The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth overall. Argentine player Sergio Agüero was given the FIFA U-20 Golden Shoe (top scorer, with six goals) and the FIFA U-20 Golden Ball (best player of the tournament), while Japan earned the FIFA Fair Play Award.
| FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 20 ans 2007 | |
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2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | 30 June – 22 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Czech Republic |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Austria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 135 (2.6 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,195,299 (22,987 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sergio Agüero (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sergio Agüero |
| Fair play award |  Japan |
← 2005 2009 → | |
The tournament featured 24 teams coming from six continental confederations; Canada qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining teams qualified based on their rankings at the respective continental U-20 (U-19 in Europe's case) tournaments. UEFA (Europe) qualified six teams; AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and CONMEBOL (South America) four teams each; and OFC (Oceania) one team.
The tournament took place in a variety of venues across the country – Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Victoria and Burnaby (Vancouver) – with the showcase stadium being Toronto's new National Soccer Stadium[1] where the final match was held. 19 years later Canada will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
On 28 June 2007, two days before the inaugural match, it was reported that 950,000 tickets had been sold,[2] making it the largest single-sport event ever taking place in the country,[3] and on 3 July, the tournament organizers sold the millionth ticket.[4] On 19 July, the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina marked this edition as the most attended in the tournament's history, with an accumulated attendance of 1,156,187 spectators, surpassing Mexico 1983's 1,155,160 spectators.[5] Attendance totalled 1,195,299 after the final match.
Three countries launched bids to host the competition: Canada, Japan and South Korea.[6] On August 6, 2004 the FIFA Emergency Committee unanimously awarded the rights to host the event to Canada over South Korea (Japan did not submit an official bid).[7]
Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Canada received an automatic bid, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament. The final draw for the group stages took place on 3 March 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.
For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
The 24 participating teams were distributed between six groups of four teams each, according to a draw held on 3 March 2007. The groups are contested on a league system, where each team plays one time against the other teams in the same group, for a total of six matches per group. Each group winner and runner-up teams, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualify for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Austria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Congo
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Canada (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Canada | 0–3 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Medina  25'Carmona 54'Grondona 81' |
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Congo | 1–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Ibara 59' (pen.) |
Report | Hoffer 7' |
Attendance: 19,899
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
| Austria | 1–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Okotie 47' |
Report |
Attendance: 31,579
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)
| Chile | 3–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 49' Medina 75'Vidal 82' |
Report |
Attendance: 30,352
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Canada | 0–2 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ngakosso 26' Ikouma 60' |
Attendance: 32,058
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| Chile | 0–0 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Zambia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Jordan
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Jordan | 1–1 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Deeb 41' |
Report | Tembo 8' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
| Spain | 2–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Adrián L. 71' Capel 90+3' |
Report | Cavani 47' L. Suárez 56' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Cavani 40' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
| Zambia | 1–2 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Njobvu 74' |
Report | M. Suárez 30' (pen.) Mata 40' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico)
| Spain | 4–2 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Adrián L. 29', 32', 38' Marquitos 79' |
Report | Omran 48' Deeb 56' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)
| Uruguay | 0–2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mulenga 22' (pen.) Kola 51' |
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Gambia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Portugal | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Gama 45', 61' (pen.) |
Report |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)
| Gambia | 0–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dos Santos 57' Moreno 67'J. Hernández 89' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| New Zealand | 0–1 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jallow 22' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| Mexico | 2–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Dos Santos 48' (pen.) Barrera 66' |
Report | Antunes 89' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| Portugal | 1–2 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Condesso 20' |
Report | Jallow 44' (pen.) Mansally 68' |
Attendance: 28,402
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Pelter 89' |
Report | Bermúdez 24' Mares 78' |
Attendance: 29,792
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Poland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Brazil
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  South Korea
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Poland | 1–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Krychowiak 23' |
Report |
Attendance: 55,800
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| South Korea | 1–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Young-rok 38' |
Report | Szetela 17' |
Attendance: 55,800
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| United States | 6–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Szetela 9', 51' Adu 20', 45+3', 85'Altidore 70' |
Report | Janczyk 5' |
Attendance: 35,801
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
| Brazil | 3–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Amaral 35' Pato 48', 59' |
Report | Shim Young-sung 83' Shin Young-rok 89' |
Attendance: 35,801
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
| Brazil | 1–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Lima 64' |
Report | Altidore 25', 81' |
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Poland | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Janczyk 45' |
Report | Lee Sang-ho 71' |
Attendance: 34,912
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  North Korea
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Panama
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0–0 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
| Argentina | 0–0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
| Czech Republic | 2–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Kalouda 56' Fenin 66' |
Report | Kim Kum-il 12' Jon Kwang-ik 89' (pen.) |
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Panama | 0–6 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moralez 20', 27' Zárate 23'Agüero 25', 62'Di María 76' |
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Kalouda 79' Střeštík 82' |
Report | Barahona 84' |
Attendance: 34,912
Referee: Steven Depiero (Canada)
| Argentina | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Agüero 35' |
Report |
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Scotland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Japan | 3–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Morishima 43' Umesaki 57'Aoyama 79' |
Report | Campbell 82' |
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Ideye 75' |
Report |
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
| Costa Rica | 0–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tanaka 68' |
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
| Scotland | 0–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bala 49', 78' |
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
| Japan | 0–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico)
| Scotland | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Reynolds 18' |
Report | Herrera 57' McDonald 90+2' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Congo
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | D | Brazil
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | F | Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | North Korea
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
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| Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 14 July – Toronto | |||||||||||||
| Gambia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Austria (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 July – Toronto | |||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | ||||||||||||
| United States (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 18 July – Edmonton | |||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 July – Burnaby | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Spain (aet) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 July – Edmonton | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 11 July – Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 22 July – Toronto | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (p) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 July – Edmonton | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 July – Montreal | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Chile (aet) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 12 July – Ottawa | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Zambia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 19 July – Toronto | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 12 July – Toronto | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 July – Ottawa | 22 July – Toronto | ||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | Austria | 0 | ||||||||||
| 12 July – Montreal | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | Chile | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Congo | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Austria | 2–1 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Prödl 45+1' Hoffer 81' |
Report | P. Gomez 69' |
Attendance: 18,721
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
| United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Cardaccio 87' (o.g.) Bradley 107' |
Report | L. Suárez 73' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Spain | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Piqué 43' J. García 84'Bueno 102'Adrián L. 120+1' |
Report | Lima 39' Pato 41' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
| Japan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Makino 22' Morishima 47' (pen.) |
Report | Kúdela 74' (pen.) Mareš 77' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Yasuda  Aoki  Makino Morishima Kashiwagi |
3–4 | Fenin Kúdela Suchý Pekhart Okleštěk |
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)
| Zambia | 1–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Kola 33' |
Report | Elderson 3' Akabueze 57' |
Attendance: 22,531
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
| Argentina | 3–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Di María 40' Agüero 46', 86' |
Report | Janczyk 33' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
| Chile | 1–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Vidal 45' |
Report |
Attendance: 24,687
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
| Mexico | 3–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Dos Santos 23' (pen.) Esparza 85'Barrera 90+4' |
Report |
Attendance: 40,204
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
| Austria | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Okotie 43' Hoffer 105' |
Report | Altidore 15' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
| Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Mata 110' |
Report | Kalouda 103' |
| Penalties | ||
| Mata Adrián G. Valiente J. García Piqué |
3–4 | Fenin Suchý Kúdela Pekhart |
Attendance: 26,801
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Chile | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Grondona 96' Isla 114' (pen.), 117'Vidangossy 120+2' |
Report |
Attendance: 46,252
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| Argentina | 1–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Moralez 45' |
Report |
Attendance: 26,559
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Austria | 0–2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mičola 4' Fenin 15' |
Attendance: 28,401
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| Chile | 0–3 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Di María 12' Yacob 65'Moralez 90+3' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
| Austria | 0–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Martínez 45+1' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
| Czech Republic | 1–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Fenin 60' |
Report | Agüero 62' Zárate 86' |
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
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With six goals, Sergio Agüero was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 84 different players, with one of them credited as own goals.
Jozy Altidore Erwin Hoffer Alexandre Pato Martin Fenin Luboš Kalouda Giovani dos Santos Dawid Janczyk Freddy Adu Danny Szetela Rubin Okotie Leandro Lima Jaime Grondona Mauricio Isla Nicolás Medina Arturo Vidal Ousman Jallow Yasuhito Morishima Abdallah Deeb Pablo Barrera Ezekiel Bala Bruno Gama
Shin Young-rok Juan Mata Edinson Cavani Luis Suárez Rodgers Kola Sebastian Prödl Amaral Carlos Carmona Hans Martínez Alexis Sánchez Mathías Vidangossy Franchel Ibara Gracia Ikouma Ermejea Ngakosso Pablo Herrera Jonathan McDonald Ondřej Kúdela Jakub Mareš Tomáš Mičola Marek Střeštík Pierre Gomez Abdoulie Mansally Jun Aoyama Tomoaki Makino Atomu Tanaka Tsukasa Umesaki Lo'ay Omran Christian Bermúdez Omar Esparza Javier Hernández Héctor Moreno Osmar Mares Jack Pelter Chukwuma Akabueze Elderson Echiéjilé Brown Ideye Kim Kum-il Jon Kwang-ik Nelson Barahona Grzegorz Krychowiak Vitorino Antunes Feliciano Condesso Ross Campbell Mark Reynolds Lee Sang-ho Shim Young-sung Marquitos Alberto Bueno Diego Capel Javi García Gerard Piqué Mario Suárez Michael Bradley Clifford Mulenga William Njobvu Fwayo Tembo Mathías Cardaccio (against the United States)Source:[8]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero
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Maximiliano Moralez
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Giovani dos Santos
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| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Sergio Agüero
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Adrián López
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Maximiliano Moralez
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| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Japan
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Chile
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Third place |
| 4 | Austria
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Mexico
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Spain
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | |
| 7 | United States
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | |
| 8 | Nigeria
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Japan
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 | Gambia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Zambia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Uruguay
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 13 | Congo
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 14 | Poland
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
| 15 | Portugal
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Brazil
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 17 | Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | South Korea
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 19 | North Korea
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 20 | Jordan
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 21 | Panama
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
| 22 | New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 23 | Scotland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 24 | Canada (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
The quarter-final match between Chile and Nigeria took place on FIFA's "Say No To Racism Day." During extra time, Chile's Jaime Grondona scored at the 96th minute, but Nigerians claimed that it was offside. Despite their protest, referee Howard Webb allowed the goal to stand, and the goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa received a yellow card for his protest. Replays showed that a defender was out of place, and it was not offside.[9][10]
After the game, Nigerian coach Ladan Bosso accused Webb of racism in a press conference, stating that "the officiating, I think FIFA has a long way to go to beat racism because that official showed racism." When asked directly if he felt Webb was a racist, Bosso responded by stating that "It's good for FIFA to bring in the fight against racism, but they have to follow it to the letter so that the implementation will be done."[10] The coach was fined CHF 11,000 and banned for four months, as the disciplinary committee found him guilty of "offensive behaviour" under the terms of article 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was also sanctioned for allowing the players to wear T-shirts with religious statements under their game jerseys. This was a violation of the regulations of the tournament, which state: "Players and officials are not allowed to display political, religious, commercial or personal messages in any language or form on their playing or team kits..."[9]
On 19 July 2007, there was a clash between Chilean players and police officers following the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina. The Chilean players were angry with referee, Wolfgang Stark, claiming that he had "lost control of the match early on"[11] and complained about receiving seven yellow cards and two red cards,[12] with a total of 53 fouls committed.[13] After the game, Stark and his colleagues were surrounded by Chilean players, and Toronto Police Service members had to intervene to restrain them. Stark was escorted off the pitch and into the dressing room tunnel by the police, due to fears that he would be attacked by the crowd or Chilean players.[14] Afterwards, there was a brawl between several players and delegates of the Chilean team and police outside Toronto's National Soccer Stadium.[15]
According to Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, the altercation began when Chilean players got into a scuffle with a rival fan.[16] He added that "members of the Chilean team then decided to direct some of their aggressive behaviour towards my officers... The job of my officers was to respond in a firm, but fair, manner to end that violence. They are trained to do so, and that is what they did."[16] The Chilean players, however, stated that Isaías Peralta walked towards Chilean fans located behind a security fence, but was stopped by about ten policemen. They further stated that a heated discussion took place, and Peralta (who speaks no English) was verbally and physically abused by the policemen.[17]
Peralta was tasered by a police officer and lost consciousness for 20 minutes.[17] Subsequently, other players became involved in a struggle with the police, but eventually returned to their bus and closed the doors. Eyewitnesses reported that players on the bus threw objects at the police through the windows and attempted to grab officers from inside the damaged bus.[18] Three minutes later, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), asked the players to exit the bus and board a different one. As the players were leaving the bus, the police then took them back to the stadium.[19]
FIFA spokesman, John Schumacher, stated that "the Chilean players were detained by the police to de-escalate the situation that was taking place in front of the stadium. Ten Chilean team members were detained over three hours and then released without charges."[20] The following day, FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed at a press conference in Toronto that the incident was "regrettable" and that he "apologised in the name of FIFA."[21] The ANFP hired a Toronto-based law firm to pursue legal action against the Toronto police.[19]
The incident was on the front page of every major Chilean newspaper. Following the incident, the Canadian embassy in Santiago received a bomb threat, and angry Chileans protested outside the embassy holding signs that read "Racist Canada."[22] Chilean President Michelle Bachelet described the incident as "particularly serious because, in our view, the Chilean delegation suffered unjustified aggression"[21] and lodged a formal protest with the Canadian government.[23] In response, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked that "international soccer matches are hotly contested and often become very emotional. As you know, there are processes in Canada by which the authorities review these kinds of incidents and I don't intend to comment further."[23]
According to reports in Canadian media, a Chilean team member punched a female police officer in the face before Peralta was tasered.[24][25] An internal review led by Superintendent Jim Ramer determined that officers acted professionally and with "an immense amount of restraint" during the conflict outside BMO Field, in which Chilean players "punched, kicked, spat on, and kicked" police and security staff. The report stated that the violence began when two individuals not involved in the game confronted each other. Security guards attempted to intervene, followed by police, when a Chilean player punched a female police officer in the face. From that point, the report stated that the violence escalated, with Chilean players dismantling armrests and footrests from the bus seats and smashing windows in order to spit and throw objects at police, including D batteries, clothes hangers, and cans of deodorant. Four officers were reportedly injured by projectiles. FIFA agreed to pay for the $35,000 cost of damages to the team's rented bus.[24]
Mayne-Nicholls, who was a witness to the incident, stated that "I didn't see any Chilean player hitting any officer except between all the struggling." Patricio Bascuñán, the president of the Salvador Allende Cultural Society of Toronto, called for an independent review.[24]
Grondona was suspended for nine months at all levels, including domestic and international play, and fined CHF 7,000 (including procedural costs) for assaulting match officials. The Chilean football association was fined CHF 15,000 for "team misconduct."
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