2001 FIFA World Youth Championship explained

Tourney Name:FIFA World Youth Championship
Year:2001
Other Titles:Copa Mundial Juvenil de la FIFA
Argentina 2001
Country:Argentina
Dates:17 June – 8 July
Num Teams:24
Confederations:6
Venues:6
Cities:6
Count:4
Matches:52
Goals:149
Attendance:506320
Top Scorer: Javier Saviola (11 goals)
Player: Javier Saviola
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason: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.

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia)2000 AFC Youth Championship


CAF (Africa)2001 African Youth Championship


CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament


CONMEBOL (South America)Host nation
2001 South American Youth Championship


OFC (Oceania)2001 OFC U-20 Championship
UEFA (Europe)2000 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship




1.Teams that made their debut.

2.Czech Republic made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Czechoslovakia, which qualified in 1983 and 1989 tournaments.

Venues

width=200Buenos Aires!width=200Córdoba
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras
Capacity: 49,540Capacity: 57,000
MendozaRosario
Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasEstadio Newell's Old Boys
Capacity: 40,268Capacity: 42,000
SaltaMar del Plata
Estadio Padre Ernesto MartearenaEstadio José María Minella
Capacity: 20,408Capacity: 35,354

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

Argentinian local partners

Squads

See main article: 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

Group stage

All times in Argentina Standard Time:

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Goalscorers

11 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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