The 2007 South American Youth Championship

South American Youth Championship

The South American Youth Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América is a South American football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL , for South American national teams of men under age 20.-History:The first South American Youth Championship was hosted by...

(Sudamericana sub-20) is a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

. The tournament was held in Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay. Brazil finished undefeated, winning their 9th trophy.

Format

The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin

Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

 stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

, while the top two also qualify for the 2008 Olympic tournament

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

 (U-23).

Squads

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2007 South American Youth Championship squads

2007 South American Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 2007 South American Youth Championship tournament in Paraguay.-Argentina:Coach: Hugo Tocalli -Bolivia:Coach: Oscar Villegas -Brazil:Coach: Nélson Rodrigues-Chile:Coach: José Sulantay...

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Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	10	4	3	1	0	10	4
	8	4	2	2	0	3	1
	6	4	2	0	2	10	7
	4	4	1	1	2	4	8
	0	4	0	0	4	4	11

Results

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	9	4	3	0	1	5	3
	7	4	2	1	1	6	5
	5	4	1	2	1	11	6
	4	4	1	1	2	5	5
	3	4	1	0	3	3	11

Results

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Final group

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
	11	5	3	2	0	10	5
	9	5	2	3	0	4	2
	7	5	2	1	2	7	6
	6	5	1	3	1	10	6
	6	5	2	0	3	7	9
	1	5	0	1	4	2	12

Fixtures

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Topscorers

Cavani

Edison Cavani

Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez is a Uruguayan footballer with Italian origins. He currently plays as a striker forSerie A club S.S.C. Napoli. Cavani is nicknamed "El Matador" for his commanding presence.-Danubio:...

 7 Vidal

Arturo Vidal

Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo is a Chilean footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Juventus and Chile. Although usually deployed as a defensive midfielder, Vidal is a versatile box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in a more attacking role as well.- Early life :Vidal was born in San...

 6 Medina

Nicolás Medina (Chilean footballer)

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 5 Alexandre Pato 5 Lucas 4 Mouche

Pablo Mouche

Pablo Nicolás Mouche is an Argentine football forward. He currently plays for Boca Juniors of the Primera Division Argentina.-Career:...

 3 Sosa 3 Tchô 3 Larrondo

Nicolás Larrondo

Nicolás Larrondo Ossandón is a Chilean footballer, who currently plays for O'Higgins.-Club career:He primarily plays centre-back defender and wears the number three. He made his professional debut during the 2006 Clausura. During that season he scored an own goal but as the season progress so...

 3 Acuña

Carlos Javier Acuña

Carlos Javier Acuña Caballero is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Girona FC as a striker.-Football career:...

 3 Bogado

Cristian Bogado

Cristian Venancio Bogado Morínigo is a Paraguayan football forward who played for Estudiantes de la Plata, Colo-Colo, Libertad and Nacional of Paraguay.He is actually players of Deportes Iquique.-International goal:-Titles:...

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