U-20 World Cup XXVIII

U-20 World Cup XXVIII

Tournament details
Host	Sweden
Season(s)	Seasons 69-70 17 Aug. 2018 - 10 March 2019
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Italia
Runner-up	Deutschland
Semi-finalists	España Rossiya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
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The Twenty-eighth U-20 World Cup tournament took place from 11 January to 10 March 2019 and was held in Sweden.

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 17/08/2018 (last leg started on 05/10/2018).

Round II

(32 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Italia 9 9 Scotland 0 3 Hrvatska -4 3 Hanguk -5 3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Việt Nam 2 7 Honduras 0 4 Chile 0 4 Kampuchea -2 1
Group 3 Team Pts GD Guatemala 3 9 Uruguay 2 6 Malaysia 1 3 Canada -6 0	Group 4 Team Pts GD Česká republika 4 7 Belgium -1 4 Portugal -1 2 Nicaragua -2 2
Group 5 Team Pts GD Deutschland 4 7 Türkiye 2 4 Israel -1 4 Danmark -5 1	Group 6 Team Pts GD Ísland 3 7 USA -1 4 Nederland -1 3 Andorra -1 3
Group 7 Team Pts GD República Dominicana 2 7 Singapore 1 6 Lietuva 0 3 Cabo Verde -3 1	Group 8 Team Pts GD España 5 7 Rossiya 1 6 Bénin 0 4 Srbija -6 0
This round started on 11/01/2019 at 20:00 and was played in Sweden.

Round III

(16 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Italia 8 9 Việt Nam -1 6 Uruguay -3 3 Scotland -4 0	Group 2 Team Pts GD Guatemala 3 9 República Dominicana 2 6 Singapore -2 1 USA -3 1
Group 3 Team Pts GD Rossiya 2 6 España 1 6 Belgium -1 3 Ísland -2 3	Group 4 Team Pts GD Deutschland 11 9 Türkiye 1 6 Honduras -4 3 Česká republika -8 0
This round started on 15/02/2019 at 20:00 and was played in Sweden.

Round IV

(8 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Deutschland 6 9 Rossiya 2 6 Việt Nam -1 3 República Dominicana -7 0	Group 2 Team Pts GD Italia 6 5 España 6 0 Türkiye 3 0 Guatemala 3 -5
This round started on 25/02/2019 at 20:00 and was played in Sweden.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 08/03/2019 at 20:00 in Sweden				Final 10/03/2019 at 20:00 in Sweden
					Arena: Linköpings Sporthall (180 065 spectators)
	Italia	2
	Rossiya	1
					Italia	4
					Deutschland	3
	Deutschland	3
	España	2

Semi-Finals

Link	Match Result
	Italia	2 - 1	Rossiya
	Deutschland	3 - 2	España

Final

Link	Match Result
	Italia	4 - 3	Deutschland