U-20 World Cup XXVI

U-20 World Cup XXVI

Tournament details
Host	USA
Season(s)	65-66 26 May 2017 - 17 DEC. 2017
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Danmark
Runner-up	Belarus
Semi-finalists	Schweiz Deutschland
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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 26/05/2017.

Round II

32 teams - round-robin format

Group 1 Team Pts GD România 9 7 Chile 6 1 Senegal 3 -3 China 0 -5	Group 2 Team Pts GD Chinese Taipei 7 2 Türkiye 5 2 USA 2 -1 Israel 1 -3
Group 3 Team Pts GD Oceania 9 4 Danmark 6 1 Bolivia 3 0 Ghana 0 -5	Group 4 Team Pts GD Bulgaria 7 2 Palestine 6 4 Norge 4 0 Colombia 0 -6
Group 5 Team Pts GD Belarus 9 6 Deutschland 6 1 Kazakhstan 3 -3 Dhivehi Raajje 0 -4	Group 6 Team Pts GD Liechtenstein 5 1 Argentina 5 1 India 5 1 Ireland 0 -3
Group 7 Team Pts GD Schweiz 7 3 Hellas 4 -1 Italia 4 -1 Honduras 2 -1	Group 8 Team Pts GD El Salvador 9 3 Slovenija 6 5 Mongol Uls 1 -4 Oman 1 -4
This round started on 20/10/2017.

Round III

16 teams - round-robin format

Group 1 Team Pts GD România 6 4 Hellas 6 -2 Liechtenstein 3 1 Slovenija 3 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Palestine 6 2 Belarus 5 2 Argentina 4 0 Bulgaria 1 -4
Group 3 Team Pts GD Danmark 6 4 Oceania 6 3 Chinese Taipei 3 -3 Türkiye 3 -4	Group 4 Team Pts GD Deutschland 6 2 Schweiz 6 2 El Salvador 4 0 Chile 1 -4
This round started on 24/11/2017.

Round IV

8 teams - round-robin format

Group 1 Team Pts GD Danmark 5 1 Belarus 4 2 Oceania 3 0 Palestine 2 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Deutschland 9 6 Schweiz 6 6 România 3 -7 Hellas 0 -5
This round started on 04/12/2017.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 15/12/2017				Final 17/12/2017
					Richfield Coliseum (200 213 spectators)
	Danmark	5 (0)
	Schweiz	(0) 3
					Danmark	1
					Belarus	0
	Belarus	2
	Deutschland	1

Semi-Finals

Link	Match Result
	Danmark	5 (0) - (0) 3	Schweiz	(Penalty shoot-out)
	Belarus	2 - 1	Deutschland

Final

Link	Match Result
	Danmark	1 - 0	Belarus