2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
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| Wereldkampioenschap voetbal onder 20 - 2005 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Netherlands |
| Dates | 10 June – 2 July |
| 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 |
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The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.
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Venues
| Doetinchem | Emmen | Enschede |
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| De Vijverberg | Univé Stadion | Arke Stadion |
| Capacity: 12,600 | Capacity: 8,600 | Capacity: 13,250 |
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| Kerkrade | Tilburg | Utrecht |
| Parkstad Limburg Stadion | Willem II Stadion | Stadion Galgenwaard |
| Capacity: 19,979 | Capacity: 14,637 | Capacity: 24,500 |
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Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Host country the Netherlands did not have to qualify for the tournament.
- 1.^ Teams that will make their debut.
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.
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.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16 | |
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 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 |
| 10 June 2005 16:00 |
Benin |
1–1 | Australia |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Medina (Spain) |
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Omotoyossi  32' |
(Report) | Ward 59' |
| 10 June 2005 20:00 |
Netherlands |
2–1 | Japan |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Ruiz (Colombia) |
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| Afellay 7' Babel 18' |
(Report) | Hirayama 68' |
| 15 June 2005 17:30 |
Japan |
1–1 | Benin |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Larsen (Denmark) |
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| Mizuno 65' |
(Report) | Maïga 37' |
| 15 June 2005 20:30 |
Australia |
0–3 | Netherlands |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Kwon (Korea Republic) |
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| (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) |
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| Maeda 87' |
(Report) | Townsend 75' |
| 18 June 2005 16:00 |
Netherlands |
1–0 | Benin |
Willem II Stadion, Tilburg Attendance: 13,700 Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
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| Maduro 47' |
(Report) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 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 |
| 11 June 2005 17:30 |
Turkey |
1–2 | China PR |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
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| Gökhan 84' |
(Report) | Tan Wangsong 22' Zhao Xuri 90+5' |
| 11 June 2005 20:30 |
Ukraine |
3–1 | Panama |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
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| Aliev 20' (pen.), 22' Feschuk 32' |
(Report) | Arzhanov 26' (o.g.) |
| 14 June 2005 17:30 |
China PR |
3–2 | Ukraine |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Siberian (El Salvador) |
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| Zhu Ting 31' Chen Tao 66' (pen.)Cui Peng 75' |
(Report) | Vorobei 19' Aliev 70' (pen.) |
| 15 June 2005 20:30 |
Panama |
0–1 | Turkey |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay) |
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| (Report) | Gökhan 24' |
| 17 June 2005 20:30 |
Turkey |
2–2 | Ukraine |
De Vijverberg, Doetinchem Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Medina (Spain) |
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| Sezer 8' (pen.), 53' |
(Report) | Aliev 5', 19' |
| 17 June 2005 20:30 |
China PR |
4–1 | Panama |
Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Abd El Fatah (Egypt) |
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| Zhou Haibin 6' Gao Lin 40'Hao Junmin 51'Lu Lin 78' |
(Report) | Venegas 37' |
