2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Group A

Three countries launched bids to host the competition: Canada, Japan and South Korea.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/canada-a-lock-for-2007-fifa-world-youth-championship-1.490116|title=Canada a lock for 2007 FIFA world youth championship|date=27 May 2004|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=12 March 2023|quote=Japan and South Korea are also bidding against Canada}} On August 6, 2004 the FIFA Emergency Committee unanimously awarded the rights to host the event to Canada over South Korea (Japan did not submit an official bid).{{cite press release|title=FIFA World Youth Championship 2007 Awarded to Canada|url=https://www.sportcal.com/pressreleases/fifa-world-youth-championship-2007-awarded-to-canada/|publisher=FIFA|agency=SportCal|date=6 August 2004|access-date=12 March 2023}}

File:2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.png

Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Canada received an automatic bid, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament. The final draw for the group stages took place on 3 March 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.

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:1.{{Note|1}}Teams that made their debut.

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For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

File:U20-WorldCup2007-Okotie-Onka edit2.jpg of Austria and Destin Onka Malonga of the Congo at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 2 July 2007.]]

The 24 participating teams were distributed between six groups of four teams each, according to a draw held on 3 March 2007. The groups are contested on a league system, where each team plays one time against the other teams in the same group, for a total of six matches per group. Each group winner and runner-up teams, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualify for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).

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19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

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|goals2=Medina {{goal|25}}
Carmona {{goal|54}}
Grondona {{goal|81}}

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|attendance=20,195

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|date=2 July 2007
17:45 MDT
23:45 UTC

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|score=1–1

|team2={{fbu|20|AUT}}

|goals1=Ibara {{goal|59|pen.}}

|goals2=Hoffer {{goal|7}}

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=19,899

|referee=Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

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|date=5 July 2007
17:45 MDT
23:45 UTC

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|goals1=Okotie {{goal|47}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=31,579

|referee=Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

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|date=5 July 2007
20:30 MDT
02:30 UTC

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|goals1=Sánchez {{goal|49}}
Medina {{goal|75}}
Vidal {{goal|82}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=30,352

|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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|date=8 July 2007
18:00 MDT
00:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CAN}}

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|goals2=Ngakosso {{goal|26}}
Ikouma {{goal|60}}

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=32,058

|referee=Howard Webb (England)

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00:00 UTC

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|goals2=

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

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14:15 PDT
21:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JOR}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fbu|20|ZAM}}

|goals1=Deeb {{goal|41}}

|goals2=Tembo {{goal|8|pen.}}

|stadium=Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Terry Vaughn (United States)

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00:00 UTC

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Capel {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2=Cavani {{goal|47}}
L. Suárez {{goal|56}}

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|attendance=10,000

|referee=Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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17:00 PDT
00:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|URU}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fbu|20|JOR}}

|goals1=Cavani {{goal|40}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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02:45 UTC

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|goals2=M. Suárez {{goal|30|pen.}}
Mata {{goal|40}}

|stadium=Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Germán Arredondo (Mexico)

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21:15 UTC

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|score=4–2

|team2={{fbu|20|JOR}}

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Marquitos {{goal|79}}

|goals2=Omran {{goal|48}}
Deeb {{goal|56}}

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|attendance=10,000

|referee=Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

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21:15 UTC

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|team2={{fbu|20|ZAM}}

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|goals2=Mulenga {{goal|22|pen.}}
Kola {{goal|51}}

|stadium=Royal Athletic Park, Victoria

|attendance=11,500

|referee=Martin Hansson (Sweden)

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14:15 EDT
18:15 UTC

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|score=2–0

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|goals1=Gama {{goal|45||61|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

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|date=2 July 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

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|team2={{fbu|20|MEX}}

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Moreno {{goal|67}}
J. Hernández {{goal|89}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

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|date=5 July 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{fbu|20|GAM}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Jallow {{goal|22}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

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|date=5 July 2007
19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fbu|20|POR}}

|goals1=Dos Santos {{goal|48|pen.}}
Barrera {{goal|66}}

|goals2=Antunes {{goal|89}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Howard Webb (England)

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{{Football box

|date=8 July 2007
17:15 EDT
21:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|POR}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fbu|20|GAM}}

|goals1=Condesso {{goal|20}}

|goals2=Jallow {{goal|44|pen.}}
Mansally {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=28,402

|referee=Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58856/report.html Report]}}

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{{Football box

|date=8 July 2007
15:15 MDT
21:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fbu|20|MEX}}

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|goals2=Bermúdez {{goal|24|}}
Mares {{goal|78|}}

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=29,792

|referee=Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

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14:15 EDT
18:15 UTC

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|score=1–0

|team2={{fbu|20|BRA}}

|goals1=Krychowiak {{goal|23}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=55,800

|referee=Howard Webb (England)

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|date=30 June 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|KOR|1997}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fbu|20|USA}}

|goals1=Shin Young-rok {{goal|38}}

|goals2=Szetela {{goal|17}}

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=55,800

|referee=Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

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|date=3 July 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

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|score=6–1

|team2={{fbu|20|POL}}

|goals1=Szetela {{goal|9||51}}
Adu {{goal|20||45+3||85}}
Altidore {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Janczyk {{goal|5}}

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=35,801

|referee=Martin Hansson (Sweden)

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58863/report.html Report]}}

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|date=3 July 2007
19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BRA}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}

|goals1=Amaral {{goal|35}}
Pato {{goal|48||59}}

|goals2=Shim Young-sung {{goal|83}}
Shin Young-rok {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=35,801

|referee=Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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|date=6 July 2007
19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|BRA}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fbu|20|USA}}

|goals1=Lima {{goal|64}}

|goals2=Altidore {{goal|25||81}}

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=26,559

|referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

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|date=6 July 2007
19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|POL}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fbu|20|KOR|1997}}

|goals1=Janczyk {{goal|45}}

|goals2=Lee Sang-ho {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=34,912

|referee=Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58862/report.html Report]}}

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|date=30 June 2007
16:30 EDT
20:30 UTC

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|score=0–0

|team2={{fbu|20|PAN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=26,559

|referee=Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

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|date=30 June 2007
19:15 EDT
23:15 UTC

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|score=0–0

|team2={{fbu|20|CZE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=26,559

|referee=Martin Hansson (Sweden)

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|date=3 July 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CZE}}

|score=2–2

|team2={{fbu|20|PRK}}

|goals1=Kalouda {{goal|56}}
Fenin {{goal|66}}

|goals2=Kim Kum-il {{goal|12}}
Jon Kwang-ik {{goal|89|pen.}}

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=22,200

|referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58870/report.html Report]}}

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|date=3 July 2007
19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|PAN}}

|score=0–6

|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}

|goals1=

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Zárate {{goal|23}}
Agüero {{goal|25||62}}
Di María {{goal|76}}

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=23,500

|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58869/report.html Report]

}}

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|date=6 July 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CZE}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fbu|20|PAN}}

|goals1=Kalouda {{goal|79}}
Střeštík {{goal|82}}

|goals2=Barahona {{goal|84}}

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=34,912

|referee=Steven Depiero (Canada)

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|date=6 July 2007
17:00 EDT
21:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}

|score=1–0

|team2={{fbu|20|PRK}}

|goals1=Agüero {{goal|35}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=26,559

|referee=Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58868/report.html Report]}}

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|team2=NGA|name_NGA={{fbu|20|NGA}}

|team3=CRC|name_CRC={{fbu|20|CRC}}

|team4=SCO|name_SCO={{fbu|20|SCO}}

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14:15 PDT
21:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}

|score=3–1

|team2={{fbu|20|SCO}}

|goals1=Morishima {{goal|43}}
Umesaki {{goal|57}}
Aoyama {{goal|79}}

|goals2=Campbell {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Royal Athletic Park, Victoria

|attendance=11,500

|referee=Germán Arredondo (Mexico)

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|date=1 July 2007
17:00 PDT
00:00 UTC

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|score=1–0

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|goals2=

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|referee=Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

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{{football box

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00:00 UTC

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|referee=Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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{{Football box

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19:45 PDT
02:45 UTC

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|referee=Terry Vaughn (United States)

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{{Football box

|date=7 July 2007
17:00 PDT
00:00 UTC

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|referee=Germán Arredondo (Mexico)

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{{Football box

|date=7 July 2007
17:00 PDT
00:00 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|SCO}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fbu|20|CRC}}

|goals1=Reynolds {{goal|18}}

|goals2=Herrera {{goal|57}}
McDonald {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium=Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

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|team2=URU|group_URU=B|name_URU={{fbu|20|URU}}

|team3=POR|group_POR=C|name_POR={{fbu|20|POR}}

|team4=BRA|group_BRA=D|name_BRA={{fbu|20|BRA}}

|team5=CRC|group_CRC=F|name_CRC={{fbu|20|CRC}}

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{{Round16

|11 July – Edmonton|{{fbu|20|AUT}}|2|{{fbu|20|GAM}}|1

|11 July – Toronto|{{fbu|20|USA}} (aet)|2|{{fbu|20|URU}}|1

|11 July – Burnaby|{{fbu|20|SPA}} (aet)|4|{{fbu|20|BRA}}|2

|11 July – Victoria|{{fbu|20|JPN}}|2 (3)|{{fbu|20|CZE}} (p)|2 (4)

|12 July – Edmonton|{{fbu|20|CHI}}|1|{{fbu|20|POR}}|0

|12 July – Ottawa|{{fbu|20|ZAM}}|1|{{fbu|20|NGA}}|2

|12 July – Toronto|{{fbu|20|ARG}}|3|{{fbu|20|POL}}|1

|12 July – Montreal|{{fbu|20|MEX}}|3|{{fbu|20|CGO}}|0

|14 July – Toronto|{{fbu|20|AUT}} (aet)|2|{{fbu|20|USA}}|1

|14 July – Edmonton|{{fbu|20|SPA}}|1 (3)|{{fbu|20|CZE}} (p)|1 (4)

|15 July – Montreal|{{fbu|20|CHI}} (aet)|4|{{fbu|20|NGA}}|0

|15 July – Ottawa|{{fbu|20|ARG}}|1|{{fbu|20|MEX}}|0

|18 July – Edmonton|{{fbu|20|AUT}}|0|{{fbu|20|CZE}}|2

|19 July – Toronto|{{fbu|20|CHI}}|0|{{fbu|20|ARG}}|3

|22 July – Toronto|{{fbu|20|CZE}}|1|{{fbu|20|ARG}}|2

|22 July – Toronto|{{fbu|20|AUT}}|0|{{fbu|20|CHI}}|1

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{{Football box

|date=11 July 2007

|time=17:45 MDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|AUT}}

|score=2–1

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|team2={{fbu|20|GAM}}

|goals1=Prödl {{goal|45+1}}
Hoffer {{goal|81}}

|goals2=P. Gomez {{goal|69}}

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=18,721

|referee=Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=11 July 2007

|time=19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|USA}}

|score=2–1

|aet=yes

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|team2={{fbu|20|URU}}

|goals1=Cardaccio {{goal|87|o.g.}}
Bradley {{goal|107}}

|goals2=L. Suárez {{goal|73}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=11 July 2007

|time=20:15 PDT
03:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|SPA}}

|score=4–2

|aet=yes

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|team2={{fbu|20|BRA}}

|goals1=Piqué {{goal|43}}
J. García {{goal|84}}
Bueno {{goal|102}}
Adrián L. {{goal|120+1}}

|goals2=Lima {{goal|39}}
Pato {{goal|41}}

|stadium=Swangard Stadium, Burnaby

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Martin Hansson (Sweden)

}}

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{{Football box

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|time=20:15 PDT
03:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}

|score=2–2

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|team2={{fbu|20|CZE}}

|goals1=Makino {{goal|22}}
Morishima {{goal|47|pen.}}

|goals2=Kúdela {{goal|74|pen.}}
Mareš {{goal|77|pen.}}

|stadium=Royal Athletic Park, Victoria

|attendance=11,500

|referee=Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

|penalties1=Yasuda {{penmiss}}
Aoki {{pengoal}}
Makino {{pengoal}}
Morishima {{penmiss}}
Kashiwagi {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=3–4

|penalties2={{pengoal}} Fenin
{{pengoal}} Kúdela
{{pengoal}} Suchý
{{penmiss}} Pekhart
{{pengoal}} Okleštěk

}}

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{{Football box

|date=12 July 2007

|time=16:45 EDT
20:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ZAM}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070716011629/http://fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249409/match=58885/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|NGA}}

|goals1=Kola {{goal|33}}

|goals2=Elderson {{goal|3}}
Akabueze {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=22,531

|referee=Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=12 July 2007

|time=16:45 EDT
20:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}

|score=3–1

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|team2={{fbu|20|POL}}

|goals1=Di María {{goal|40}}
Agüero {{goal|46||86}}

|goals2=Janczyk {{goal|33}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=12 July 2007

|time=17:45 MDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CHI}}

|score=1–0

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|team2={{fbu|20|POR}}

|goals1=Vidal {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=24,687

|referee=Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=12 July 2007

|time=19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|MEX}}

|score=3–0

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|team2={{fbu|20|CGO}}

|goals1=Dos Santos {{goal|23|pen.}}
Esparza {{goal|85}}
Barrera {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=40,204

|referee=Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

}}

{{Football box

|date=14 July 2007

|time=14:15 EDT
18:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|AUT}}

|score=2–1

|aet=yes

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070716212513/http://fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249410/match=58890/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|USA}}

|goals1=Okotie {{goal|43}}
Hoffer {{goal|105}}

|goals2=Altidore {{goal|15}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Martin Hansson (Sweden)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=14 July 2007

|time=17:45 MDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|SPA}}

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

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|team2={{fbu|20|CZE}}

|goals1=Mata {{goal|110}}

|goals2=Kalouda {{goal|103}}

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=26,801

|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

|penalties1=Mata {{pengoal}}
Adrián G. {{pengoal}}
Valiente {{penmiss}}
J. García {{pengoal}}
Piqué {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore=3–4

|penalties2={{pengoal}} Fenin
{{pengoal}} Suchý
{{pengoal}} Kúdela
{{pengoal}} Pekhart

}}

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{{Football box

|date=15 July 2007

|time=14:15 EDT
18:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CHI}}

|score=4–0

|aet=yes

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070718090405/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249410/match=58888/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|NGA}}

|goals1=Grondona {{goal|96}}
Isla {{goal|114|pen.|117}}
Vidangossy {{goal|120+2}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Olympic Stadium, Montreal

|attendance=46,252

|referee=Howard Webb (England)

}}

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{{Football box

|date=15 July 2007

|time=19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ARG}}

|score=1–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070821051114/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249410/match=58887/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|MEX}}

|goals1=Moralez {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa

|attendance=26,559

|referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

}}

{{Football box

|date=18 July 2007

|time=17:45 MDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|AUT}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070904051611/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249411/match=58894/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|CZE}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Mičola {{goal|4}}
Fenin {{goal|15}}

|stadium=Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

|attendance=28,401

|referee=Howard Webb (England)

}}

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{{Football box

|id=Chile v Argentina

|date=19 July 2007

|time=19:45 EDT
23:45 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CHI}}

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070823004421/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249411/match=58893/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Di María {{goal|12}}
Yacob {{goal|65}}
Moralez {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

}}

{{Football box

|date=22 July 2007

|time=12:15 EDT
16:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|AUT}}

|score=0–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070820222219/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249412/match=58892/index.html Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|CHI}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Martínez {{goal|45+1}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Martin Hansson (Sweden)

}}

{{Football box

|date=22 July 2007

|time=15:15 EDT
19:15 UTC

|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CZE}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/canada2007/match-center/58891 Report]

|team2={{fbu|20|ARG}}

|goals1=Fenin {{goal|60}}

|goals2=Agüero {{goal|62}}
Zárate {{goal|86}}

|stadium=National Soccer Stadium, Toronto

|attendance=19,526

|referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

}}

{{col-2}}

{{col-end}}

|}

With six goals, Sergio Agüero was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 84 different players, with one of them credited as own goals.

;6 goals

• {{flagicon|Argentina}} Sergio Agüero

;5 goals

• {{flagicon|Spain}} Adrián López

;4 goals

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

• {{flagicon|Argentina}} Maximiliano Moralez
• {{flagicon|United States}} Jozy Altidore

{{colend}}

;3 goals

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

• {{flagicon|Argentina}} Ángel Di María
• {{flagicon|Austria}} Erwin Hoffer
• {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alexandre Pato
• {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Martin Fenin
• {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Luboš Kalouda
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Giovani dos Santos
• {{flagicon|Poland}} Dawid Janczyk
• {{flagicon|United States}} Freddy Adu
• {{flagicon|United States}} Danny Szetela

{{colend}}

;2 goals

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

• {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mauro Zárate
• {{flagicon|Austria}} Rubin Okotie
• {{flagicon|Brazil}} Leandro Lima
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Jaime Grondona
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Mauricio Isla
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Nicolás Medina
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Arturo Vidal
• {{flagicon|Gambia}} Ousman Jallow
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Yasuhito Morishima
• {{flagicon|Jordan}} Abdallah Deeb
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Pablo Barrera
• {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Ezekiel Bala
• {{flagicon|Portugal}} Bruno Gama
• {{flagicon|South Korea}} Shin Young-rok
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Mata
• {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Edinson Cavani
• {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Luis Suárez
• {{flagicon|Zambia}} Rodgers Kola

{{colend}}

;1 goal

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

• {{flagicon|Argentina}} Claudio Yacob
• {{flagicon|Austria}} Sebastian Prödl
• {{flagicon|Brazil}} Amaral
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Carlos Carmona
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Hans Martínez
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Alexis Sánchez
• {{flagicon|Chile}} Mathías Vidangossy
• {{flagicon|Congo}} Franchel Ibara
• {{flagicon|Congo}} Gracia Ikouma
• {{flagicon|Congo}} Ermejea Ngakosso
• {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Pablo Herrera
• {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Jonathan McDonald
• {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Ondřej Kúdela
• {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Jakub Mareš
• {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Tomáš Mičola
• {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Marek Střeštík
• {{flagicon|Gambia}} Pierre Gomez
• {{flagicon|Gambia}} Abdoulie Mansally
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Jun Aoyama
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoaki Makino
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Atomu Tanaka
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Tsukasa Umesaki
• {{flagicon|Jordan}} Lo'ay Omran
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Christian Bermúdez
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Omar Esparza
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Javier Hernández
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Héctor Moreno
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Osmar Mares
• {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Jack Pelter
• {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Chukwuma Akabueze
• {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Elderson Echiéjilé
• {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Brown Ideye
• {{flagicon|North Korea}} Kim Kum-il
• {{flagicon|North Korea}} Jon Kwang-ik
• {{flagicon|Panama}} Nelson Barahona
• {{flagicon|Poland}} Grzegorz Krychowiak
• {{flagicon|Portugal}} Vitorino Antunes
• {{flagicon|Portugal}} Feliciano Condesso
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Ross Campbell
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Mark Reynolds
• {{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Sang-ho
• {{flagicon|South Korea}} Shim Young-sung
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Marquitos
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Alberto Bueno
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Diego Capel
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Javi García
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Gerard Piqué
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Mario Suárez
• {{flagicon|United States}} Michael Bradley
• {{flagicon|Zambia}} Clifford Mulenga
• {{flagicon|Zambia}} William Njobvu
• {{flagicon|Zambia}} Fwayo Tembo

{{colend}}

;1 own goal

• {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Mathías Cardaccio (against the United States)

Source:{{cite news|title=FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/canada2007|date=2007|work=FIFA}}

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The quarter-final match between Chile and Nigeria took place on FIFA's "Say No To Racism Day." During extra time, Chile's Jaime Grondona scored in the 96th minute, but Nigerian players claimed the goal was offside. Despite their protests, referee Howard Webb allowed the goal to stand, and goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa received a yellow card for his dissent. Replays later showed that a defender was out of position, confirming that the goal was not offside.{{cite news |title=Don't blame the ref |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/blog-howard/2007/07/dont_blame_the_ref.html |access-date=29 October 2010 |work=CBC News}}{{cite news |date=17 July 2007 |title=Nigerian coach levies racism charge against ref |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nigerian-coach-levies-racism-charge-against-ref-1.640230 |access-date=29 October 2010 |work=CBC News}}

After the match, Nigerian coach Ladan Bosso accused Webb of racism during a press conference, stating, "The officiating, I think FIFA has a long way to go to beat racism because that official showed racism." When asked directly if he believed Webb was racist, Bosso replied, "It's good for FIFA to bring in the fight against racism, but they have to follow it to the letter so that the implementation will be done." The coach was fined CHF 11,000 and banned for four months after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee found him guilty of "offensive behaviour" under Article 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was also sanctioned for allowing players to wear T-shirts with religious statements under their game jerseys. This violated tournament regulations, which state: "Players and officials are not allowed to display political, religious, commercial, or personal messages in any language or form on their playing or team kits..."

On 19 July, a clash erupted between Chilean players and police officers following the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina. The Chilean players were furious with referee Wolfgang Stark, claiming he had "lost control of the match early on"{{cite news |last=Woolsey |first=Garth |date=20 July 2007 |title=Beautiful game turns ugly |url=https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/238024 |access-date=22 April 2010 |work=The Star |location=Toronto}} and criticizing the issuance of seven yellow cards and two red cards,[https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=249411/match=58893/statistics.html FIFA.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121075659/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round%3D249411/match%3D58893/statistics.html|date=21 January 2016}} as well as the 53 fouls committed during the game.{{dead link|date=May 2013}}{{cite news |date=20 July 2007 |title=Chileans fight with police after loss |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/07/20/bc.soc.u20.chilefight.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815153930/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/07/20/bc.soc.u20.chilefight.ap/index.html |archive-date=15 August 2007 |access-date=25 May 2013 |publisher=CNN |agency=Associated Press}} After the match, Stark and his colleagues were surrounded by Chilean players, prompting members of the Toronto Police Service to intervene and restrain them. Stark was escorted off the pitch and into the dressing room tunnel by police amid concerns that he might be attacked by the crowd or players.{{cite news |last1=Molinaro |first1=John F. |date=19 July 2007 |title=Argentina advances to FIFA U-20 final |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/argentina-advances-to-fifa-u-20-final-1.633255 |access-date=29 October 2010 |work=CBC News}}

A brawl subsequently broke out between several Chilean players, team delegates, and police outside Toronto's National Soccer Stadium.[Reuters: Chile soccer players clash with Toronto police; 20 July 2007] According to Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, the altercation began when Chilean players scuffled with a rival fan.[https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/news_story/?ID=214113&hubname= Chilean officials blame police for melee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111120715/http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/news_story/?ID=214113&hubname=|date=11 January 2008}}, tsn.ca. Retrieved 20 July 2007. He added, "Members of the Chilean team then decided to direct some of their aggressive behaviour towards my officers... The job of my officers was to respond in a firm but fair manner to end that violence. They are trained to do so, and that is what they did." However, the Chilean players claimed that Isaías Peralta had approached Chilean fans behind a security fence but was stopped by about ten police officers. They alleged that a heated argument ensued, during which Peralta (who does not speak English) was verbally and physically abused by the officers.[https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/239050 Campbell, Morgan; Toronto Star: CSA seeking witnesses to Chile brawl; 24 July 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928204856/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/239050|date=28 September 2012}}

Peralta was tasered by a police officer and lost consciousness for 20 minutes. Other players then became involved in a struggle with the police before eventually returning to their bus and closing the doors. Eyewitnesses reported that players on the bus threw objects at the police through the windows and attempted to grab officers from inside the damaged bus."[http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2724861 Chile officials say Toronto police to blame for soccer team's post-match brawl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112020707/http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=canada&articleID=2724861|date=12 January 2008}}" Canadian Press. Retrieved 21 July 2007. Three minutes later, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), asked the players to exit the bus and board a different one. As the players were leaving, police took them back to the stadium.[http://papeldigital.info/lt/edicion.html?20070721010011 La Tercera] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601005533/http://papeldigital.info/lt/edicion.html?20070721010011|date=1 June 2013}} 21 July 2007 edition

FIFA spokesman John Schumacher stated, "The Chilean players were detained by the police to de-escalate the situation that was taking place in front of the stadium. Ten Chilean team members were detained for over three hours and then released without charges."[http://papeldigital.info/lt/edicion.html?20070722010011 La Tercera] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172149/http://papeldigital.info/lt/edicion.html?20070722010011|date=3 March 2016}} 22 July 2007 edition. The following day, FIFA president Sepp Blatter described the incident as "regrettable" during a press conference in Toronto and apologized on behalf of FIFA."[http://news.scotsman.com/latest_international.cfm?id=1136852007 Chile football players face FIFA probe after brawl] {{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}", Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2007. The ANFP hired a Toronto-based law firm to pursue legal action against the Toronto police.

The incident made front-page headlines in every major Chilean newspaper. Following the clash, the Canadian embassy in Santiago received a bomb threat, and angry Chileans protested outside the embassy, holding signs that read, "Racist Canada.""[https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/07/21/melee_a_global_dustup.html Toronto melee a global dust-up] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022010443/http://www.thestar.com/News/article/238415|date=22 October 2012}}", thestar.com. Retrieved 21 July 2007. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet described the incident as "particularly serious because, in our view, the Chilean delegation suffered unjustified aggression" and lodged a formal protest with the Canadian government.Babage, Maria, {{usurped|[https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/2007/07/19/4353613-cp.html T.O. cops under scrutiny]}}, Slam.ca, 20 July 2007 In response, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked, "International soccer matches are hotly contested and often become very emotional. As you know, there are processes in Canada by which the authorities review these kinds of incidents, and I don't intend to comment further."

According to Canadian media reports, a Chilean team member punched a female police officer in the face before Peralta was tasered.[https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/241551 Powell, Betsy; Dale, Daniel; Toronto Star: Officers cleared in soccer scuffle; 31 July 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022020616/http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/241551|date=22 October 2012}}[https://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/241192 Dale, Daniel; Toronto Star: Chilean player admits officer was punched; 30 July 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022020653/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/241192|date=22 October 2012}} An internal review led by Superintendent Jim Ramer concluded that officers acted professionally and with "an immense amount of restraint" during the conflict outside BMO Field. The report stated that Chilean players "punched, kicked, spat on, and kicked" police and security staff. The violence reportedly began when two individuals unrelated to the game confronted each other. Security guards intervened, followed by police, after a Chilean player punched a female officer. The report further detailed that the violence escalated as Chilean players dismantled armrests and footrests from bus seats, smashing windows to throw objects such as D batteries, clothes hangers, and deodorant cans at police. Four officers were reportedly injured by projectiles. FIFA agreed to cover the $35,000 cost of damages to the team's rented bus.

Mayne-Nicholls, who witnessed the incident, stated, "I didn't see any Chilean player hitting any officer except between all the struggling." Patricio Bascuñán, president of the Salvador Allende Cultural Society of Toronto, called for an independent review.

Grondona was suspended for nine months at all levels, including domestic and international play, and fined CHF 7,000 (including procedural costs) for assaulting match officials. The Chilean football association was fined CHF 15,000 for "team misconduct."{{Cite web |date=2017-10-25 |title=La FIFA suspendió por nueve meses a Grondona |url=https://www.infobae.com/2007/08/15/332089-la-fifa-suspendio-nueve-meses-grondona/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}

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