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2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
File:2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.png
2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup logo
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
DatesMay 30 – June 20
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored73 (3.65 per match)
Attendance143,521 (7,176 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Hany Mukhtar
Hungary Bence Mervó
(3 goals)
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File:2015 FIFA U20 trophy.jpg
FIFA U-20 World Cup Trophy

The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup is the twentieth edition of the U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition takes place for the first time in New Zealand,[1] the third time on Oceanian soil after Australia staged the 1981 and 1993 editions. A total of 52 matches will be played in seven host cities.[2]

During the first meeting of the local organising committee in January 2013, provisional dates of June 19 to July 11 were given towards hosting of games, with a final decision on stadiums and cities originally meant to be taken in February 2013.[3] Two more postponements then followed.[4][5]

Before the stadium announcements were made, Dunedin City council suggested in January 2013[6] that it would not bid to host matches at Forsyth Barr Stadium unless the costs (an estimated $1m) could be lowered.[7] The stadium will host seven matches there, the last of which being a Round of 16 game.[8]

France are the current champions, after beating Uruguay 4–1 in a penalty shootout in the previous edition's final. However, they will not be able to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of the UEFA qualifying tournament.[9] In doing so, France became the fourth consecutive incumbent title holder to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.

Host selection

On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in New Zealand.[10] Four countries had officially announced their bids by the time of the deadline.[11]

Venues

Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington and Whangarei are the 7 cities chosen to host the competition.[2]

Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Hamilton
North Harbour Stadium Christchurch Stadium Otago Stadium Waikato Stadium
36°43′37″S 174°42′6″E / 36.72694°S 174.70167°E / -36.72694; 174.70167 (North Harbour Stadium) 43°32′37.32″S 172°36′14.76″E / 43.5437000°S 172.6041000°E / -43.5437000; 172.6041000 (Christchurch Stadium) 45°52′9″S 170°31′28″E / 45.86917°S 170.52444°E / -45.86917; 170.52444 (Otago Stadium) 37°46′52″S 175°16′6″E / 37.78111°S 175.26833°E / -37.78111; 175.26833 (Waikato Stadium)
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 30,748 Capacity: 25,800
New Plymouth
Wellington
Stadium Taranaki Wellington Regional Stadium
39°4′13″S 174°3′54″E / 39.07028°S 174.06500°E / -39.07028; 174.06500 (Stadium Taranaki) 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E / 41.27306°S 174.78583°E / -41.27306; 174.78583 (Wellington Regional Stadium)
Capacity: 26,000 Capacity: 36,000
Whangarei
Northland Events Centre
35°44′3″S 174°19′46″E / 35.73417°S 174.32944°E / -35.73417; 174.32944 (Northland Events Centre)
Capacity: 24,319

Qualified teams

In addition to host nation New Zealand, 23 nations will qualify from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2014 AFC U-19 Championship  Myanmar1
 North Korea
 Qatar
 Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa) 2015 African U-20 Championship  Ghana
 Mali
 Nigeria
 Senegal1
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship  Honduras
 Mexico
 Panama
 United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2015 South American Youth Championship  Argentina
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 2014 OFC U-20 Championship  Fiji1
UEFA (Europe) 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship  Austria
 Germany
 Hungary
 Portugal
 Serbia2
 Ukraine
Host nation  New Zealand
1.^ Teams that will make their debut.
2.^ Serbia make their first U-20 World Cup appearance as an independent nation. The former nation of Yugoslavia was represented in 1979 and 1987.

Schedule and draw

The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013.[12] The official emblem of the tournament was also unveiled on the same day.[13]

The final draw was held on 10 February 2015, 17:30 local time, at the SkyCity Grand, Auckland.[14][15] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four differing pots:[16]

  • Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of five confederations (except OFC)
  • Pot 2: Remaining teams from AFC and CAF
  • Pot 3: Remaining teams from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
  • Pot 4: Remaining teams from OFC and UEFA

As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage. As the CAF U-20 Championship was not completed at the time of the draw, a separate draw took place on 23 March 2015 in Dakar, Senegal, at the tournament's conclusion to determine the groups where the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed CAF teams would play in, to ensure there was no manipulation of games in the qualifying tournament ensuring fairness to all qualified teams.[17][18]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 New Zealand (Group A)
 Argentina (Group B)
 Qatar (Group C)
 Mexico (Group D)
 Nigeria (Group E)
 Germany (Group F)

 North Korea
 Myanmar
 Uzbekistan
 Mali
 Ghana
 Senegal

 Honduras
 Panama
 United States
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Uruguay

 Fiji
 Austria
 Hungary
 Portugal
 Serbia
 Ukraine

Match officials

A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[19][20]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees Support referee
AFC Japan Ryuji Sato Japan Akane Yagi
Japan Hiroshi Yamauchi 		Singapore Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari
Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Mirdasi Oman Abu Bakar Al-Amri
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shalawi
South Korea Kim Jong-hyeok South Korea Yoon Kwang-yeol
South Korea Yang Byoung-eun
CAF Egypt Gehad Grisha Eritrea Berhe Tesfagiorghis
Sudan Waleed Ahmed 		Ghana Joseph Lamptey
Gabon Eric Otogo-Castane Cameroon Elvis Noupue
Niger Yahaya Mahamadou
Seychelles Bernard Camille Ivory Coast Marius Tan
South Africa Zakhele Siwela
CONCACAF Costa Rica Henry Bejarano Costa Rica Carlos Fernández
Costa Rica Octavio Jara 		Honduras Armando Castro
Mexico César Arturo Ramos Mexico Alberto Morín
Mexico Miguel Hernández
Panama Jhon Pitti Panama Gabriel Victoria
Panama Juan Baynes
CONMEBOL Argentina Mauro Vigliano Argentina Ezequiel Brailovsky
Argentina Iván Núñez 		Venezuela Jesús Valenzuela
Brazil Ricardo Marques Brazil Bruno Boschilia
Brazil Kléber Gil
Ecuador Roddy Zambrano Ecuador Juan Macias
Ecuador Luis Vera
Uruguay Daniel Fedorczuk Uruguay Nicolás Taran
Uruguay Richard Trinidad
OFC New Zealand Matt Conger New Zealand Simon Lount
Tonga Tevita Makasini 		New Zealand Nick Waldron
UEFA Croatia Ivan Bebek Croatia Miro Grgić
Croatia Tomislav Petrović 		Israel Liran Liany
Germany Felix Zwayer Germany Marco Achmüller
Germany Thorsten Schiffner
Hungary István Vad Hungary István Albert
Hungary Vencel Toth
Italy Daniele Orsato Italy Lorenzo Manganelli
Italy Mauro Tonolini
Portugal Artur Soares Dias Portugal Alvaro Carvalho
Portugal Rui Barbosa
Romania Ovidiu Hațegan Romania Octavian Şovre
Romania Sebastian Gheorghe
Spain Antonio Mateu Lahoz Spain Pau Cebrián Devis
Spain Roberto Díaz Pérez

Ticketing

Prior to being released for 'General sale' on June 13, 2014,[21] registered footballers in New Zealand were given 'priority treatment' by allowing them the option to buy tickets from two months earlier.[22]

In the first three months of tickets going on sale to residents, an estimated 25,000 have been sold.[23]

Mascot

The official mascot of the tournament, a black sheep named Wooliam, was unveiled on 30 November 2014.[24]

Squads

Main article: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[25] Players must be born on or after 1 January 1995.[25] The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 21 May 2015.[26][27]

Group stage

Stages reached by each team

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.[25] The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  2. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12).[28]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  United States (Q) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ukraine 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
3  New Zealand (H) 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1 Knockout stage or elimination
4  Myanmar 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2015. Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
New Zealand 0–0 Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 25,000
United States 2–1 Myanmar
Tall 17'
Hyndman 56'		 Report Y. N. Oo 9'
Attendance: 5,816
Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine
Report Yaremchuk 51'
Luchkevych 54'
Kovalenko 57', 77'
Sobol 68'
Besyedin 71'
Attendance: 4,985
New Zealand 0–4 United States
Report Rubin 6'
Hyndman 33'
Arriola 58'
Rubin 83'
Attendance: 15,678
Myanmar Match 25 New Zealand
Report
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Ukraine Match 26 United States
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Ghana 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Argentina 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 Knockout stage or elimination
4  Panama 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2015. Source: FIFA
Argentina 2–2 Panama
Correa 14', 79' Report Rodríguez 19'
Escobar 84'
Attendance: 9,204
Ghana 1–1 Austria
Y. Yeboah 90+1' (pen.) Report Gschweidl 50'
Attendance: 9,204
Austria 2–1 Panama
Hormechea 45+1' (o.g.)
Grubeck 51'		 Report Escobar 38'
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Argentina 2–3 Ghana
Simeone 80'
Buendía 90'		 Report B. Tetteh 44'
Aboagye 59'
Y. Yeboah 69' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,542
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Austria Match 27 Argentina
Report
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Panama Match 28 Ghana
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Portugal (Q) 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Colombia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Senegal 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 Knockout stage or elimination
4  Qatar 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: FIFA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Qatar 0–1 Colombia
Report Rodríguez 24'
Attendance: 7,461
Portugal 3–0 Senegal
Martins 1'
Silva 90'
Nuno 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 10,362
Qatar 0–4 Portugal
Report Silva 33'
Ivo 42', 66'
Vigário 74'
Attendance: 1,864
Senegal 1–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Senegal Match 29 Qatar
Report
Colombia Match 30 Portugal
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Serbia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Uruguay 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Knockout stage or elimination
4  Mexico 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: FIFA
Mexico 0–2 Mali
Report A. Traoré 77'
Gbakle 79'
Attendance: 4,299
Uruguay 1–0 Serbia
Pereiro 56' Report
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Mexico 2–1 Uruguay
Lozano 71'
Gutiérrez 90+3'		 Report Suárez 83'
Attendance: 2,038
Serbia 2–0 Mali
S. Milinković-Savić 27'
Mandić 74'		 Report
Attendance: 4,012
Serbia Match 31 Mexico
Report
Mali Match 32 Uruguay
Report

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Hungary 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3
3  Nigeria 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0 Knockout stage or elimination
4  North Korea 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 June 2015. Source: FIFA
Nigeria 2–4 Brazil
Success 10'
Yahaya 28'		 Report Gabriel Jesus 4'
Judivan 34', 82'
Boschilia 59'
Attendance: 5,887
North Korea 1–5 Hungary
Choe Ju-song 32' Report Mervó 17', 49', 82'
Kalmár 33'
Forgács 60'
Attendance: 8,153
Nigeria Match 21 North Korea
Report
Hungary Match 22 Brazil
Report
Hungary Match 33 Nigeria
Report
Brazil Match 34 North Korea
Report

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1  Germany 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Honduras 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 3
3  Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 0 Knockout stage or elimination
4  Fiji 1 0 0 1 1 8 −7 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 June 2015. Source: FIFA
Germany 8–1 Fiji
Stark 18', 27'
Stendera 20' (pen.)
Prömel 23'
Mukhtar 34', 40', 89' (pen.)
Stefaniak 68'		 Report Verevou 48'
Attendance: 5,296
Referee: Jhon Pitti (Panama)
Uzbekistan 3–4 Honduras
Khamdamov 31'
Shomurodov 79'
Urinboev 90+6'		 Report Benavídez 4'
Róchez 20', 90+2'
Álvarez 49'
Attendance: 6,679
Honduras Match 24 Fiji
Report
Germany Match 23 Uzbekistan
Report
Honduras Match 35 Germany
Report
Fiji Match 36 Uzbekistan
Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four top ranked third place teams also advance to the round of 16.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 D  Uruguay 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Knockout stage
2 B  Argentina 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
3 C  Senegal 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
4 A  New Zealand 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
5 F  Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 0
6 E  Nigeria 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) lots drawn by FIFA.

† - Drawing of lots required.
Those teams which advance will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[25]

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played as the match is played directly before the final.[25]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
11 June — New Plymouth
 
 
Winner Group E
 
14 June — Hamilton
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner Match 44
 
11 June — Hamilton
 
Winner Match 43
 
Winner Group C
 
17 June — Christchurch
 
3rd Group A / B / F
 
Winner Match 45
 
11 June — Whangarei
 
Winner Match 48
 
Runner-up Group B
 
14 June — Wellington
 
Runner-up Group F
 
Winner Match 42
 
10 June — Auckland
 
Winner Match 40
 
Winner Group A
 
20 June — Auckland
 
3rd Group C / D / E
 
Winner Match 49
 
10 June — Wellington
 
Winner Match 50
 
Runner-up Group A
 
14 June — Auckland
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Match 39
 
10 June — Dunedin
 
Winner Match 38
 
Winner Group D
 
17 June — Auckland
 
3rd Group B / E / F
 
Winner Match 47
 
10 June — Wellington
 
Winner Match 46Third place
 
Winner Group B
 
14 June — Christchurch20 June — Auckland
 
3rd Group A / C / D
 
Winner Match 37Loser Match 49
 
11 June — Christchurch
 
Winner Match 41Loser Match 50
 
Winner Group F
 
 
Runner-up Group E
 

Round of 16

Winner Group BMatch 373rd Group A / C / D
Winner Group DMatch 383rd Group B / E / F
Runner-up Group AMatch 39Runner-up Group C
Winner Group AMatch 403rd Group C / D / E
Runner-up Group BMatch 42Runner-up Group F
Winner Group FMatch 41Runner-up Group E
Winner Group CMatch 433rd Group A / B / F
Winner Group EMatch 44Runner-up Group D

Quarter-finals

Winner Match 44Match 45Winner Match 43
Winner Match 37Match 46Winner Match 41
Winner Match 39Match 47Winner Match 38
Winner Match 42Match 48Winner Match 40

Semi-finals

Winner Match 45Match 49Winner Match 48
Winner Match 47Match 50Winner Match 46

Third place match

Loser Match 49Match 51Loser Match 50

Final

Winner Match 49Match 52Winner Match 50

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 Own Goal

Source: FIFA.com[29]

Video replay trialing

If the proposal goes ahead, this would be the first tournament where a video referral system allowing a coach/manager to challenge a refereeing decision could be implemented.[30][31] A final decision will be made by the International Football Association Board.

Official Song

Broadcasters

The broadcasting rights – covering television, radio, internet and mobile coverage – for the tournament were sold to media companies in each individual territory either directly by FIFA, or through licensed companies or organisations

America

TyC/TyC Sports (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
DirecTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
DirecTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
TV Globo (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
TSN / RDS / CTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
DirecTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
DirecTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
RCN (Internet, Radio, TV)[32]
Caracol (Internet, Radio, TV)[32]
DirecTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
TVJ (Television Jamaica) (Matches broadcast on free-to-air channel TVJ and on it's cable channel TVJSN)
Televisa (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
DirecTV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Latina (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Canal 10 (Internet, Radio, TV)[32]
Canal 4 (Internet, Radio, TV)[32]
Canal 12 (Internet, Radio, TV)[32]
NBCUniversal/Telemundo (Internet, Mobile, TV)[32]
FOX/Fox Sports (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Futbol de primera (Radio)[32]
DirecTV [32]

Europe

Almost every European country have Eurosport with broadcasting rights at Internet, Mobile and TV but not for Radio[32]

Eurosport (Internet, Mobile, TV)[32]
Eurosport (Internet, Mobile, TV)[32]
Eurosport (Internet, Mobile, TV)[32]

Oceania

SBS Australia (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Sky Sport to broadcast all 52 matches of FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.[33]

Asia

Ariana TV (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
M-League Marketing Sdn Bhd (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
LeTV Sports Culture Develop (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
PT Inter-Sports Marketing(Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Dentsu Inc (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Fuji TV (TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Seoul Broadcasting System (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
LaosTV (TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
M-League Marketing Sdn Bhd (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Shwe Than Lwin Media Company Ltd (Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Al Kass (TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
Seoul Broadcasting System (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
MBC Korea (Radio, TV)[32]
Multi Screen Media (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
BEC-TERO Entertainment Public Company Limited (Internet, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]
beIN MEDIA GROUP (Internet, Mobile, Radio, TV)[32]

Africa

beIN MEDIA GROUP is the only one broadcaster with rights on Africa (as March 25th, 2015) and it also has the rights for all four; Internet, Mobile, Radio and TV.[32]

  • The African countries that have Media Rights Licensees so far are:
Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan & Tunisia.

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