U-20 World Cup XII

U-20 World Cup XII

Tournament details
Host	Kenya
Season(s)	Seasons 37-38 24 Oct. 2009 - 17 May 2009
Teams	124
Final positions
Champions	Italia
Runner-up	France
Semi-finalists	Belgium Norge
Tournament statistics
Matches played	927
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The Thirteenth U-20 World Cup tournament took place from 20 March to 17 May 2009 and was held in Kenya.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

This round started on 24/10/2009 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 20/03/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Kenya.

Group 1 Team Pts GD Schweiz 7 +8 Deutschland 5 +1 Srbija 4 ±0 Latvija 0 -9	Group 2 Team Pts GD Belgium 9 +6 Norge 6 +2 Hellas 3 -3 Indonesia 0 -5
Group 3 Team Pts GD España 9 +4 Eesti 4 ±0 România 3 ±0 Scotland 1 -4	Group 4 Team Pts GD México 6 +4 Nederland 6 +3 Tounes 3 -3 Lietuva 3 -4
Group 5 Team Pts GD France 7 +3 Ukraina 6 +3 Danmark 4 +2 Slovensko 0 -8	Group 6 Team Pts GD Portugal 9 +5 Polska 6 +8 Severna Makedonija 3 -2 Bénin 0 -11
Group 7 Team Pts GD Sverige 7 +7 Suomi 4 ±0 South Africa 3 +1 Belarus 3 -8	Group 8 Team Pts GD Italia 9 +13 Rossiya 6 -1 Bulgaria 3 -2 Brasil 0 -10

Round III

This round started on 24/04/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Kenya.

Group 1 Team Pts GD Italia 7 +4 Eesti 5 +3 México 4 -2 Polska 0 -5	Group 2 Team Pts GD Belgium 9 +9 France 6 +3 Suomi 3 -4 Ukraina 0 -8
Group 3 Team Pts GD Deutschland 7 +3 Portugal 5 +4 Nederland 4 +3 Sverige 0 -10	Group 4 Team Pts GD Norge 7 +3 Schweiz 7 +2 España 3 +1 Rossiya 0 -6

Round IV

This round started on 04/05/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Kenya.

Group 1 Team Pts GD Belgium 7 +4 Norge 5 +2 Schweiz 3 -2 Eesti 1 -4

Group 2 Team Pts GD Italia 7 +2 France 4 +1 Deutschland 4 0 Portugal 1 -3

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Nyeri Stadium
	Norge	2
					Moi International Sports Complex
	Italia (a.e.t.)	3
					Italia	5
	Moi International Sports Complex
					France	0
	Belgium	0
	France	2

Semi-Finals

This round started on 15/05/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Kenya.

ID		Match Result
(222312832)	Norge	2 - 3	Italia
(222312831)	Belgium	0 - 2	France

Final

This round started on 17/05/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Kenya.

ID		Match Result
(222864115)	Italia	5 - 0	France

Tactics and Ratings

U-20 Italia: 3-4-3 Normal Midfield: outstanding (very low) Right Defence: excellent (very high) Central Defence: brilliant (very high) Left Defence: magnificent (very low)) Right Attack: brilliant (very high) Central Attack: magnificent (high) Left Attack: inadequate (high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: solid (very low) Defence: solid (very low)

U-20 France: 4-5-1 Pressing Midfield: excellent (low) Right Defence: world class (low) Central Defence: extra-terrestrial (low) Left Defence: magnificent (very low) Right Attack: wretched (high) Central Attack: poor (low) Left Attack: wretched (high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: solid (high) Defence: inadequate (very high)

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

Kenya hosts U20 World Cup	21/10/2008
The qualification games for the twelfth Hattrick U20 World Cup starts on Friday. This time, the tournament will return to Africa: the finals will take place in Kenya between March 20 and May 17, 2009. As usual, the HFA will provide all managers with free VIP tickets to the tournament - you won't even need to book ahead, it is already taken care of. Enjoy!

Hattrick announces

The first World Cup victory for Italia	17/05/2009
Italia won the U20 World Cup XII and for the first time in Hattrick history Italia are now world champions. Italia didn't give a defensive France much of a chance in tonight's final, and 5-0 was a fair result. Congratulations Italia, and especially coach Mokiforever!