U-20 World Cup XXVIII

U-20 World Cup XXVIII

Tournament details
Host	Sverige
Season(s)	71-72 17 Aug. 2018 - 10 March 2019
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Italia
Runner-up	Deutschland
Semi-finalists	España Rossiya
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Group Stage

Round I

All teams - Double round-robin format

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

Teams are placed in groups based on their rank. Teams play each other once at home and once away. This round started on 02/05/2014 (last leg on 17/08/2018).

Round II

32 teams - round-robin format

Group 1 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 2 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
Group 3 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 4 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
Group 5 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 6 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
Group 7 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 8 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
This round started on 11/01/2019.

Round III

16 teams - round-robin format

Group 1 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 2 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
Group 3 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 4 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
This round started on 15/02/2019.

Round IV

8 teams - round-robin format

Group 1 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '	Group 2 Team Pts GD [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] ' [[|]] '
This round started on 25/02/2019.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 18/10/2019				Final 10/03/2019
					Arena: Linköpings Sporthall (180 065 spectators)
	Italia	2
	Rossiya	1
					Italia	4
					Deutschland	3
	Deutschland	3
	España	2

Semi-Finals

Link	Match Result
	Italia	2 - 1	Rossiya
	Deutschland	3 - 2	España

Final

Link	Match Result
	Italia	4 - 3	Deutschland