'
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 3,500Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)
Argentina 2–1 China
Rodríguez 4'
Domínguez 79'		 (Report) Qu Bo 55'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 32,000Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)
Brazil 4–0 Australia
Adriano 27', 66'
Kaká 53'
Eduardo Costa 74'		 (Report)
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 7,895Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Ukraine 1–2 Paraguay
Bielyk 90' (Report) Benítez 19'
González 43'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 9,000Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Costa Rica 1–2 Czech Republic
Scott 24' (Report) Musil 21'
Jun 71'
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, SaltaAttendance: 13,000Referee: Hailemelak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Angola 0–2 Netherlands
(Report) Mustapha 52'
Huntelaar 86'
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 5,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Ghana 1–0 Ecuador
Mensah 37' (Report)
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del PlataAttendance: 11,000Referee: Orhan Edemir (Turkey)

Quarter-finals

Argentina 3–1 France
Saviola 5', 45+1' (pen.), 83' (Report) Mexès 44'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 32,000Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Czech Republic 0–1 Paraguay
(Report) Salcedo 31'
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, MendozaAttendance: 6,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Ghana 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
Abdul Razak 80'
Mensah gold-colored soccer ball 93'		 (Report) Adriano 44'
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 11,000Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Netherlands 1–2 Egypt
Van der Vaart 33' (Report) Amin 47'
El Yamani 65'
Estadio Newell's Old Boys, RosarioAttendance: 6,500Referee: Claudio Martín (Argentina)

Semi-finals

Egypt 0–2 Ghana
(Report) Inusah 83'
El Atrawy 88' (o.g.)
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, CórdobaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Argentina 5–0 Paraguay
Saviola 18', 24'
Romagnoli 41'
D'Alessandro 52'
Herrera 70'		 (Report)
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 32,000Referee: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)

Third place play-off

Paraguay 0–1 Egypt
(Report) El Yamani 64'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 10,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Final

Argentina 3–0 Ghana
Colotto 6'
Saviola 14'
Rodríguez 73'		 Report
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos AiresAttendance: 32,000Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Team details
Argentina Ghana

GK 18 Germán Lux
CB 4 Mauro Cetto
CB 2 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 13 Diego Colotto downward-facing red arrow
DM 14 Leonardo Ponzio Yellow card
DM 5 Nicolás Medina downward-facing red arrow
CM 3 Julio Arca (c)
AM 10 Leandro Romagnoli
AM 15 Andrés D'Alessandro downward-facing red arrow
CF 7 Javier Saviola
CF 11 Maxi Rodríguez
Substitutes:
DF 12 Ariel Seltzer upward-facing green arrow
FW 16 Mauro Rosales upward-facing green arrow
FW 9 Esteban Herrera upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
José Pekerman
GK 1 Maxwell Banahene
RB 15 John Paintsil
CB 14 John Mensah Yellow card
CB 5 Patrick Villars
LB 6 Emmanuel Pappoe (c)
DM 4 Michael Essien
DM 10 Derek Boateng
CM 2 Sulley Muntari Yellow card
AM 9 Razak Pimpong downward-facing red arrow
AM 16 Kwaku Duah downward-facing red arrow
CF 8 Ibrahim Abdul Razak
Substitutes:
FW 7 Samuel Thompson upward-facing green arrow
FW 11 Frank Osei upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Emmanuel Afranie

Result

 FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 winners 

Argentina
Fourth title

Goalscorers

Javier Saviola, top scorer
11 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Award
Argentina Javier Saviola Argentina Javier Saviola  Argentina

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Argentina (H) 7 7 0 0 27 4 +23 21 Champions
2  Ghana 7 5 1 1 8 5 +3 16 Runners-up
3  Egypt 7 4 1 2 8 11 −3 13 Third place
4  Paraguay 7 3 1 3 8 11 −3 10 Fourth place
5  Brazil 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12 12 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  France 5 2 2 1 11 7 +4 8
7  Netherlands 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
8  Czech Republic 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
9  Costa Rica 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10  Germany 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3 6
11  Ukraine 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5
12  Angola 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5
13  United States 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
14  Ecuador 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
15  China 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
16  Australia 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
17  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
18  Finland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
19  Iraq 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
20  Chile 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
21  Jamaica 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
22  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
23  Iran 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
24  Canada 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

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