U-20 World Cup XV

U-20 World Cup XV

Tournament details
Host	Bosnia & Hercegovina
Season(s)	Seasons 43-44 27 Aug. 2010 - 20 March 2011
Teams	124
Final positions
Champions	Belgium
Runner-up	España
Semi-finalists	Polska England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	927
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The Fifteenth U-20 World Cup tournament took place from 21 January 2011 to 20 March 2011 and was held in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

This round started on 27/08/2010 at 20:00.

Group	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8
Group 1								-
Group 2								-
Group 3								-
Group 4								-
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
Group 15
Group 16

Round II

This round started on 21/01/2011 at 20:00 and was played in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Group 1 Team Pts GD España 6 2 Venezuela 4 0 Argentina 4 0 Eesti 2 -2	Group 2 Team Pts GD Norge 6 0 France 4 1 Hong Kong 4 1 Schweiz 2 -2
Group 3 Team Pts GD Slovensko 7 3 England 6 3 Lëtzebuerg 4 1 Sakartvelo 0 -7	Group 4 Team Pts GD Belgium 6 2 Deutschland 6 1 Magyarország 3 0 Sverige 3 -3
Group 5 Team Pts GD Türkiye 7 2 Polska 5 1 Brasil 3 -1 Ukraina 1 -2	Group 6 Team Pts GD Chile 9 5 Česká republika 6 2 Chinese Taipei 3 -3 Österreich 0 -4
Group 7 Team Pts GD Portugal 6 -1 Slovenija 5 4 Srbija 4 0 China 1 -3	Group 8 Team Pts GD Moldova 7 4 Nederland 5 2 Bolivia 4 -2 USA 0 -4

Round III

This round started on 25/02/2011 at 20:00 and was played in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Group 1 Team Pts GD Portugal 7 3 England 7 3 Venezuela 3 -3 Chile 0 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Norge 9 4 Česká republika 3 0 Moldova 3 -1 France 3 -3
Group 3 Team Pts GD Polska 4 1 España 4 1 Deutschland 4 -1 Slovensko 4 -1	Group 4 Team Pts GD Türkiye 5 3 Belgium 5 1 Nederland 4 -1 Slovenija 1 -3

Round IV

This round started on 07/03/2011 at 20:00 and was played in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Group 1 Team Pts GD Polska 9 10 England 6 1 Česká republika 3 -4 Norge 0 -7

Group 2 Team Pts GD Belgium 7 5 España 6 1 Türkiye 4 3 Portugal 0 -9

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Croseum
	England	1
					Artemio Franchi
	Belgium	2
					Belgium	2
	Artemio Franchi
					España	1
	Polska	0
	España	1

Semi-Finals

This round started on 18/03/2011 at 20:00 and was played in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

ID		Match Result
(317807189)	England	1 - 2	Belgium
(317807190)	Polska	0 - 1	España

Final

This round started on 20/03/2011 at 20:00 and was played in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

ID		Match Result
(318346359)	Belgium	2 - 1	España

Tactics and Ratings

U-20 Belgium: 4-4-2 Attack on wings Midfield: solid (very low) Right Defence: magnificent (high) Central Defence: formidable (high) Left Defence: magnificent (high)) Right Attack: supernatural (low) Central Attack: passable (high) Left Attack: world class (high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: excellent (very low) Defence: passable (low)

U-20 España: 5-3-2 Counter-attacks Midfield: wretched (very low) Right Defence: magical (very low) Central Defence: magical (low) Left Defence: mythical (high) Right Attack: formidable (very high) Central Attack: weak (very high) Left Attack: outstanding (very low) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: solid (very low) Defence: passable (low)

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

And The Winner Is ?

16/08/2010

applicant countries Hungary 10 pts Ecuador 14 pts Slovenia 21 pts Spain 24 pts Slovakia 26 pts Guatemala 32 pts Poland 34 pts Uruguay 37 pts France 46 pts Maldives 49 pts USA 52 pts India 53 pts And thus the host of the XV U20 World Cup, with 57 points, will be, Bosnia & Herzegovina. The closeness of the results demonstrates how much of a battle it has been. Every participating community put a lot of hard work into their bids. So to those who didn't win, keep the faith, you are certainly well positioned for next time. A grand total of 350 525 votes were cast by the community. To all of you who did vote Thank You! To those who didn't, maybe next time! This has been a great experience to build on. We will take a few weeks to gather all the great feedback we got and then we will launch the new contest for the hosting of the XVI World Cup. Great job everyone and let's get ready to qualify for the final phases of the XV U20 World Cup in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Hattrick announces

Belgium U20 World Champions!	21/03/2011
In a hard fought final against Spain, manager Chippen17 lead Belgium to their first title. It is by a score of 2-1 that Belgium entered it's name in the record books forever. Congratulations to both nations for a well played tournament!