U-20 World Cup XXIII

U-20 World Cup XXIII

Tournament details
Host	Faroe Islands
Season(s)	Seasons 59-60 24 July 2015 - 14 Feb. 2016
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Nederland
Runner-up
Semi-finalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
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The Twenty-third U-20 World Cup tournament took place from 18 December 2015 to 14 February 2016 and was held in Faroe Islands.

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 24/07/2015 (last leg started on 11/09/2015).

Round II

(32 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Belgium 6 5 Malta 6 2 Hellas 6 1 Kazakhstan 0 -8	Group 2 Team Pts GD Ecuador 9 3 Danmark 2 1 Türkiye 2 -1 Liechtenstein 2 -3
Group 3 Team Pts GD Polska 9 6 USA 6 1 Norge 3 -1 Andorra 0 -6	Group 4 Team Pts GD Österreich 9 9 England 4 -3 México 3 -3 Suriname 1 -3
Group 5 Team Pts GD Perú 7 5 Iran 6 1 Latvija 4 4 Singapore 0 -10	Group 6 Team Pts GD Nederland 9 9 Italia 6 -2 France 3 -2 România 0 -5
Group 7 Team Pts GD Schweiz 7 4 Suomi 6 3 Bulgaria 4 1 Brasil 0 -8	Group 8 Team Pts GD Magyarország 9 5 Nigeria 4 -1 Indonesia 3 0 Lietuva 1 -4
This round started on 18/12/2015 at 20:00 and was played in Faroe Islands.

Round III

(16 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Nederland 6 4 Belgium 6 1 Suomi 3 -2 Danmark 3 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Österreich 7 6 Malta 5 3 Schweiz 4 -1 England 0 -8
Group 3 Team Pts GD USA 7 4 Nigeria 5 2 Perú 4 5 Polska 0 -11	Group 4 Team Pts GD Iran 9 3 Magyarország 6 3 Ecuador 3 -3 Italia 0 -3
This round started on 22/01/2016 at 20:00 and was played in Faroe Islands.

Round IV

(8 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Nederland 7 6 Iran 6 2 Magyarország 4 4 Nigeria 0 -12	Group 2 Team Pts GD Belgium 7 4 USA 4 2 Österreich 4 -2 Malta 1 -4
This round started on 01/02/2016 at 20:00 and was played in Faroe Islands.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 12/02/2016 at 20:00 in Faroe Islands				Final 14/02/2016 at 20:00 in Faroe Islands
					HF-Arena (129 330 spectators)
	Nederland	3
	USA	1
					Nederland	3
					Belgium	1
	Belgium	1
	Iran	0

Semi-Finals

ID	Match Result
555887636	Nederland	3 - 1	USA
555887637	Belgium	1 - 0	Iran

Final

ID	Match Result
556147553	Nederland	3 - 1	Belgium