2007 South American U-20 Championship
2007 Sudamericano Sub-20 | |
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The 2007 . This was the fourth time Paraguay hosted the competition. Brazil finished undefeated and won their ninth title, beating rivals Argentina in the final.
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).
Squads
For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see
2007 South American Youth Championship squads
.
The following teams entered the tournament:
First group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
Bolivia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 4 |
Peru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 0 |
Bolivia | 0–4 | Chile |
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Report | Larrondo 15', 32' Vidangossy 40', 66' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Colombia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 |
Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 |
Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 3 |
Argentina | 1–2 | Colombia |
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Fazio 10' | 77' |
Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil
)Colombia | 2–1 | Venezuela |
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Cárdenas 52' Palomino 61' |
Piedrahita 27' |
Bolivia
)Argentina | 3–3 | Uruguay |
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Di María 27', 42' Sosa 45+1' |
Cavani 6', 60' (pen.) Laens 77' |
Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil
)Final group
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif |
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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 |
Fixtures
Paraguay | 1–3 | Uruguay |
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Bogado 64' (pen.) | 26' |
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil
)Colombia | 0–2 | Uruguay |
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90+3' |
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
Brazil | 3–1 | Uruguay |
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Edgar 38' |
Cavani 81' |
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina
)Chile | 1–1 | Uruguay |
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Medina 15' | Díaz 90+1' |
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil
)Winners
2007 South American Youth Championship winners |
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Brazil Ninth title |
Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing
Topscorers
- Edinson Cavani 7
- Arturo Vidal 6
- Nicolás Medina 5
- Alexandre Pato 5
- Lucas 4
- Pablo Mouche 3
- Ismael Sosa 3
- Tchô 3
- Nicolás Larrondo 3
- Javier Acuña 3
- Cristian Bogado 3
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 altogether.
- 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: Peru
- 7: Peru
- 6: Argentina
- 5: Argentina
- 5: Chile
- 5: Ecuador
- 5: Paraguay
- 5: Uruguay
- 5: Venezuela
- 8:
- Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament: