The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay. Brazil finished undefeated, winning their 9th trophy.

Contents 1 Format 2 Squads 3 First group stage 3.1 Group A 3.1.1 Results 3.2 Group B 3.2.1 Results 4 Final group 4.1 Fixtures 5 Winners 6 Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup 7 Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics 8 Topscorers 9 Notes

[edit] Format

The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the top two also qualify for the 2008 Olympic tournament (U-23).

[edit] Squads

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2007 South American Youth Championship squads.

[edit] First group stage

[edit] Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brazil	10	4	3	1	0	10	4
Paraguay	8	4	2	2	0	3	1
Chile	6	4	2	0	2	10	7
Bolivia	4	4	1	1	2	4	8
Peru	0	4	0	0	4	4	11

[edit] Results

January 7, 2007 19:50	Brazil	4–2	Chile	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
	Leandro Lima 46', 65' Alexandre Pato 71', 76'		Vergara 29' Sánchez 73'

January 7, 2007 22:00	Paraguay	0–0	Bolivia	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)

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January 9, 2007 19:50	Paraguay	1–0	Chile	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
	Bogado 15'

January 9, 2007 22:00	Brazil	2–1	Peru	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
	Lucas 9', 90'		Ismodes 33'

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January 11, 2007 19:50	Bolivia	0–4	Chile	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Manuel Andarcia (Venezuela)
			Vergara 15' Larrondo 32' Vidangossy 40', 66'

January 11, 2007 22:00	Paraguay	1–0	Peru	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
	Huerta 37' (o.g.)

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January 13, 2007 18:50	Peru	2–4	Chile	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
	Elías 34' Larrondo 86' (o.g.)		Medina 9', 70' (pen) Vidal 64', 79'

January 13, 2007 22:00	Brazil	3–0	Bolivia	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
	Luiz Adriano 62' Tchô 70' Alexandre Pato 90'

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January 15, 2007 19:50	Peru	1–4	Bolivia	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee:Manuel Andarcia (Venezuela)
	Quiñónez 18'		Pinedo 34' Campos 75'(pen), 76'(pen) Fierro 78'

January 15, 2007 22:00	Brazil	1–1	Paraguay	Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero Attendance: ? Referee:Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
	Tchô 87'		Benítez 64'

[edit] Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Colombia	9	4	3	0	1	5	3
Uruguay	7	4	2	1	1	6	5
Argentina	5	4	1	2	1	11	6
Ecuador	4	4	1	1	2	5	5
Venezuela	3	4	1	0	3	3	11

[edit] Results

January 8, 2007 19:50	Uruguay	0–1	Venezuela	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
			Antón 10'

January 8, 2007 22:00	Argentina	1–1	Ecuador	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
	Abán 56'		Rodríguez 73'

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January 10, 2007 19:50	Uruguay	2–1	Ecuador	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
	Cavani 49' Figueroa 61'		Moreira 80'

January 10, 2007 22:00	Argentina	1–2	Colombia	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil)
	Fazio 10'		Mosquera 71' Quintero 77'

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January 12, 2007 19:50	Venezuela	1–3	Ecuador	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Iván Gamboa (Bolivia)
	Antón 85'		Moreira 55' Arroyo 73' (pen) Ayoví 84'

January 12, 2007 22:00	Uruguay	1–0	Colombia	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
	Cavani 54'

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January 14, 2007 19:50	Colombia	1–0	Ecuador	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
	Pino 63'

January 14, 2007 22:00	Argentina	6–0	Venezuela	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
	Mouche 11', 27', 62' Moralez 43' Sosa 86' Di Santo 90'

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January 16, 2007 19:50	Colombia	2–1	Venezuela	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee:Iván Gamboa (Bolivia)
	Cárdenas 52' Palomino 61'		Piedrahita 27'

January 16, 2007 22:00	Argentina	3–3	Uruguay	Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Attendance: ? Referee:Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil)
	Di María 27', 42' Sosa 45+1'		Cavani 6', 60' (pen) Laens 77'

[edit] Final group

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
Brazil	11	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5
Argentina	9	5	2	3	0	4	2	+2
Uruguay	7	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1
Chile	6	5	1	3	1	10	6	+4
Paraguay	6	5	2	0	3	7	9	-2
Colombia	1	5	0	1	4	2	12	-10

[edit] Fixtures

January 19, 2007	Paraguay	1–3	Uruguay	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil)
	Bogado 64' (pen)		Kagelmacher 3' Vonder Putten 14' Cavani 26'

January 19, 2007	Colombia	0–5	Chile	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
			Vidal 36' Medina 53' 60' Larrondo 72' Arenas 84'

January 19, 2007	Brazil	2–2	Argentina	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
	Luiz Adriano 28' Lucas 60'		Sosa 47' Cahais 58'

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January 21, 2007	Paraguay	0–1	Argentina	Luque Attendance: Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
			Cahais 33'

January 21, 2007	Brazil	2–2	Chile	Luque Attendance: Referee: Alberte Duarte (Colombia)
	Alexandre Pato 69' Tchô 85'		Vidal 84', 90' (+4)

January 21, 2007	Colombia	0–2	Uruguay	Luque Attendance: Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
			Figueroa 56' Cavani 90' (+3)

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January 23, 2007	Argentina	0–0	Chile	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)

January 23, 2007	Colombia	2–3	Paraguay	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
	Chalar 17' Pino 45 (+1)		Acuña 27' 73' Benítez 60'

January 23, 2007	Brazil	3–1	Uruguay	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
	David 15' Alexandre Pato 32' Edgar 38'		Cavani 81'

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January 25, 2007	Chile	1–1	Uruguay	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil)
	Medina 15'		Díaz 90 (+1)'

January 25, 2007	Argentina	0–0	Colombia	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)

January 25, 2007	Brazil	1–0	Paraguay	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
	Danilinho 90'

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January 28, 2007	Paraguay	3–2	Chile	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
	Bogado 47'(pen) Acuña 55' Escobar 61		Medina 19' Vidal 58'

January 28, 2007	Argentina	1–0	Uruguay	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
	Acosta 90' (+2)

January 28, 2007	Brazil	2–0	Colombia	Asunción Attendance: Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
	Lucas 25' Edgar 45'

[edit] Winners

2007 South American Youth Championship Winners
Brazil Ninth title

[edit] Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

•  Brazil
•  Argentina
•  Uruguay
•  Chile

[edit] Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics

•  Brazil
•  Argentina

[edit] Topscorers

• Cavani 7
• Vidal 6
• Medina 5
• Alexandre Pato 5
• Lucas 4
• Mouche 3
• Sosa 3
• Tchô 3
• Larrondo 3
• Acuña 3
• Bogado 3

[edit] Notes

• Argentina and Brazil were looking to finish in the top 4 in order to qualify for the World Youth Championship, a competition which the two sides have thoroughly dominated, having won 9 of the 16 World Youth titles between them.

• The hosts Paraguay were also hoping to do well, they had finished in the top two every time they have hosted the event before, but they had a disappointing campaign, finishing fifth, missing out on a place in the World Youth Championship altoghther.

• Colombia were the defending champions and the only team other than Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to have won the tournament on more than one occasion.

• Chile were looking to qualify for the world Youth Championship, they managed to qualify in 2005 with only 5 points from 5 games, this time around they qualified with 6 points from 5 games.

• The club teams that contributed the most players to the tournament are:
  • 8: Alianza Lima, Peru
  • 7: Sporting Cristal, Peru
  • 6: Racing Club, Argentina
  • 5: Boca Juniors, Argentina
  • 5: Colo-Colo, Chile
  • 5: Club Sport Emelec, Ecuador
  • 5: Club Libertad, Paraguay
  • 5: Danubio F.C., Uruguay
  • 5: Caracas, Venezuela

• Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament:
  • 2: Cádiz CF, Spain
  • 2: Udinese, Italy