U-20 World Cup XVIII

U-20 World Cup XVIII

Tournament details
Host	Finland
Season(s)	Seasons 49-50 29 June 2012 - 20 Jan. 2013
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Nederland
Runner-up
Semi-finalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
Goals scored	3198
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The Eighteenth U-20 World Cup tournament took place from 23 November 2012 to 20 January 2013 and was held in Finland.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

(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 29/06/2012 (last leg on 17/08/2012).

Round II

(32 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Canada 7 +6 Chinese Taipei 4 -1 Slovenija 3 -4 Ireland 2 -1	Group 2 Team Pts GD Česká republika 9 +7 Belgium 2 -1 Magyarország 2 -3 Deutschland 2 -3
Group 3 Team Pts GD Nederland 9 +4 Türkiye 6 +1 Iran 3 -1 India 0 -4	Group 4 Team Pts GD USA 6 +1 Hong Kong 4 +3 Israel 4 0 España 3 -4
Group 5 Team Pts GD Bulgaria 7 +4 Sverige 3 0 Eesti 2 -2 Bosna i Hercegovina 2 -2	Group 6 Team Pts GD Polska 6 +1 Ukraina 6 -1 Uruguay 4 +3 Rossiya 1 -3
Group 7 Team Pts GD Schweiz 7 +2 Føroyar 6 +1 Srbija 4 0 Việt Nam 0 -3	Group 8 Team Pts GD Belarus 9 +13 Suomi 6 +3 Italia 3 +3 Brunei 0 -19
This round started on 23/11/2012 (2nd leg: 26/11; 3rd leg: 30/11) at 20:00 was played in Finland.

Round III

(16 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Suomi 9 +6 Belgium 6 +3 USA 1 -4 Belarus 1 -5	Group 2 Team Pts GD Česká republika 6 +4 Polska 6 +1 Türkiye 6 +1 Sverige 0 -6
Group 3 Team Pts GD Nederland 9 +9 Schweiz 4 +1 Chinese Taipei 4 -4 Føroyar 0 -6	Group 4 Team Pts GD Bulgaria 7 +2 Canada 5 +2 Ukraina 2 -1 Hong Kong 1 -3
This round started on 28/11/2012 (2nd leg: 31/12/2012; 3rd leg: 04/01/2013) at 20:00 was played in Finland.

Round IV

(8 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Belgium 9 +10 Nederland 6 +5 Česká republika 3 -1 Schweiz 0 -14	Group 2 Team Pts GD Suomi 9 +9 Polska 3 +1 Canada 3 -4 Bulgaria 3 -6
This round started on 07/01/2013 (2nd leg: 11/01; 3rd leg: 14/01) at 20:00 was played in Finland.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Paskavuori, Heinäpää
	Belgium	3
					Paskavuori, Heinäpää
	Polska	0
					Belgium	1
	Trafalgar Square Arena
					Nederland	3
	Nederland	5
	Suomi	1

Semi-Finals

This round started on 18/01/2013 at 20:00 and was played in Finland. 18-01-2013

ID		Match Result
(410425697)	Belgium	3 - 0	Polska
(410425698)	Nederland	5 - 1	Suomi

Final

This round started on 20/01/2013 at 20:00 and was played in Finland.

ID		Match Result
(410887170)	Belgium	1 - 3	Nederland

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

Our World Cup XVIII host is...

23.02.2012

Israel will host the XVIII World Cup, and the honour to host U20 XVIII World Cup goes to Finland! Congratulations to the winners! The quality of the bids this time was simply amazing, so no wonder it was a really tight race. Here's the final score: Israel 16p Finland 14p Bulgaria 13p Uruguay 9.5p Switzerland 7.5p A big thanks to all 12 communities who have put forward fantastic bids. You've spoiled us with great work in earlier contests; but this time you really blew our mind. On the World Cup topic we also would like to announce that we have improved the match fixtures for Round I of the World Cup. Thanks to all users in the NT community who have been part of the discussions around this, and a special thanks to Jestar (the manager who suggested the revised schedule).