The boys' football tournament at the

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took place at the

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Medalists

Participants

Africa

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represented

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at the tournament. The U-15 team is made up of players from various schools in the country's ten provinces, with the squad spending six months training together in the build-up to the Singapore 2010. During the process they played five tune-up games against local youth sides, racking up 39 goals in the process at an average of nearly eight goals per game. The team went through five week-long camps over a three-month period, also playing friendlies against local club sides and school teams before arriving in Singapore. Their two most recent results were a 5–0 win over local club Dynamos FC and a 3–1 victory over Gunnas FC.

Asia

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at the tournament. As hosts, they automatically qualified for the tournament. Kadir Yahaya, a former Singapore international who took over in February, guided the Young Lions. Under the 44-year-old, the youth side have spent several months in the build-up to the tournament in training camps at home and abroad, making them one of the competition's best-prepared teams. A short trip to

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in March was followed by another two-week camp in May in England, during which Yahaya's outfits won two of their five games against some local age-group teams, with the highlight a 3–2 victory over a Tottenham Hotspur academy team.

Europe

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at the tournament. UEFA decided that the four lowest-ranked associations at junior level would fight out for a place at the Youth Olympics. Montenegro overwhelmed San Marino 4–0 to book a meeting with Albania for the right to represent Europe in Singapore. At this match, the Montenegrin goalkeeper extinguished an attack by handling the ball outside his penalty area. He was consequently sent off. Albania had the majority of the possession, but Montenegro eked out a 2–1 victory.

North and Central America

Haiti represented

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and

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at the tournament. The nation's Football Association was only informed of its inclusion in the global competition in June following the withdrawal of Cuba. As a result, Haiti's preparations were likely less complete than some of their fellow participants.

South America

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at the tournament. The squad Douglas Cuenca will be taking to Singapore features several members of the side that contested the 2009 South American U-15 Championships and then won bronze at the Odesur Games earlier this year. The Bolivians began their preparations for the Youth Games early in July in Argentina, earning a 2–1 win over the US and a 3–3 draw with the

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U-20 side.

Oceania

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represented

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at the tournament, coached Etienne Mermer, who is hoping to pass on the experience of three World Cup qualifying campaigns to his young charges. The defensive midfielder from

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, who recently retired from the national team, has looked after the young Vanuatu team since last year. The vast majority of the squad hail from the Teouma Academy, with the team's most recent match an outing against the senior Academy side, which finished in a 2–2 draw. Perhaps the most notable squad member is towering 193 cm goalkeeper Seiloni Iaruel, with the youngster having already featured in the senior squad.

Preliminary round

Group C

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Group D

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Semi-finals

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5th-place match

Bronze-medal match

Final

Final ranking

Goalscorers

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Rodrigo Mejido Rodrigo () is a Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Italian language, Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic name, Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given sp ...

;4 goals *

Luís Banegas Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

;3 goals * Ammirul Emmran *

Muhaimin Suhaimi Muhammad Muhaimin bin Suhaimi (born 20 February 1995) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played as a full-back or wide-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. Club career Muhaim ...

;2 goals *

Jorge Alpire Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios' ...

Paul Arano Cristian Paul Arano Ruiz (born 23 February 1995, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian professional footballer midfielder currently playing for Guabirá in the Bolivian Primera División and the Bolivia national team. Club career Arano mad ...

;2 goals * Jean Bonhomme *

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* Aleksandar Boljević *

Nebojša Kosović Nebojša Kosović (; born 24 February 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi First Division League club Al-Tai and the Montenegro national team. Club career Vojvodina Born in Nikšić, Kosović joi ...

* Hanafi Akbar * Andre Kalselik ;1 goal *

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José Guthrie José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

;1 goal *

Yasser Manzur Yasser (also spelled Yaser, Yasir, or Yassir; , ''Yāsir'') is an Arabic male name meaning “to be of ease” or “of wealth”. Notable people with this given name * Yasir Abdullah (born 2000), American gridiron football player *Yasir ibn Ami ...

* Jorge Sabía *

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Jovan Baošić Jovan Baošić ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Баошић; born 7 July 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defender for FK Mornar in the Montenegrin First League. Club career Born in Bijelo Polje, Baošić moved to Budva at ...

Žarko Grbović Žarko Grbović (Cyrillic: Жарко Грбовић, born 20 May 1995) is a Montenegrin football player who plays for Montenegrin club FK Iskra Danilovgrad as a winger. Club career Born in Nikšić, Grbović made his professional debut with Mo ...

* Brandon Koh * Jeffrey Lightfoot * Petch Ham * Stanford Chavanigra * Albert Kusemwa

References

Match Results

External links

, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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