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The U-20 World Cup
2005 - Netherlands


Netherlands

Argentina Champions

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Two Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Top Two In Each Group and Four Best Third Place advance to Round of 16
( ) Penalty Kick Score  aet - After Extra Time
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
3
3
0
0
6
1
+5
9
Japan
3
0
2
1
3
4
-1
2
Benin
3
0
2
1
2
3
-1
2
Australia
3
0
2
1
2
5
-3
2

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
June 10
Benin
1-1
Australia
June 10
Netherlands
2-1
Japan
June 15
Japan
1-1
Benin
June 15
Australia
0-3
Netherlands
June 18
Japan
1-1
Australia
June 18
Netherlands
1-0
Benin

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
China
3
3
0
0
9
4
+5
9
Ukraine
3
1
1
1
7
6
+1
4
Turkey
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
Panama
3
0
0
3
2
8
-6
0

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
June 11
Turkey
1-2
China
June 11
Ukraine
3-1
Panama
June 14
China
3-2
Ukraine
June 15
Panama
0-1
Turkey
June 17
Turkey
2-2
Ukraine
June 17
China
4-1
Panama

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
3
3
0
0
13
1
+12
9
Morocco
3
2
0
1
7
3
+4
6
Chile
3
1
0
2
7
8
-1
3
Honduras
3
0
0
3
0
15
-15
0

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
June 11
Spain
3-1
Morocco
June 11
Honduras
0-7
Chile
June 14
Morocco
5-0
Honduras
June 15
Chile
0-7
Spain
June 17
Spain
3-0
Honduras
June 17
Morocco
1-0
Chile

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
United States
3
2
1
0
2
0
+2
7
Argentina
3
2
0
1
3
1
+2
6
Germany
3
1
1
1
2
1
+1
4
Egypt
3
0
0
3
0
5
-5
0

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
June 11
Argentina
0-1
United States
June 11
Germany
2-0
Egypt
June 14
Egypt
0-2
Argentina
June 15
United States
0-0
Germany
June 18
Argentina
1-0
Germany
June 18
United States
1-0
Egypt

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Colombia
3
3
0
0
6
0
+6
9
Syria
3
1
1
1
3
4
-1
4
Italy
3
1
0
2
5
5
0
3
Canada
3
0
1
2
2
7
-5
1

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
June 12
Colombia
2-0
Italy
June 12
Syria
1-1
Canada
June 15
Canada
0-2
Colombia
June 15
Italy
1-2
Syria
June 18
Italy
4-1
Canada
June 18
Colombia
2-0
Syria

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
3
2
1
0
3
0
+3
7
Nigeria
3
1
1
1
4
2
+2
4
South Korea
3
1
0
2
3
5
-2
3
Switzerland
3
1
0
2
2
5
-3
3

DATE
COUNTRY
SCORE
COUNTRY
June 12
Brazil
0-0
Nigeria
June 12
South Korea
1-2
Switzerland
June 15
Switzerland
0-1
Brazil
June 15
Nigeria
1-2
South Korea
June 18
Brazil
2-0
South Korea
June 18
Nigeria
3-0
Switzerland


ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
China
2
Germany
3





Germany
1
Brazil
2aet



Brazil
1
Syria
0






Brazil
1
Argentina
2


Colombia
1
Argentina
2





Argentina
3
Spain
1



Spain
3
Turkey
0







Argentina
2
Nigeria
1
ARGENTINA
Morocco
1
Japan
0





Morocco
2(4)
Italy
2(2)

Third Place Match
Brazil
2
Morocco
1
Brazil
United States
1
Italy
3






Morocco
0
Nigeria
3


Nigeria
1
Ukraine
0





Nigeria
1(10)
Netherlands
1(9)



Netherlands
3
Chile
0