The 2001

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took place in

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between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities,

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, Córdoba, Mendoza,

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, Salta, and

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. The Golden Boot was won by

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of Argentina who scored 11 goals.

Qualification

The following 24 teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina qualified automatically as host. :1.Teams that made their debut. :2.Czech Republic made their debut as independent nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct Czechoslovakia, which qualified in 1983 and 1989 tournaments.

Venues

Mascot

The Official Mascot of the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship is a Rhea named Ñandy, he was created by an Argentina Illustrator Conrado Giusti

Sponsorship

FIFA partners

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* MasterCard

National supporters

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* FIFA Fair Play

Argentinian local partners

* Movicom * TCC

Squads

Group stage

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Result

Goalscorers

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;5 goals *

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* Benjamin Auer ;4 goals *

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* Winston Parks * Mohamed El Yamani ;3 goals * Esteban Herrera * Oleksiy Byelik ;2 goals *

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Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born 15 April 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played top-flight football in Argentina, Germany, England, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay. He won an Olym ...

Leandro Romagnoli Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born 17 March 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. His thin build, short stature and playing style were reminiscent of compatriot Osvaldo Ardiles. What the ...

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* Qu Bo *

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* Petr Musil *

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* Solomon Andargachew *

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* Christoph Preuß *

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* Julio González * DaMarcus Beasley ;1 goal *

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* Rasca *

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* Alejandro Domínguez *

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* Fernando *

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* Mario Berrios *

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* Sebastián Pardo * Jaime Valdés * Carlos Hernández * Christian Montero * Michal Macek * Jorge Guagua * Roberto Miña * Jorge Vargas * Hussein Amin * Gamal Hamza * Abay Yordanos * Bekele Zewdu *

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* Mika Väyrynen *

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* Thorsten Burkhardt *

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* Abass Inusah * Ammar Hanoosh * Salah Al-Deen Siamand *

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* Jurgen Colin *

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* Rahamat Mustapha *

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* Pedro Benítez *

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* Walter Fretes * Felipe Giménez * Tomás Guzmán *

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* Denis Stoyan * Ruslan Valeyev *

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* Brad Davis

Awards

Final ranking

External links

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FIFA Technical Report
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