2005 FIFA World Youth Championship Wereldkampioenschap voetbal onder 20 - 2005 Host country Netherlands Dates 10 June – 2 July Teams 24 (from 6 confederations)Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities)Champions Argentina (5th title) Runners-up Nigeria Third place Brazil Fourth place Morocco Matches played 52 Goals scored 143 (2.75 per match) Attendance 502,698 (9,667 per match) Top scorer(s) Lionel Messi (6 goals)Best player(s) Lionel Messi Fair play award Colombia
International football competition
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship . It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Host country the Netherlands did not have to qualify for the tournament.
1.^ Teams that made their debut.
FIFA partners
National supporters
Match officials
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads .
Group stages
The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round .
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stages
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
2005 FIFA World Youth champions
Argentina Fifth title
Goalscorers
Lionel Messi, top scorer
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Awards
Final ranking
External links
Tournaments Finals Squads Qualification