2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2015 FIFA I Raro I Te 20 Marama O Te Ao
2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates30 May – 20 June
Teams 24  (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 7  (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Fourth placeFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored154 (2.96 per match)
Attendance396,668 (7,628 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Mervó
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Kovalenko
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Mali.svg Adama Traoré
Best goalkeeper Flag of Serbia.svg Predrag Rajković
Fair play awardFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the twentieth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time in New Zealand, [1] the third time on Oceanian soil after Australia staged the 1981 and 1993 editions. A total of 52 matches were played in seven host cities. [2]

Contents

During the first meeting of the local organising committee in January 2013, provisional dates of 19 June to 11 July were given towards hosting of games, with a final decision on stadiums and cities originally meant to be taken in February 2013. [3] Two more postponements then followed. [4] [5]

France, the 2013 champions, were unable to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of the UEFA qualifying tournament. [6] In doing so, they became the fourth consecutive incumbent title holder to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.

Serbia won the final against Brazil 2–1, becoming the first team representing the country to win a FIFA competition title since their independence from Yugoslavia and the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Yugoslavia previously won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Host selection

Four FIFA member associations officially submitted their bids to host the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup by the deadline of 11 February 2011. [7] On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held for the first time in New Zealand. [8] [9] This is the third FIFA competition staged in this country, after the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [8]

Bidding member associations

Venues

Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington and Whangārei were the 7 cities chosen to host the competition. [2]

Before the stadium announcements were made, Dunedin City council suggested in January 2013, [10] that it would not bid to host matches at Forsyth Barr Stadium (also known as Otago Stadium) unless the costs (an estimated $1m) could be lowered. [11] The stadium hosted seven matches there, the last of which being a Round of 16 game. [12]

Wellington Auckland New Plymouth
Wellington Regional Stadium North Harbour Stadium Stadium Taranaki
41°16′23″S174°47′9″E / 41.27306°S 174.78583°E / -41.27306; 174.78583 (Wellington Regional Stadium) 36°43′37″S174°42′6″E / 36.72694°S 174.70167°E / -36.72694; 174.70167 (North Harbour Stadium) 39°4′13″S174°3′54″E / 39.07028°S 174.06500°E / -39.07028; 174.06500 (Stadium Taranaki)
Capacity: 35,187Capacity: 25,317Capacity: 25,000 [13]
Westpac Trust stadium viewed from Wadestown.jpg North Harbour Stadium East Side.jpg YarrowStadium20101002.jpg
Dunedin
2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup (New Zealand)
Otago Stadium
45°52′9″S170°31′28″E / 45.86917°S 170.52444°E / -45.86917; 170.52444 (Otago Stadium)
Capacity: 23,095
Forsyth Barr Stadium 95.JPG
Hamilton Christchurch Whangārei
Waikato Stadium Christchurch Stadium Northland Events Centre
37°46′52″S175°16′6″E / 37.78111°S 175.26833°E / -37.78111; 175.26833 (Waikato Stadium) 43°32′37.32″S172°36′14.76″E / 43.5437000°S 172.6041000°E / -43.5437000; 172.6041000 (Christchurch Stadium) 35°44′3″S174°19′46″E / 35.73417°S 174.32944°E / -35.73417; 174.32944 (Northland Events Centre)
Capacity: 19,237Capacity: 17,308Capacity: 8,016
Hamilton 03.jpg Addington Rugby Stadium.jpg

Qualified teams

In addition to host nation New Zealand, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.

ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa) 2015 African U-20 Championship Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2015 South American Youth Championship Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) Host nationFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2014 OFC U-20 Championship Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1
UEFA (Europe) 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
1. ^ Teams that made their debut.
2. ^ Serbia made their first U-20 World Cup appearance as an independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Yugoslavia, which qualified in 1979 and 1987.

Draw and schedule

The final draw was held on 10 February 2015, 17:30 local time, at the SkyCity Grand, Auckland. [14] [15] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots: [16]

As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage. As the CAF U-20 Championship was not completed at the time of the draw, a separate draw took place on 23 March 2015 in Dakar, Senegal, at the tournament's conclusion to determine the groups where the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed CAF teams would play in, to ensure there was no manipulation of games in the qualifying tournament ensuring fairness to all qualified teams. [17] [18]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Group A)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (Group B)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (Group C)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Group D)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (Group E)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Group F)

Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013. [19]

Match officials

A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament. [20] [21]

ConfederationRefereeAssistant refereesSupport referee
AFC Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Sato Flag of Japan.svg Akane Yagi
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Yamauchi		 Flag of Singapore.svg Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahad Al-Mirdasi Flag of Oman.svg Abu Bakar Al-Amri
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Shalawi
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-hyeok Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Kwang-yeol
Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Byoung-eun
CAF Flag of Egypt.svg Gehad Grisha Flag of Eritrea.svg Berhe Tesfagiorghis
Flag of Sudan.svg Waleed Ahmed		 Flag of Ghana.svg Joseph Lamptey
Flag of Gabon.svg Eric Otogo-Castane Flag of Cameroon.svg Elvis Noupue
Flag of Niger.svg Yahaya Mahamadou
Flag of Seychelles.svg Bernard Camille Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Marius Tan
Flag of South Africa.svg Zakhele Siwela
CONCACAF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Henry Bejarano Flag of Costa Rica.svg Carlos Fernández
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Octavio Jara		 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Armando Castro
Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg Alberto Morín
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Hernández
Flag of Panama.svg John Pitti Flag of Panama.svg Gabriel Victoria
Flag of Panama.svg Juan Baynes
CONMEBOL Flag of Argentina.svg Mauro Vigliano Flag of Argentina.svg Ezequiel Brailovsky
Flag of Argentina.svg Iván Núñez		 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Jesús Valenzuela
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Marques Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Boschilia
Flag of Brazil.svg Kléber Gil
Flag of Ecuador.svg Roddy Zambrano Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Macias
Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Vera
Flag of Uruguay.svg Daniel Fedorczuk Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Taran
Flag of Uruguay.svg Richard Trinidad
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Conger Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Lount
Flag of Tonga.svg Tevita Makasini		 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Waldron
UEFA Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Bebek Flag of Croatia.svg Miro Grgić
Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Petrović		 Flag of Israel.svg Liran Liany
Flag of Germany.svg Felix Zwayer Flag of Germany.svg Marco Achmüller
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Schiffner
Flag of Hungary.svg István Vad Flag of Hungary.svg István Albert
Flag of Hungary.svg Vencel Tóth
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Orsato Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Manganelli
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Tonolini
Flag of Portugal.svg Artur Soares Dias Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Carvalho
Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Tavares
Flag of Romania.svg Ovidiu Hațegan Flag of Romania.svg Octavian Șovre
Flag of Romania.svg Sebastian Gheorghe
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Mateu Lahoz Flag of Spain.svg Pau Cebrián Devis
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Díaz Pérez

Squads

The 24 squads were officially announced by FIFA on 21 May 2015. [22] [23] Each participating national association had to submit a final list of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) at least 10 days before the tournament started. These players were shortlisted from a provisional list of 35 players, including a minimum of four goalkeepers. [24] All players must have been born on or after 1 January 1995. [24] If a player listed in the final squad suffered a serious injury up until 24 hours before the kick-off of his team's first match, he could be replaced by a player from the provisional list with the approval of FIFA's medical and organising committees. [24]

In July 2015, it was reported that the New Zealand squad had included an ineligible player, South African Deklan Wynne not having completed the requisite period of residence in New Zealand. [25]

Group stage

Stages reached by each team 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup Map.png
Stages reached by each team

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16. [24] The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12). [26]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 321090+97Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320164+26
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)31115504
4Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3003213−110
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Tall Soccerball shade.svg17'
Hyndman Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Yan Naing Oo Soccerball shade.svg9'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Attendance: 5,816
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg0–6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report Yaremchuk Soccerball shade.svg51'
Luchkevych Soccerball shade.svg54'
Kovalenko Soccerball shade.svg57', 77'
Sobol Soccerball shade.svg68'
Besyedin Soccerball shade.svg71'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Attendance: 4,985
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Jamieson Soccerball shade.svg6'
Hyndman Soccerball shade.svg33'
Arriola Soccerball shade.svg57'
Rubin Soccerball shade.svg83'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 15,678
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg1–5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Aung Thu Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Billingsley Soccerball shade.svg40'
Patterson Soccerball shade.svg47'
Stevens Soccerball shade.svg78'
Brotherton Soccerball shade.svg81'
Lewis Soccerball shade.svg89'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 15,527
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Kovalenko Soccerball shade.svg56', 74', 79' Report
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 7,694
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 321053+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 312032+15
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 302145−12
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 301235−21
Source: FIFA
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Correa Soccerball shade.svg14', 79' Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg19'
Escobar Soccerball shade.svg84'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 9,204
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Y. Yeboah Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.) Report Gschweidl Soccerball shade.svg50'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 9,204
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Hormechea Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (o.g.)
Grubeck Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Escobar Soccerball shade.svg38'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Simeone Soccerball shade.svg80'
Buendía Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report B. Tetteh Soccerball shade.svg44'
Aboagye Soccerball shade.svg59'
Y. Yeboah Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 5,542
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 13,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Boateng Soccerball shade.svg82'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 3,637
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3300101+99Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 311134−14
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 311135−24
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 300317−60
Source: FIFA
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg24'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Martins Soccerball shade.svg1'
Silva Soccerball shade.svg90'
Santos Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 10,362
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report Silva Soccerball shade.svg34'
Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg42', 66'
Vigário Soccerball shade.svg74'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Thiam Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Zapata Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 3,981
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg76'
Wagué Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Afif Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Borré Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Santos Soccerball shade.svg3'
Silva Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.), 67'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 6,950
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 320141+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 31113304 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 31113304 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 310225−33
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The final positions of Mali and Uruguay were decided by drawing of lots, conducted in Auckland and witnessed by both teams via a live video link, which placed Uruguay in second and Mali in third. [27] Both teams had advanced to the round of 16.
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report A. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg77'
Gbakle Soccerball shade.svg79'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 4,299
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Pereiro Soccerball shade.svg56' Report
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Lozano Soccerball shade.svg71'
Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Suárez Soccerball shade.svg83'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 2,038
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
S. Milinković-Savić Soccerball shade.svg27'
Mandić Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Maksimović Soccerball shade.svg2'
Živković Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 9,248
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
A. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Acosta Soccerball shade.svg17'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 6,791
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330093+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320184+46
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 310265+13
4Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3003112−110
Source: FIFA
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Success Soccerball shade.svg10'
Yahaya Soccerball shade.svg28'		 Report Gabriel Jesus Soccerball shade.svg4'
Judivan Soccerball shade.svg34', 82'
Boschilia Soccerball shade.svg59'
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Choe Ju-song Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Mervó Soccerball shade.svg17', 49', 82'
Kalmár Soccerball shade.svg33'
Forgács Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 8,153
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Saviour Soccerball shade.svg48', 51'
Sokari Soccerball shade.svg71'
Success Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Mervó Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Danilo Soccerball shade.svg50'
A. Pereira Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Awoniyi Soccerball shade.svg33', 54'
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Min Hyo-song Soccerball shade.svg60' (o.g.)
Jean Carlos Soccerball shade.svg66'
L. Pereira Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 15,298
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3300162+149Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 310267−13
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 3102511−63
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3102411−73
Source: FIFA
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Stark Soccerball shade.svg18', 27'
Stendera Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Prömel Soccerball shade.svg23'
Mukhtar Soccerball shade.svg34', 40', 89' (pen.)
Stefaniak Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Verevou Soccerball shade.svg48'
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 5,296
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Khamdamov Soccerball shade.svg31'
Shomurodov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Urinboev Soccerball shade.svg90+6'		 Report Benavídez Soccerball shade.svg4'
Róchez Soccerball shade.svg20', 90+2'
Álvarez Soccerball shade.svg49'
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 6,679
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report Verevou Soccerball shade.svg14'
Waqa Soccerball shade.svg19'
Álvarez Soccerball shade.svg45' (o.g.)
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Stendera Soccerball shade.svg33', 85'
Akpoguma Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 3,393
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg1–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Schwäbe Soccerball shade.svg19' (o.g.) Report Stendera Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen.)
Brandt Soccerball shade.svg30'
Mukhtar Soccerball shade.svg50'
Prömel Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stark Soccerball shade.svg81'
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 12,045
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Shomurodov Soccerball shade.svg62'
Urinboev Soccerball shade.svg63'
Kosimov Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best ranked third-placed teams also advanced to the round of 16. They were paired with the winners of groups A, B, C and D, according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations. [24]

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1 A Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)31115504Advance to knockout stage
2 D Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 31113304
3 C Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 311135−24
4 E Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 310265+13
5 F Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 3102511−63
6 B Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 302145−12
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) lots drawn by FIFA.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of regular time (two periods of 45 minutes), extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the case of the third place match, as it was played just before the final, extra time was skipped and a penalty shoot-out took place if necessary. [24]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
11 June — New Plymouth
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (pen.)0 (5)
 
14 June — Hamilton
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0 (4)
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (pen.)0 (3)
 
11 June — Hamilton
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0 (1)
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
 
17 June — Christchurch
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5
 
11 June — Whangārei
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
 
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0
 
14 June — Wellington
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0
 
10 June — Auckland
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1 (1)
 
20 June — Auckland
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (pen.)1 (3)
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
10 June — Wellington
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (a.e.t.)2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
14 June — Auckland
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0 (5)
 
10 June — Dunedin
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (pen.)0 (6)
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (a.e.t.)2
 
17 June — Auckland
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (a.e.t.)2
 
10 June — Wellington
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1 Third place
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
14 June — Christchurch 20 June — Auckland
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (pen.)1 (4)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1
 
11 June — Christchurch
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 (3) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16

The third-placed teams which advanced to the round of 16 were placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations. [24]

  Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third teams qualify from groups:1A plays against:1B plays against:1C plays against:1D plays against:
A B C D3C3D3A3B
A B C E3C3A3B3E
A B C F3C3A3B3F
A B D E3D3A3B3E
A B D F3D3A3B3F
A B E F3E3A3B3F
A C D E3C3D3A3E
A C D F3C3D3A3F
A C E F3C3A3F3E
A D E F3D3A3F3E
B C D E3C3D3B3E
B C D F3C3D3B3F
B C E F3E3C3B3F
B D E F3E3D3B3F
C D E F3C3D3F3E

Round of 16

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report Samassékou Soccerball shade.svg20'
Gbakle Soccerball shade.svg53'
Doumbia Soccerball shade.svg81'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Šaponjić Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Talaber Soccerball shade.svg118' (o.g.)		 Report Mervó Soccerball shade.svg57'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Rubin Soccerball shade.svg58' Report
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 6,062
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Khamdamov Soccerball shade.svg47', 57'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Öztunalı Soccerball shade.svg19' Report
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Guzzo Soccerball shade.svg24'
Martins Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Holthusen Soccerball shade.svg64'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Quarter-finals

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report Thiam Soccerball shade.svg77'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Semi-finals

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Correa Soccerball shade.svg5' (o.g.)
Marcos Guilherme Soccerball shade.svg7', 78'
Boschilia Soccerball shade.svg19'
Jorge Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 9,251
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Živković Soccerball shade.svg4'
Šaponjić Soccerball shade.svg101'		 Report Koné Soccerball shade.svg39'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 10,818
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Third place match

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Wadji Soccerball shade.svg64' Report A. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg74', 83'
Samassékou Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 12,421
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Final

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
A. Pereira Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Mandić Soccerball shade.svg70'
Maksimović Soccerball shade.svg118'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 25,317
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [28] They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Mali.svg Adama Traoré Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Flag of Serbia.svg Sergej Milinković-Savić
Golden BootSilver BootBronze Boot
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Kovalenko Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Mervó Flag of Germany.svg Marc Stendera
5 goals, 2 assists5 goals, 0 assists4 goals, 4 assists
Golden Glove
Flag of Serbia.svg Predrag Rajković
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Goalscorers

With five goals, Viktor Kovalenko and Bence Mervó were the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 154 goals were scored by 100 different players, with six of them credited as own goals.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: FIFA.com [29]

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 7511104+616Champions
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7421155+1014Runners-up
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 7322117+411Third place
4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7223614−88Fourth place
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5410183+1513Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5410122+1013
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 531174+310
8Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 52038806
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4220101+98Eliminated in
Round of 16
10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 421156−17
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 420285+36
12Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 41213305
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 412134−15
14Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)411267−14
15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 411235−24
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 41037703
17Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 310225−33Eliminated in
Group stage
18Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 3102511−63
19Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3102411−73
20Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 302145−12
21Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 301235−21
22Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 300317−60
23Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3003213−110
24Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3003112−110
Source: Techn. Report p. 85
(H) Hosts

Organization

Emblem and mascot

The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013. [30] The official mascot, a black sheep named Wooliam, was unveiled on 30 November 2014. [31]

Ticketing

Prior to being released for 'General sale' on 13 June 2014, [32] registered footballers in New Zealand were given 'priority treatment' by allowing them the option to buy tickets from two months earlier. [33]

In the first three months of tickets going on sale to residents, an estimated 25,000 were sold. [34]

See also

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