U-20 World Cup XXVI

U-20 World Cup XXVI

Tournament details
Host	United States of America
Season(s)	Seasons 65-66 26 May 2017 - 17 Dec. 2017
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Danmark
Runner-up
Semi-finalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
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The Twenty-sixth U-20 World Cup tournament took place from 20 October to 17 December 2017 and was held in United States of America.

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 26/05/2017 (last leg started on 14/07/2017).

Round II

(32 teams)

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 at 20:00 and was played in United States of America.

Round III

(16 teams)

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 at 20:00 and was played in United States of America.

Round IV

(8 teams)

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 at 20:00 and was played in United States of America.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 15/12/2017 at 20:00 in United States of America				Final 17/12/2017 at 20:00 in United States of America
					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	(After Penalty shoot-out)
	Belarus	2 - 1	Deutschland

Final

Link	Match Result
	Danmark	1 - 0	Belarus