2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup | FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 |  2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo | | Tournament details | | Host country | Egypt | | Dates | 24 September - 16 October | | Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) | | Venue(s) | 7 (in 5 host cities) | | Final positions | Champions  | Ghana (1st title) | Runner-up  | Brazil | Third place  | Hungary | | Fourth place | Costa Rica | | Tournament statistics | | Matches played | 52 | | Goals scored | 167 (3.21 per match) | | Attendance | 1,331,720 (25,610 per match) | | Top scorer(s) | Dominic Adiyiah (8 goals) | | Best player | Dominic Adiyiah | The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from September 24 to October 16, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia.[1] The tournament was initially going to take place between 10-31 July[2] , however the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was played mid year resulting in both the Under 20 World Cup and the Under 17 World Cup to be 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.[3] [edit] Player eligibility Only players born on or after 1 January 1989 are eligible to compete in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [edit] Venues [edit] 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. [edit] Match officials - Africa
- Asia
- Europe
| - North America, Central America and Caribbean
- Oceania
- South America
| [edit] Squads [edit] 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. [edit] Group Stage The draw for the group stages was held on April 5, 2009 at Luxor Temple[4] [5]. 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 (round of 16). - Key
| | Teams that have qualified to the knockout stage as group winner or runner-up. | | | Teams that have qualified to the knockout stage as one of the four best third-placed. | | | Teams eliminated in group stage. | [edit] Group A [edit] Group B [edit] Group C [edit] Group D [edit] Group E [edit] Group F [edit] Third place rankings The best four third-placed teams also advance to the knockout stage. The final standings are shown below. [edit] Knockout stage [edit] Round of 16 [edit] Quarter-finals [edit] Semi-finals [edit] Third place match [edit] Winner | 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Winners |  Ghana First title |
[edit] Awards [edit] Goalscorers - 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
| - 2 goals
- 1 goal
| - 1 goal
- Own goal
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