2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
| Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA Argentina 2001 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina | 
| Dates | 17 June – 8 July | 
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (4th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Ghana | 
| Third place |  Egypt | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png) Paraguay | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 | 
| Goals scored | 149 (2.87 per match) | 
| Attendance | 506,320 (9,737 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Javier Saviola (11 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Javier Saviola | 
| Fair play award |  Argentina | 
| ← 1999  2003 →  | |
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata. The Golden Boot was won by Javier Saviola of Argentina who scored 11 goals.
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina qualified automatically as host.
Venues
| Buenos Aires | Córdoba | |
|---|---|---|
| José Amalfitani Stadium | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras | |
| Capacity: 49,540 | Capacity: 57,000 | |
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| Mendoza | Rosario | |
| Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | Estadio Newell's Old Boys | |
| Capacity: 40,268 | Capacity: 42,000 | |
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| Salta | Mar del Plata | |
| Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | Estadio José María Minella | |
| Capacity: 20,408 | Capacity: 35,354 | |
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Mascot
The Official Mascot of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship is a Rhea named Ñandy, he was created by an Argentine Illustrator Conrado Giusti https://tuchogiusti.wordpress.com/ilustracion/
Sponsorship
FIFA partners
National supporters
- FIFA.com
- FIFA Fair Play
Argentinian local partners
- Movicom
- Televisión Cable Color
Squads
Group stage
All times in Argentina Standard Time: (UTC−03:00)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 
Source: 
(H) Hosts
 (H) Hosts
| Argentina  | 2–0 |  Finland | 
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| Rodríguez  38' D'Alessandro  67' | (Report) | 
| Egypt  | 1–7 |  Argentina | 
|---|---|---|
| El Yamani  5' | (Report) | Saviola  7', 15', 44' (pen.) Coloccini  20' Romagnoli  55' Rodríguez  64' Amin  67' (o.g.) | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
  | Brazil  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Canada | 
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| Adriano  21' Robert  65' | (Report) | 
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jagdeesh Bhimull (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 
Source: 
 | United States  | 0–1 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Qu Bo  50' | 
| Ukraine  | 0–0 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | 
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jagdeesh Bhimull (Trinidad and Tobago)
| United States  | 1–1 |  Ukraine | 
|---|---|---|
| Arena  39' | (Report) | Stoyan  89' | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 
Source: 
  Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | 
Source: 
  | Netherlands  | 1–3 |  Costa Rica | 
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| Hersi  63' | (Report) | Montero  38' Parks  48', 54' | 
| Ecuador .svg.png) | 1–1 |  Netherlands | 
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| Vargas  85' | (Report) | Colin  21' | 
| Ecuador .svg.png) | 0–1 |  Costa Rica | 
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| (Report) | Hernández  85' | 
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 | .svg.png) France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | 
Source: 
  Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | .svg.png) Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 | C |  China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | E |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | D | .svg.png) Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | A |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | B | .svg.png) Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 
Source: 
 Knockout stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 June – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||
|  Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||
|  China | 1 | |||||||||||||
|  Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 27 June – Córdoba | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) France | 1 | |||||||||||||
| .svg.png) France | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||
|  Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Argentina | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Salta | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Costa Rica | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July – Mendoza | ||||||||||||||
|  Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Mendoza | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Paraguay | 1 | |||||||||||||
|  Ukraine | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 July – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Paraguay | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Rosario | ||||||||||||||
|  Ghana | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Angola | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July – Rosario | ||||||||||||||
|  Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 June – Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||
|  Egypt | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July – Córdoba | ||||||||||||||
|  Egypt | 2 | |||||||||||||
|  Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||||||
|  Ghana | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
|  Ghana | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July – Córdoba | 8 July – Buenos Aires | |||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||||||
|  Ghana (aet) | 2 | .svg.png) Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||
| 27 June – Córdoba | ||||||||||||||
|  Brazil | 1 |  Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||
|  Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Costa Rica  | 1–2 |  Czech Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Scott  24' | (Report) | Musil  21' Jun  71' | 
| Angola  | 0–2 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Mustapha  52' Huntelaar  86' | 
Quarter-finals
| Czech Republic  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Paraguay | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Salcedo  31' | 
| Netherlands  | 1–2 |  Egypt | 
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| Van der Vaart  33' | (Report) | Amin  47' El Yamani  65' | 
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
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Result
| FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 winners | 
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|  Argentina Fourth title | 
Goalscorers

- 11 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
 Mantorras Mantorras
 Mendonça Mendonça
 Rasca Rasca
 Diego Colotto Diego Colotto
 Alejandro Domínguez Alejandro Domínguez
 Eduardo Costa Eduardo Costa
 Fernando Fernando
 Kaká Kaká
 Pinga Pinga
 Mario Berrios Mario Berrios
 Rodrigo Millar Rodrigo Millar
 Sebastián Pardo Sebastián Pardo
 Jaime Valdés Jaime Valdés
 Carlos Hernández Carlos Hernández
 Christian Montero Christian Montero
 Michal Macek Michal Macek
.svg.png) Jorge Guagua Jorge Guagua
.svg.png) Roberto Miña Roberto Miña
.svg.png) Jorge Vargas Jorge Vargas
 Hussein Amin Hussein Amin
 Gamal Hamza Gamal Hamza
.svg.png) Abay Yordanos Abay Yordanos
.svg.png) Bekele Zewdu Bekele Zewdu
 Daniel Sjölund Daniel Sjölund
 Mika Väyrynen Mika Väyrynen
.svg.png) Bernard Mendy Bernard Mendy
 Thorsten Burkhardt Thorsten Burkhardt
 Ibrahim Abdul Razak Ibrahim Abdul Razak
 Michael Essien Michael Essien
 Abbas Inusah Abbas Inusah
.svg.png) Ammar Hanoosh Ammar Hanoosh
.svg.png) Salah Al-Deen Siamand Salah Al-Deen Siamand
 Fabian Dawkins Fabian Dawkins
 Koji Morisaki Koji Morisaki
 Yutaka Tahara Yutaka Tahara
 Jurgen Colin Jurgen Colin
 Santi Kolk Santi Kolk
 Rahamat Mustapha Rahamat Mustapha
 Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart
.svg.png) Pedro Benítez Pedro Benítez
.svg.png) José Devaca José Devaca
.svg.png) Walter Fretes Walter Fretes
.svg.png) Felipe Giménez Felipe Giménez
.svg.png) Tomás Guzmán Tomás Guzmán
.svg.png) Santiago Salcedo Santiago Salcedo
 Denis Stoyan Denis Stoyan
 Ruslan Valeyev Ruslan Valeyev
 Kenny Arena Kenny Arena
 Edson Buddle Edson Buddle
 Brad Davis Brad Davis
Awards
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award | 
|---|---|---|
|  Javier Saviola |  Javier Saviola |  Argentina | 
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina (H) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 21 | Champions | 
| 2 |  Ghana | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 16 | Runners-up | 
| 3 |  Egypt | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | Third place | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Paraguay | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 10 | Fourth place | 
| 5 |  Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals | 
| 6 |  France | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 |  Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Eliminated in Round of 16 | 
| 10 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 12 |  Angola | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 13 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 15 |  China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 16 | .svg.png) Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 17 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage | 
| 18 |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 19 | .svg.png) Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 21 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | |
| 23 |  Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
| 24 | .svg.png) Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
External links
- FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001 Archived 4 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2001
- FIFA Technical Report


















