2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 15th FIFA World Cup ( officially: FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005) was held from June 10 to July 2, 2005 in the Netherlands instead. 24 countries, including the host of The Netherlands, the defending champion Brazil, Germany and Switzerland, took part in the tournament.
Argentina was able to win with a 2-1 victory in the final against Nigeria the fifth overall World Cup title and is now once again the sole world champion. Third place went to defending champion Brazil, Morocco also defeated 2-1. Scorer with six goals, the Argentine striker Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona.
The German team was defeated in the quarterfinals of the later third-placed Brazil, Switzerland already retired in the first round as a group from Last. Austria failed to qualify for the World Cup finals themselves.
- 3.1 Group A
- 3.2 Group B
- 3.3 Group C
- 3.4 Group D
- 3.5 Group E
- 3.6 Group F
- 3.7 Third place
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 knockout round
- 4.3 quarterfinals
- 4.4 Semi-finals
- 4.5 3rd place match
- 4.6 final
Venues
The matches of the World Cup took place in six Dutch cities in six stages.
- Doetinchem - De Vijverberg Stadium ( 12,025 seats)
- Emmen - Univé Stadium ( 8,800 seats)
- Enschede - Arke Stadion ( 13,394 seats)
- Kerkrade - Parkstad Limburg Stadium ( 19,500 seats)
- Tilburg - Willem II Stadium ( 14,850 seats)
- Utrecht - Galgenwaard Stadium ( 24,900 seats)
Participant
Teams from German-speaking
- Trainer: Michael Skibbe
- Coach: Pierre -André Schürmann
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in six groups of four teams. The six group winners and runners-up and the four best third qualified for the knockout stages.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Third-placed
The four best third-placed teams reached next to the each of the two group winners the knockout stages.