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2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2015 FIFA I Raro I Te 20 Marama O Te Ao
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates30 May – 20 June
Teams24(from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7(in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSerbia(2nd title)
Runners-upBrazil
Third placeMali
Fourth placeSenegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored154 (2.96 per match)
Attendance396,668 (7,628 per match)
Top scorer(s)HungaryBence Mervó
UkraineViktor Kovalenko
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)MaliAdama Traoré
BestgoalkeeperSerbiaPredrag Rajković
Fair play awardUkraine
←2013
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The2015 FIFA U-20 World Cupwas the twentieth edition of theFIFA U-20 World Cupsince its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time inNew Zealand,[1]the third time onOceaniansoil afterAustraliastaged the1981and1993editions. A total of 52 matches were played in seven host cities.[2]

During the first meeting of the local organising committee in January 2013, provisional dates of 19 June to 11 July were given towards hosting of games, with a final decision on stadiums and cities originally meant to be taken in February 2013.[3]Two more postponements then followed.[4][5]

France,the2013champions, were unable to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of theUEFA qualifying tournament.[6]In doing so, they became the fourth consecutive incumbent title holder tofail to qualifyfor the subsequent tournament.

Serbiawon the final againstBrazil2–1, becoming the first team representing the country to win a FIFA competition title since their independence fromYugoslaviaand the dissolution ofSerbia and Montenegro.Yugoslavia previously won the1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Host selection[edit]

FourFIFAmember associations officially submitted their bids to host the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup by the deadline of 11 February 2011.[7]On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held for the first time inNew Zealand.[8][9]This is the third FIFA competition staged in this country, after the1999 FIFA U-17 World Championshipand the2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[8]

Bidding member associations

Venues[edit]

Auckland,Christchurch,Dunedin,Hamilton,New Plymouth,WellingtonandWhangareiwere the 7 cities chosen to host the competition.[2]

Before the stadium announcements were made, Dunedin City council suggested in January 2013,[10]that it would not bid to host matches atForsyth Barr Stadium(also known as Otago Stadium) unless the costs (an estimated $1m) could be lowered.[11]The stadium hosted seven matches there, the last of which being a Round of 16 game.[12]

Wellington Auckland New Plymouth
Wellington Regional Stadium North Harbour Stadium Stadium Taranaki
41°16′23″S174°47′9″E/ 41.27306°S 174.78583°E/-41.27306; 174.78583(Wellington Regional Stadium) 36°43′37″S174°42′6″E/ 36.72694°S 174.70167°E/-36.72694; 174.70167(North Harbour Stadium) 39°4′13″S174°3′54″E/ 39.07028°S 174.06500°E/-39.07028; 174.06500(Stadium Taranaki)
Capacity:35,187 Capacity:25,317 Capacity:25,000[13]
Dunedin
Otago Stadium
45°52′9″S170°31′28″E/ 45.86917°S 170.52444°E/-45.86917; 170.52444(Otago Stadium)
Capacity:23,095
Hamilton Christchurch Whangarei
Waikato Stadium Christchurch Stadium Northland Events Centre
37°46′52″S175°16′6″E/ 37.78111°S 175.26833°E/-37.78111; 175.26833(Waikato Stadium) 43°32′37.32″S172°36′14.76″E/ 43.5437000°S 172.6041000°E/-43.5437000; 172.6041000(Christchurch Stadium) 35°44′3″S174°19′46″E/ 35.73417°S 174.32944°E/-35.73417; 174.32944(Northland Events Centre)
Capacity:19,237 Capacity:17,308 Capacity:8,016

Qualified teams[edit]

In addition to host nation New Zealand, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Myanmar1
North Korea
Qatar
Uzbekistan
CAF (Africa) 2015 African U-20 Championship Ghana
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal1
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Honduras
Mexico
Panama
United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2015 South American Youth Championship Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) Host nation New Zealand
2014 OFC U-20 Championship Fiji1
UEFA (Europe) 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Austria
Germany
Hungary
Portugal
Serbia2
Ukraine
1.^Teams that made their debut.
2.^Serbia made their first U-20 World Cup appearance as an independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Yugoslavia, which qualified in 1979 and 1987.

Draw and schedule[edit]

The final draw was held on 10 February 2015, 17:30 local time, at theSkyCity Grand,Auckland.[14][15]For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:[16]

  • Pot 1: Hosts and continental champions of five confederations (except OFC)
  • Pot 2: Remaining teams from AFC and CAF
  • Pot 3: Remaining teams from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
  • Pot 4: Remaining teams from OFC and UEFA

As a basic principle, teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage. As the CAF U-20 Championship was not completed at the time of the draw, a separate draw took place on 23 March 2015 inDakar,Senegal,at the tournament's conclusion to determine the groups where the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed CAF teams would play in, to ensure there was no manipulation of games in the qualifying tournament ensuring fairness to all qualified teams.[17][18]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

New Zealand(Group A)
Argentina(Group B)
Qatar(Group C)
Mexico(Group D)
Nigeria(Group E)
Germany(Group F)

North Korea
Myanmar
Uzbekistan
Mali
Ghana
Senegal

Honduras
Panama
United States
Brazil
Colombia
Uruguay

Fiji
Austria
Hungary
Portugal
Serbia
Ukraine

The schedule of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013.[19]

Match officials[edit]

A total of 21 referees, 6 support referees, and 42 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[20][21]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees Support referee
AFC JapanRyuji Sato JapanAkane Yagi
JapanHiroshi Yamauchi 		SingaporeMuhammad Taqi Aljaafari
Saudi ArabiaFahad Al-Mirdasi OmanAbu Bakar Al-Amri
Saudi ArabiaAbdullah Al-Shalawi
South KoreaKim Jong-hyeok South KoreaYoon Kwang-yeol
South KoreaYang Byoung-eun
CAF EgyptGehad Grisha EritreaBerhe Tesfagiorghis
SudanWaleed Ahmed 		GhanaJoseph Lamptey
GabonEric Otogo-Castane CameroonElvis Noupue
NigerYahaya Mahamadou
SeychellesBernard Camille Ivory CoastMarius Tan
South AfricaZakhele Siwela
CONCACAF Costa RicaHenry Bejarano Costa RicaCarlos Fernández
Costa RicaOctavio Jara 		HondurasArmando Castro
MexicoCésar Ramos MexicoAlberto Morín
MexicoMiguel Hernández
PanamaJohn Pitti PanamaGabriel Victoria
PanamaJuan Baynes
CONMEBOL ArgentinaMauro Vigliano ArgentinaEzequiel Brailovsky
ArgentinaIván Núñez 		VenezuelaJesús Valenzuela
BrazilRicardo Marques BrazilBruno Boschilia
BrazilKléber Gil
EcuadorRoddy Zambrano EcuadorJuan Macias
EcuadorLuis Vera
UruguayDaniel Fedorczuk UruguayNicolás Taran
UruguayRichard Trinidad
OFC New ZealandMatt Conger New ZealandSimon Lount
TongaTevita Makasini 		New ZealandNick Waldron
UEFA CroatiaIvan Bebek CroatiaMiro Grgić
CroatiaTomislav Petrović 		IsraelLiran Liany
GermanyFelix Zwayer GermanyMarco Achmüller
GermanyThorsten Schiffner
HungaryIstván Vad HungaryIstván Albert
HungaryVencel Tóth
ItalyDaniele Orsato ItalyLorenzo Manganelli
ItalyMauro Tonolini
PortugalArtur Soares Dias PortugalÁlvaro Carvalho
PortugalRui Tavares
RomaniaOvidiu Hațegan RomaniaOctavian Șovre
RomaniaSebastian Gheorghe
SpainAntonio Mateu Lahoz SpainPau Cebrián Devis
SpainRoberto Díaz Pérez

Squads[edit]

Main article:2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

The 24 squads were officially announced by FIFA on 21 May 2015.[22][23]Each participating national association had to submit a final list of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) at least 10 days before the tournament started. These players were shortlisted from a provisional list of 35 players, including a minimum of four goalkeepers.[24]All players must have been born on or after 1 January 1995.[24]If a player listed in the final squad suffered a serious injury up until 24 hours before the kick-off of his team's first match, he could be replaced by a player from the provisional list with the approval of FIFA's medical and organising committees.[24]

In July 2015, it was reported that the New Zealand squad had included an ineligible player, South African Deklan Wynne not having completed the requisite period of residence in New Zealand.[25]

Group stage[edit]

Stages reached by each team

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.[24]The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local,New Zealand Standard Time(UTC+12).[26]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Ukraine 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7 Advance toknockout stage
2 United States 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 New Zealand(H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Myanmar 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source:FIFA
(H)Hosts
New Zealand0–0Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 25,000
United States2–1Myanmar
Tall17'
Hyndman56'		 Report Yan Naing Oo9'
Attendance: 5,816
Myanmar0–6Ukraine
Report Yaremchuk51'
Luchkevych54'
Kovalenko57',77'
Sobol68'
Besyedin71'
Attendance: 4,985
New Zealand0–4United States
Report Jamieson6'
Hyndman33'
Arriola57'
Rubin83'
Attendance: 15,678
Myanmar1–5New Zealand
Aung Thu27' Report Billingsley40'
Patterson47'
Stevens78'
Brotherton81'
Lewis89'
Attendance: 15,527
Ukraine3–0United States
Kovalenko56',74',79' Report
Attendance: 7,694

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Ghana 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance toknockout stage
2 Austria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Argentina 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 Panama 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:FIFA
Argentina2–2Panama
Correa14',79' Report Rodríguez19'
Escobar84'
Attendance: 9,204
Ghana1–1Austria
Y. Yeboah90+1' (pen.) Report Gschweidl50'
Attendance: 9,204
Austria2–1Panama
Hormechea45+1' (o.g.)
Grubeck51'		 Report Escobar38'
Attendance: 2,009
Argentina2–3Ghana
Simeone80'
Buendía90'		 Report B. Tetteh44'
Aboagye59'
Y. Yeboah69' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,542
Austria0–0Argentina
Report
Attendance: 13,874
Referee:Ryuji Sato(Japan)
Panama0–1Ghana
Report Boateng82'
Attendance: 3,637

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Portugal 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Colombia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 Senegal 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4 Qatar 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:FIFA
Qatar0–1Colombia
Report Rodríguez24'
Attendance: 7,461
Portugal3–0Senegal
Martins1'
Silva90'
Santos90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 10,362
Qatar0–4Portugal
Report Silva34'
Rodrigues42',66'
Vigário74'
Attendance: 1,864
Senegal1–1Colombia
Thiam23' Report Zapata43' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,981
Senegal2–1Qatar
Sylla76'
Wagué81'		 Report Afif17' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,791
Colombia1–3Portugal
Borré74' Report Santos3'
Silva55' (pen.),67'
Attendance: 6,950

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Serbia 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6 Advance toknockout stage
2 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3 Mali 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
4 Mexico 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source:FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^abThe final positions of Mali and Uruguay were decided by drawing of lots, conducted in Auckland and witnessed by both teams via a live video link, which placed Uruguay in second and Mali in third.[27]Both teams had advanced to the round of 16.
Mexico0–2Mali
Report A. Traoré77'
Gbakle79'
Attendance: 4,299
Uruguay1–0Serbia
Pereiro56' Report
Attendance: 6,048
Referee:Ryuji Sato(Japan)
Mexico2–1Uruguay
Lozano71'
Gutiérrez90+3'		 Report Suárez83'
Attendance: 2,038
Serbia2–0Mali
S. Milinković-Savić27'
Mandić74'		 Report
Attendance: 4,012
Serbia2–0Mexico
Maksimović2'
Živković43'		 Report
Attendance: 9,248
Mali1–1Uruguay
A. Traoré44' Report Acosta17'
Attendance: 6,791

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Hungary 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:FIFA
Nigeria2–4Brazil
Success10'
Yahaya28'		 Report Gabriel Jesus4'
Judivan34',82'
Boschilia59'
Attendance: 5,887
North Korea1–5Hungary
Choe Ju-song32' Report Mervó17',49',82'
Kalmár33'
Forgács60'
Attendance: 8,153
Nigeria4–0North Korea
Saviour48',51'
Sokari71'
Success80'		 Report
Attendance: 1,114
Hungary1–2Brazil
Mervó8' Report Danilo50'
A. Pereira86' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,077
Hungary0–2Nigeria
Report Awoniyi33',54'
Attendance: 3,184
Brazil3–0North Korea
Min Hyo-song60' (o.g.)
Jean Carlos66'
L. Pereira86'		 Report
Attendance: 15,298

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1 Germany 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9 Advance toknockout stage
2 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
3 Honduras 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4 Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3
Source:FIFA
Germany8–1Fiji
Stark18',27'
Stendera20' (pen.)
Prömel23'
Mukhtar34',40',89' (pen.)
Stefaniak68'		 Report Verevou48'
Attendance: 5,296
Uzbekistan3–4Honduras
Khamdamov31'
Shomurodov79'
Urinboev90+6'		 Report Benavídez4'
Róchez20',90+2'
Álvarez49'
Attendance: 6,679
Honduras0–3Fiji
Report Verevou14'
Waqa19'
Álvarez45' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,220
Germany3–0Uzbekistan
Stendera33',85'
Akpoguma59'		 Report
Attendance: 3,393
Honduras1–5Germany
Schwäbe19' (o.g.) Report Stendera2' (pen.)
Brandt30'
Mukhtar50'
Prömel62'
Stark81'
Attendance: 12,045
Fiji0–3Uzbekistan
Report Shomurodov62'
Urinboev63'
Kosimov90+3'
Attendance: 5,011

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

The four best ranked third-placed teams also advanced to the round of 16. They were paired with the winners of groups A, B, C and D, according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[24]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 A New Zealand(H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Advance toknockout stage
2 D Mali 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 C Senegal 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4 E Hungary 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
5 F Honduras 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
6 B Argentina 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) lots drawn by FIFA.
(H)Hosts

Knockout stage[edit]

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of regular time (two periods of 45 minutes),extra timewas played (two periods of 15 minutes) and followed, if necessary, by apenalty shoot-outto determine the winner. In the case of the third place match, as it was played just before the final, extra time was skipped and a penalty shoot-out took place if necessary.[24]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
11 June —New Plymouth
Brazil(pen.)0 (5)
14 June —Hamilton
Uruguay0 (4)
Brazil(pen.)0 (3)
11 June —Hamilton
Portugal0 (1)
Portugal2
17 June —Christchurch
New Zealand1
Brazil5
11 June —Whangarei
Senegal0
Austria0
14 June —Wellington
Uzbekistan2
Uzbekistan0
10 June —Auckland
Senegal1
Ukraine1 (1)
20 June —Auckland
Senegal(pen.)1 (3)
Brazil1
10 June —Wellington
Serbia(a.e.t.)2
United States1
14 June —Auckland
Colombia0
United States0 (5)
10 June —Dunedin
Serbia(pen.)0 (6)
Serbia(a.e.t.)2
17 June —Auckland
Hungary1
Serbia(a.e.t.)2
10 June —Wellington
Mali1 Third place
Ghana0
14 June —Christchurch20 June —Auckland
Mali3
Mali(pen.)1 (4)Senegal1
11 June —Christchurch
Germany1 (3) Mali3
Germany1
Nigeria0
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16

The third-placed teams which advanced to the round of 16 were placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 18 of the tournament regulations.[24]

Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third teams qualify from groups: 1A plays against: 1B plays against: 1C plays against: 1D plays against:
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Round of 16[edit]

Ghana0–3Mali
Report Samassékou20'
Gbakle53'
Doumbia81'
Attendance: 2,235
Serbia2–1 (a.e.t.)Hungary
Šaponjić90+1'
Talaber118' (o.g.)		 Report Mervó57'
Attendance: 5,149
United States1–0Colombia
Rubin58' Report
Attendance: 6,062
Ukraine1–1 (a.e.t.)Senegal
Besyedin70' Report Sarr83'
Penalties
Chumaksoccer ball with red X
Kharatinsoccer ball with red X
Habeloksoccer ball with check mark
Luchkevychsoccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check markSarr
soccer ball with check markSylla
soccer ball with check markNiang
Attendance: 6,905
Austria0–2Uzbekistan
Report Khamdamov47',57'
Attendance: 3,964
Germany1–0Nigeria
Öztunalı19' Report
Attendance: 5,288
Portugal2–1New Zealand
Guzzo24'
Martins87'		 Report Holthusen64'
Attendance: 10,492
Brazil0–0 (a.e.t.)Uruguay
Report
Penalties
A. Pereirasoccer ball with check mark
Lucãosoccer ball with check mark
Danilosoccer ball with check mark
Jajásoccer ball with check mark
Gabriel Jesussoccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check markArambarri
soccer ball with red XAmaral
soccer ball with check markPoyet
soccer ball with check markAcosta
soccer ball with check markLemos
Attendance: 4,358

Quarter-finals[edit]

Brazil0–0 (a.e.t.)Portugal
Report
Penalties
A. Pereirasoccer ball with check mark
Lucãosoccer ball with red X
Danilosoccer ball with check mark
Gabriel Jesussoccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with check markRony Lopes
soccer ball with red XGuzzo
soccer ball with red XSilva
soccer ball with red XNuno Santos
Attendance: 9,945
Mali1–1 (a.e.t.)Germany
S. Coulibaly58' Report Brandt38'
Penalties
Hamidousoccer ball with check mark
Guindosoccer ball with check mark
Konésoccer ball with check mark
A. Traorésoccer ball with red X
Samassékousoccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check markAkpoguma
soccer ball with check markÖztunalı
soccer ball with check markSteinmann
soccer ball with red XBrandt
soccer ball with red XStark
Attendance: 7,007
United States0–0 (a.e.t.)Serbia
Report
Penalties
Rubinsoccer ball with red X
Paynesoccer ball with check mark
Arriolasoccer ball with check mark
Hyndmansoccer ball with check mark
Zelalemsoccer ball with check mark
Soñorasoccer ball with red X
Delgadosoccer ball with check mark
Carter-Vickerssoccer ball with red X
Requejosoccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with check markZdjelar
soccer ball with red XMandić
soccer ball with check markBabić
soccer ball with check markGrujić
soccer ball with check markŽivković
soccer ball with red XRajković
soccer ball with check markAntonov
soccer ball with red XVeljković
soccer ball with check markMaksimović
Attendance: 10,826
Uzbekistan0–1Senegal
Report Thiam77'
Attendance: 10,258

Semi-finals[edit]

Brazil5–0Senegal
Correa5' (o.g.)
Marcos Guilherme7',78'
Boschilia19'
Jorge35'		 Report
Attendance: 9,251
Serbia2–1 (a.e.t.)Mali
Živković4'
Šaponjić101'		 Report Koné39'
Attendance: 10,818

Third place match[edit]

Senegal1–3Mali
Wadji64' Report A. Traoré74',83'
Samassékou90+1'
Attendance: 12,421

Final[edit]

Brazil1–2 (a.e.t.)Serbia
A. Pereira73' Report Mandić70'
Maksimović118'
Attendance: 25,317

Awards[edit]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[28]They were all sponsored byAdidas,except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
MaliAdama Traoré BrazilDanilo SerbiaSergej Milinković-Savić
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
UkraineViktor Kovalenko HungaryBence Mervó GermanyMarc Stendera
5 goals, 2 assists 5 goals, 0 assists 4 goals, 4 assists
Golden Glove
SerbiaPredrag Rajković
FIFA Fair Play Award
Ukraine

Goalscorers[edit]

With five goals, Viktor Kovalenko and Bence Mervó are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 154 goals were scored by 100 different players, with six of them credited as own goals.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: FIFA.com[29]

Final ranking[edit]

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra timeare counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outsare counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Serbia 7 5 1 1 10 4 +6 16 Champions
2 Brazil 7 4 2 1 15 5 +10 14 Runners-up
3 Mali 7 3 2 2 11 7 +4 11 Third place
4 Senegal 7 2 2 3 6 14 −8 8 Fourth place
5 Germany 5 4 1 0 18 3 +15 13 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 Portugal 5 4 1 0 12 2 +10 13
7 United States 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10
8 Uzbekistan 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 6
9 Ukraine 4 2 2 0 10 1 +9 8 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10 Ghana 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7
11 Nigeria 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 6
12 Uruguay 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
13 Austria 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 5
14 New Zealand(H) 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
15 Colombia 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
16 Hungary 4 1 0 3 7 7 0 3
17 Mexico 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
18 Honduras 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
19 Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3
20 Argentina 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
21 Panama 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
22 Qatar 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
23 Myanmar 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
24 North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:Techn. Report p. 85
(H)Hosts

Organization[edit]

Emblem and mascot[edit]

The official emblem of the tournament was unveiled on 20 November 2013.[30]The official mascot, a black sheep named Wooliam, was unveiled on 30 November 2014.[31]

Ticketing[edit]

Prior to being released for 'General sale' on 13 June 2014,[32]registered footballers in New Zealand were given 'priority treatment' by allowing them the option to buy tickets from two months earlier.[33]

In the first three months of tickets going on sale to residents, an estimated 25,000 were sold.[34]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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