2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup


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. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July, however the 2009 Confederations Cup was played mid year resulting in both the 2009 Under-20 and the Under-17 World Cup being played towards the end of the year. The cup was won by Ghana after they defeated Brazil on penalties in the final, becoming the first African team to have won the tournament.

Player eligibility

Only players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to compete in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Venues


Qualification

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.
ConfederationQualifying tournamentQualifier
AFC 2008 AFC U-19 Championship
CAF Host nation
CAF 2009 African Youth Championship
CONCACAF
2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
CONMEBOL 2009 South American U-20 Championship
OFC 2008 OFC U-20 Championship
UEFA 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Match officials

Squads

Allocation of teams to groups

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.
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Group stage

The draw for the group stages was held on 5 April 2009 at Luxor Temple. 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.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winner

2nd place3rd place4th place

Awards

Goalscorers

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;5 goals
;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;1 own goal