2007 South American U-20 Championship

2007 South American U-20 Championship
2007 Sudamericano Sub-20
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates7–28 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored101 (2.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Edinson Cavani (7 goals)
2005
2009

The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20) was the 23rd edition of the competition. It was played in Paraguay between 7 and 28 January 2007, and was contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. This was the fourth time Paraguay hosted the competition. Brazil finished undefeated and won their ninth title, beating rivals Argentina in the final.

Format

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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

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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

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Brazil 4–2 Chile
Lima 46', 65'
Pato 71', 76'
Report Isla 18'
Sánchez 73'
Paraguay 0–0 Bolivia
Report

Chile 0–1 Paraguay
Report Bogado 15'
Peru 1–2 Brazil
Ísmodes 33' Report Lucas 9', 90'

Bolivia 0–4 Chile
Report Larrondo 15', 32'
Vidangossy 40', 66'
Peru 0–1 Paraguay
Report Huerta 37' (o.g.)

Chile 4–2 Peru
Medina 9', 70' (pen.)
Vidal 64', 79'
Report Elías 34'
Larrondo 86' (o.g.)
Brazil 3–0 Bolivia
Luiz Adriano 34'
Tchô 70'
Pato 86'
Report

Bolivia 4–1 Peru
Pinedo 34'
Campos 75' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Fierro 78'
Report Quiñónez 18'
Paraguay 1–1 Brazil
Benítez 64' Report Tchô 87'

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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 6–0 Venezuela
Mouche 11', 27', 62'
Moralez 43'
Sosa 86'
Di Santo 90'

Argentina 3–3 Uruguay
Di María 27', 42'
Sosa 45+1'
Cavani 6', 60' (pen.)
Laens 77'

Final group

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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

Fixtures

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Colombia 0–5 Chile
Vidal 36'
Medina 53', 60'
Larrondo 72'
Arenas 84'

Brazil 2–2 Chile
Pato 69'
Tchô 85'
Vidal 84', 90+4'

Colombia 2–3 Paraguay
Chalar 17'
Pino 45+1'
Acuña 27', 73'
Benítez 60'
Brazil 3–1 Uruguay
David Braz 15'
Pato 32'
Edgar 38'
Cavani 81'

Chile 1–1 Uruguay
Medina 15' Díaz 90+1'

Paraguay 3–2 Chile
Bogado 47' (pen.)
Acuña 55'
Escobar 61'
Medina 19'
Vidal 58'
Brazil 2–0 Colombia
Lucas 25'
Edgar 45'

Winners

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 2007 South American Youth Championship winners 

Brazil

Ninth title

Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Topscorers

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Notes

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  • 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:
  • Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament: