The 13th U20 World Championship Cup 2001

The Finals

17 June to 8 July 2001, Argentina

2001 Champion - Argentina

Hosts Argentina easily beat Ghana 3-0 in the finals to continue their recent dominance of the tournament.

A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament:

• 6 from UEFA - Germany, Finland, Holland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and France
• 4 from CAF - Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Angola
• 4 from AFC - Iraq, Japan, China and Iran
• 4 from CONCACAF - Costa Rica, USA, Canada and Jamaica
• 4 from CONMEBOL - Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador
• 1 from OFC - Australia
• and Argentina as the host nation

The competition had six groups of four teams each with sixteen qualifying for the second round. The top two in each group and the four third-placed teams with the best records qualified for the second round.

Host country for the 2003 World Youth Championship is the United Arab Emirates.

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