XIth FIFA World Youth Championship First Round Recap

XIth FIFA World Youth Championship First Round Recap Includes television information for the round of 16.

June 25, 2001

Telease courtesy of U.S. Soccer

XIth FIFA World Youth Championship
First Round Recap
June 24, 2001

AND THEN THERE WERE 16 ... While the U.S. travels to Buenos Aires on Monday ahead of Wednesday's match with Egypt, other nations will be heading home after the World Youth Championship field was trimmed to 16 teams this past weekend. The U.S. finished second in their group after a 1-1 draw with Group C winners Ukraine, and will face Group A runner-ups Egypt on June 27 in Buenos Aires. Costa Rica proved to be the surprise of the first round, winning their first three matches to capture the Group E crown. The Ticos joined Brazil and Argentina as the only three teams to post perfect 3-0 records in the first round. Following is a complete schedule of the upcoming rounds, as well as a recap of the first round.

GALAVISION TO TELEVISE U.S. - EGYPT: The United States Under-20 Men's National Team will face Egypt on June 27 in a match that will be televised in the USA by Galavision. The match, which kicks off at 1 pm ET (2 pm local), will be shown on a same-day delay by Galavision. Galavision's East Feed (Eastern/Central/Mountain (except Arizona)) will show the Round-of-16 match at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Galavision's Pacific Feed (Pacific/Arizona/Alaska/Hawaii) will televise the game at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Following is Galavision's complete television schedule for the U.S. - Egypt match:

Television Schedule Wed Jun 27 04:00PM Pacific Wed Jun 27 05:00PM Mountain Wed Jun 27 06:00PM Central Wed Jun 27 07:00PM Eastern Length: 2 hr SDD Galavision - EAST FEED - Eastern/Central/Mountain (except Arizona)

Wed Jun 27 07:00PM Pacific Wed Jun 27 08:00PM Mountain Wed Jun 27 09:00PM Central Wed Jun 27 10:00PM Eastern Length: 2 hr SDD Galavision - WEST FEED - Pacific/Arizona/Alaska/Hawaii

2001 FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Tournament Schedule

Round of 16 Date Opponents City Local time June 27 USA v Egypt Buenos Aires 2 p.m. June 27 France v Germany Cordoba 2 p.m. June 27 Argentina v China Buenos Aires 5 p.m. June 27 Brazil v Australia Cordoba 5 p.m. June 28 Ukraine v Paraguay Mendoza 2 p.m. June 28 Costa Rica v Czech Rep. Salta 2 p.m. June 28 Angola v Netherlands Rosario 4:45 p.m. June 28 Ghana v Ecuador Mar Del Plata 4:45 p.m.

Quarterfinals July 1 Winner #38 v Winner #39 Buenos Aires 2 p.m. July 1 Winner #43 v Winner #41 Mendoza 2 p.m. July 1 Winner #44 v Winner #40 Cordoba 4:45 p.m. July 1 Winner #42 v Winner #37 Rosario 4:45 p.m.

Semifinals July 4 Winner #48 v Winner #46 Cordoba 2 p.m. July 4 Winner #45 v Winner #47 Buenos Aires 4:45 p.m.

Third-Place Match July 8 Loser #50 v Loser #49 Buenos Aires 1 p.m.

Final July 8 Winner #50 v Winner #49 Buenos Aires 3:45 p.m.

TOURNAMENT STANDINGS AND RESULTS

GROUP A - Buenos Aires Team GP W L T GF GA +/- Pts Argentina 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 8 -5 4 Finland 3 1 2 0 2 4 -2 3 Jamaica 3 0 2 1 1 6 -5 1

RESULTS June 17 Argentina 2 Finland 0 Egypt 0 Jamaica 0

June 20 Jamaica 0 Finland 1 Egypt 1 Argentina 7

June 23 Argentina 5 Jamaica 1 Finland 1 Egypt 2

GROUP B - Cordoba Team GP W L T GF GA +/- Pts Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 6 Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 9 -5 3 Canada 3 0 3 0 0 9 -9 0

RESULTS June 17 Brazil 2 Germany 0 Iraq 3 Canada 0

June 20 Canada 0 Germany 4 Iraq 1 Brazil 6

June 23 Brazil 2 Canada 0 Germany 3 Iraq 1

GROUP C - Mendoza Team GP W L T GF GA +/- Pts Ukraine 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 5 USA 3 1 1 2 5 3 +2 4 China 3 1 1 1 1 0 +1 4 Chile 3 1 2 0 4 8 -4 3

RESULTS June 17 USA 0 China PR 1 Chile 2 Ukraine 4

June 20 Ukraine 0 China PR 0 Chile 1 USA 4

June 23 USA 1 Ukraine 1 China PR 0 Chile 1

GROUP D - Rosario Team GP W L T GF GA +/- Pts Angola 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 5 Czech Rep. 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Australia 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4 Japan 3 1 2 0 4 4 0 3