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The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

, Alexandria

Alexandria

Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

, Port Said

Port Said

Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787...

, Suez

Suez

Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez , near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbors, Adabya, Ain Sokhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities...

and Ismaïlia

Ismaïlia

-Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....

. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10–31 July, however the 2009 Confederations Cup

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...

was played mid year resulting in both the Under 20 World Cup and the Under 17 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria...

being played towards the end of the year. The cup was won by Ghana

Ghana national under-20 football team

Ghana national U-20 football team known as the Black Satellites, the current FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions and African Youth Champions, have been a three-time African Champion in 1995, 1999, 2009 and a two-time Runner-up at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1993 and 2001...

after they defeated Brazil

Brazil national under-20 football team

Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção, is considered to be the feeder team for the Brazil national football team.-Competitive record:...

on penalties in the final, becoming the first African team to have won the tournament.

Player eligibility

Only players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to compete in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Venues

Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...	Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...	Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
Cairo International Stadium Cairo International Stadium Cairo International Stadium or "Stad El-Qahira El-Dawly", is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. It is the Arab World's second largest . It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region... Capacity: 75,000	Al-Salam Stadium Capacity: 30,000	Egyptian Army Stadium Borg El Arab Stadium The Egyptian Army Stadium or Borg El Arab Stadium is a stadium commissioned in 2006 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Borg el Arab; 50 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the largest stadium in Egypt and the second largest in Africa with a capacity of 86,000 and is an all-seater... Capacity: 86,000	Harras El-Hedoud Stadium Harras El-Hedoud Stadium Harras El-Hedoud Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 22,000 people... Capacity: 22,000

Suez Suez Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez , near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbors, Adabya, Ain Sokhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities...	Port Said Port Said Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787...	Ismaïlia Ismaïlia -Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....
Mubarak International Stadium Mubarak International Stadium Mubarak International Stadium is an all-seated association football stadium in Suez, Egypt. Completed in 2009 the stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people. It hosted matches from Group C in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was used up until the quarter-finals of the competition.-References:... Capacity: 45,000	Port Said Stadium Port Said Stadium Port Said Stadium or "Stad Būr Sa'īd", is a multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 18,000. Located in Al-Manakh district in Port Said, Egypt, it was completed in 1955, and was inaugurated by Hussein el-Shafei the Egyptian minister of social affairs on behalf of President Gamal Abdel Nasser... Capacity: 17,988	Ismailia Stadium Ismailia Stadium The Ismailia Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt and has a total capacity of 18,525, after the remodelation in 2009. It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of six stadiums to be used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt.... Capacity: 18,525

Qualification

Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Egypt received automatic entry to the cup, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament.

Confederation	Qualifying Tournament	Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...	AFC U-19 Championship 2008	Australia Australia Australia national under-20 football team The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions....
CAF (Africa) Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...	2009 African Youth Championship 2009 African Youth Championship The 2009 African Youth Championship is a football tournament for Under 20 players. It was held in Rwanda from the 18th of January until the 1st of February 2009....
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...	2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship is the biannual CONCACAF youth championship tournament for under-20 national teams. The 2009 edition was held in Trinidad and Tobago. All matches were played at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago and Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad...	United States United States United States U-20 men's national soccer team The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The...
CONMEBOL (South America) 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...	2009 South American Youth Championship 2009 South American Youth Championship The 2009 South American Youth Championship was a football competition for national teams U-20 who are associated with the football federation CONMEBOL. It was the 24th time the tournament was held and took place in Venezuela from January 19 to February 8...
OFC (Oceania) Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...	2008 OFC U-20 Championship 2008 OFC U-20 Championship The 2008 OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The tournament was won by hosts Tahiti after their final win against Fiji and a 2-2 draw between New Caledonia and New Zealand which prevented either team from qualification and was the first tournament since 1974 to be won by...
UEFA (Europe) UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....	2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from 14 July to 26 July 2008. Players born...
Host nation

1.Teams that will make their debut.

Match officials

Africa Mohamed Benouza

Mohamed Benouza

Mohamed Benouza is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....

- Assistant referees: Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi, Angesom Ogbamariam Coffi Codjia
  Coffi Codjia
  Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and...
- Assistant referees: Alexis Fassinou, Desire Gahungu Koman Coulibaly
  Koman Coulibaly
  Koman Coulibaly is a Malian football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 1999, and officiated his first international match on April 19, 2000, between Mali and Burkina Faso. Coulibaly is one of Mali's most experienced officials, having been selected for five Africa Cup...
- Assistant referees: Redouane Achik, Ayuba Haruna Eddy Maillet
  Eddy Maillet
  Eddy Allen Maillet is a Seychellois football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.He was selected as a referee for the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana,...
- Assistant referees: Bechir Hassani, Evarist Menkouande

Asia Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh is a Malaysian football referee who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2000. In 2008, Subkhiddin became a AFC Elite referee...

- Assistant referees: Thanom Borikut, Mu Yuxin Yuichi Nishimura
  Yuichi Nishimura
  is a Japanese football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.He was the only Asian referee and one of three judges selected to judge in 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana along with assistant referees Toru Sagara from Japan and Jeong Hae-Sang from South Korea. He was also a...
- Assistant referees: Jeong Hae-Sang, Toru Sagara

Europe Olegário Benquerença

Olegário Benquerença

Olegário Manuel Bartolo Faustino Benquerença is a Portuguese football referee. As of 11 March 2009, he has refereed 11 matches in the Champions League and 11 matches in the UEFA Cup . He also refereed in qualifiers for 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, and 2010 FIFA World Cup...

- Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda, José Cardinal Ivan Bebek
  Ivan Bebek
  Ivan Bebek is a Croatian football referee. He lives in Rijeka.Bebek is considered the best Croatian referee and is the only Croatian referee who supervised two UEFA Champions League group stage matches .He has refereed at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup...
- Assistant referees: Tomislav Petrović, Tomislav Setka Frank De Bleeckere
  Frank De Bleeckere
  Frank De Bleeckere is a Belgian football referee. He has been a referee since 1984, and an international official since 1998...
- Assistant referees: Peter Hermans, Walter Vromans

Thomas Einwaller

Thomas Einwaller is an Austrian football referee. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2005. He lives in Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser and works as a bank clerk...

- Assistant referees: Roland Heim, Norbert Schwab Roberto Rosetti
  Roberto Rosetti
  Roberto Rosetti is a former Italian football referee. He is fluent in Italian, English and French. He started refereeing in 1983, and took charge of his first match in the Italian Serie A in 1996. He received his FIFA Badge in 2002...
- Assistant referees: Stefano Ayroldi, Paolo Calcagno Alberto Undiano Mallenco
  Alberto Undiano Mallenco
  Alberto Undiano Mallenco is a Spanish football referee who currently resides in Ansoáin. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist.- Career :...
- Assistant referees: Fermín Martínez, Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez

North America, Central America and Caribbean Joel Aguilar

Joel Aguilar

Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas is a Salvadoran football referee who currently resides in San Salvador. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....

- Assistant referees: William Torres, Juan Zumba Marco Rodríguez
  Marco Antonio Rodríguez
  Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno is a Mexican football referee. In his homeland, he is commonly nicknamed "Chiquidrácula" due to his resemblance to a Mexican TV character of child Count Dracula, portrayed by Carlos Espejel...
- Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo, Alberto Morín

Oceania Peter O'Leary

Peter O'Leary

Peter O'Leary is a New Zealand Association football referee, previously of Wellington but now residing and working in Whangarei. He operates in the Australian A-League and the New Zealand Football Championship, and his other occupation is as a secondary school biology teacher.-Career:He first took...

- Assistant referees: Brent Best, Matthew Taro

South America Héctor Baldassi

Héctor Baldassi

Héctor Walter Baldassi is an Argentine football referee. His first Argentine first division was in 1998 and only two years later he debuted internationally...

- Assistant referees: Ricardo Casas, Hernán Maidana Jorge Larrionda
  Jorge Larrionda
  Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa is a FIFA football referee from Uruguay who has officiated at international matches since 1998. He is currently one of the world's top referees, having had the highest moment of his career during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he officiated four matches,...
- Assistant referees: Mauricio Espinosa
  Mauricio Espinosa
  Mauricio Espinosa is an Uruguayan football referee who participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He gained publicity during the Round of 16 match between Germany and England, when he ruled that England midfielder Frank Lampard's strike did not cross the goal line, although television coverage...
  
  , Pablo Fandiño Óscar Ruiz
  Oscar Ruiz
  Óscar Julián Ruiz Acosta is a Colombian football referee. He is also a lawyer.He has been a referee since 1 January 1995, and his international debut was on 12 July 1995 . He officiated in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.His decision was criticized in the Netherlands vs...
- Assistant referees: Humberto Clavijo, Abraham González

Allocation of teams to groups

Teams were allocated to groups on the basis of geographical spread. Teams were placed in four pots, and one team was drawn from each pot for each group. Pot 1 contained the five African teams plus one from CONMEBOL; Pot 2 contained the remaining teams from the Americas excluding one CONCACAF team; Pot 3 consisted of teams from Asia and Oceania plus the remaining CONCACAF team; Pot 4 consisted of teams from the European confederation.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
(seeded) (seeded)		Australia Australia Australia national under-20 football team The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions....	(seeded)

Group stage

The draw for the group stages was held on 5 April 2009 at Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor and was founded in 1400 BCE.,...

. Each group winner and runner-up teams, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

Group A

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

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Group B

13
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	3	0	0	13	0
9
	3	2	0	1	9	3
6
	3	1	0	2	5	3
3
	3	0	0	3	0	21	−21	0

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Group C

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	7	1
7
South Korea South Korea	3	1	1	1	4	3
4
United States United States United States U-20 men's national soccer team The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The...	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3

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Group D

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	8	3
7
	3	2	1	0	6	2
7
	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

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Group E

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	8	1
7
	3	2	1	0	5	3
7
	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
Australia Australia Australia national under-20 football team The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions....	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

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Group F

3
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	0	1	6	3
6
	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3

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Ranking of third-placed teams

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Group	Team
A		3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
F		3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
B		3	1	0	2	5	3
3
E		3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
C	United States United States United States U-20 men's national soccer team The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The...	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
D		3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Knockout stage

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	GHANA:
GK	1	Daniel Adjei Daniel Adjei Daniel Nana Adjei is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Ghana Premier League club Liberty Professionals FC and the Ghana national team, as a goalkeeper.- Career :...
DF	2	Samuel Inkoom Samuel Inkoom Samuel Inkoom is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Ukrainian club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ghana national team.-Career:- Club :...
DF	4	Jonathan Mensah Jonathan Mensah Jonathan Mensah is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C...
DF	5	Daniel Addo Daniel Addo Daniel Addo is a retired Ghanaian footballer who last played for King Faisal Babes, as a midfielder.-Club career:...
DF	6	David Addy David Addy David Nii Addy is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Greek Superleague club Panetolikos F.C. in Greece David Nii Addy (born February 21, 1990 in Prampram) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Greek Superleague club Panetolikos F.C. in Greece...
MF	7	Abeiku Quansah Abeiku Quansah Abeiku Quansah is a Ghanaian International footballer currently playing for FC Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Career:...
MF	8	Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
MF	10	André Ayew André Ayew André Morgan Rami Ayew is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He is often referred to as simply Dédé. Ayew plays as a winger, but can play as a striker... (c)
MF	13	Mohammed Rabiu Mohammed Rabiu Mohammed Rabiu Alhassan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Évian Thonon Gaillard in France.-Career:...
FW	18	Ransford Osei Ransford Osei Ransford Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spanish side Granada CF on loan from Israeli side Maccabi Haifa...
FW	20	Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Karşıyaka and the Ghana national team.-Early career:...
Substitutions:
DF	12	Ghandi Dassenu Ghandi Dassenu Ghandi Dassenu is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Divizia Naţională club Sheriff Tiraspol.- Career :Dassenu began his career with Liberty Professionals and was loaned out in 2008 to Swedish club BK Häcken. On 11 June 2008, Dassenu turned back to Liberty Professionals...
DF	19	Bright Addae
MF	9	Opoku Agyemang Agyeman Prempeh Opoku Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Ahly Doha in Qatar, and the Ghana national team.-Career:...
Manager:
Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Teivi is a Ghanaian professional football coach and former player.-Early and personal life:Sellas Tetteh Teivi was born on 12 December 1956 in Adabraka. His father was Mensah Teivi, a mechanic, and his mother was Elizabeth Dablah; he was the eldest of eight children...

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BRAZIL: | GK 1 Rafael

Rafael Pires

Rafael Pires Monteiro is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. He has played for them since he started his career. He joined their youth team in 2006 and made his full debut in 2008....

DF 2 Douglas

Douglas Pereira dos Santos

Douglas Pereira dos Santos, better known as Douglas is a Brazilian footballer who acts as right back. Currently plays for Goiás.-Career:...

DF 3 Dalton

Dalton Moreira Neto

Dalton Moreira Neto, usually known as Dalton , is a Brazilian football defender. He currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Série A.-Contract:...

DF 4 Rafael Tolói

Rafael Tolói

Rafael Tolói is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Goiás in the Brazilian Série A. He represents Brazil at under-20 level. He was born in Glória d'Oeste.-Career:...

DF 5 Renan

Renan Rodrigues da Silva

Renan is a Brazilian footballer Renan is a Brazilian footballer Renan is a Brazilian footballer (born on October 9, 1989 in Londrina, Paraná. Play in the defensive midfielder position. He currently plays for Clube Atlético Paranaense.-Career statistics:-Honors:*Copa Lorival Cruz (2003)...

DF 6 Diogo

Diogo Silvestre Bittencourt

Diogo Silvestre Bittencourt or simply Diogo , is a Brazilian left back. -External links: -References:...

MF 7 Alex Teixeira

Alex Teixeira Santos

Alex Teixeira Santos or simply Alex Teixeira , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder, who currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Career:Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of Dubai in January 2008...

MF 10 Giuliano

Giuliano Victor de Paula

Giuliano Victor de Paula , simply known as Giuliano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Dnipro and the Brazilian national team.-Club career:...

Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa de Souza , commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.- Shakhtar Donetsk :...

FW 19 Maicon

Maicon Marques Bitencourt

Maicon Marques Bitencourt , commonly known simply as Maicon, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:...

Manager: Rogério

Rogério Lourenço

Rogério Moraes Lourenço or simply Rogério Lourenço , is a Brazilian football manager and former centre back.He has managed Saudi Arabia Under-20 team since 28 March 2011.-As a player: Flamengo...

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

:

Peter Hermans (Belgium)

Walter Vromans (Belgium)

Fourth official:

Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Alberto Undiano Mallenco is a Spanish football referee who currently resides in Ansoáin. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist.- Career :...

(Spain)

Fifth official:

Fermín Martínez (Spain)

Winner

2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place

Awards

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Karşıyaka and the Ghana national team.-Early career:...	Alex Teixeira Alex Teixeira Santos Alex Teixeira Santos or simply Alex Teixeira , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder, who currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Career:Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of Dubai in January 2008...	Giuliano Giuliano Victor de Paula Giuliano Victor de Paula , simply known as Giuliano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Dnipro and the Brazilian national team.-Club career:...
Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Karşıyaka and the Ghana national team.-Early career:...	Vladimir Koman Vladimir Koman Vladimir Koman Jr. is a Ukrainian–born Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Italian Serie B team Sampdoria. He is most known for his strong performance in the in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, gaining the Silver Boot by scoring five goals for the Hungarian team...	Aarón Ñíguez Aarón Ñíguez Aarón Ñíguez Esclápez , simply Aarón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a midfielder.A product of Valencia CF's youth system, he was capped by Spain at various youth levels....
8 goals	5 goals	4 goals
Golden Glove
Esteban Alvarado Esteban Alvarado Esteban Alvarado Brown is a Costa Rican football goalkeeper. He currently plays for AZ.-Career:In December 2009, AZ signed the Costa Rican goalkeeper from Deportivo Saprissa, the youngster moved to Holland in July 2010. He made his national team debut in a friendly match against Paraguay...
FIFA Fair Play Award

Goalscorers

8 goals Dominic Adiyiah

Dominic Adiyiah

Dominic Adiyiah is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Karşıyaka and the Ghana national team.-Early career:...

5 goals Vladimir Koman

Vladimir Koman

Vladimir Koman Jr. is a Ukrainian–born Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Italian Serie B team Sampdoria. He is most known for his strong performance in the in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, gaining the Silver Boot by scoring five goals for the Hungarian team...

4 goals

Alan Kardec

Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Junior

Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Junior, usually known as Alan Kardec , is a Brazilian football striker currently playing for Brasileirão side Santos, on loan from Benfica of the Portuguese Liga...

Ransford Osei

Ransford Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spanish side Granada CF on loan from Israeli side Maccabi Haifa...

Aarón

Aarón Ñíguez

Aarón Ñíguez Esclápez , simply Aarón, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a midfielder.A product of Valencia CF's youth system, he was capped by Spain at various youth levels....

Yonathan del Valle

Yonathan Del Valle

Yonathan Alexander Del Valle Rodríguez is a Venezuelan footballer. He currently plays for AJ Auxerre of the French Ligue 1, as a striker.-Club career:...

José Salomón Rondón

José Salomón Rondón Giménez is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga, as a forward. He is often referred to simply as Salomón Rondón.-Early career:...

3 goals

Alex Teixeira

Alex Teixeira Santos

Marco Ureña Porras

Marco Ureña

Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras, known as Marco Ureña is a professional Costa Rican footballer who plays in Russia for FC Kuban Krasnodar and the Costa Rica national football team as a striker.- International career :...

Krisztián Németh

Krisztián Németh is a Hungarian international football player who currently is playing for MTK Budapest FC.-Club career:Born in Győr, Németh started his career at hometown club Győr where he played from 2003 to 2005 as a youth player.-MTK Budapest FC:...

Kermit Erasmus

Kermit Romeo Erasmus is a South African footballer who currently plays for Supersport United.-Career:Erasmus was promoted to the first team of Supersport United at the start of the 2007–08 season and scored the first professional goal of his career in a 3–1 league win against Ajax Cape Town on 4...

Kim Min-Woo

Kim Min-Woo (footballer)

Kim Min-Woo is a South Korean football player who plays for Sagan Tosu.-Early career:Kim attended Yonsei University in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals...

Fran Mérida

Francisco "Fran" Mérida Pérez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Braga on a loan from Atlético Madrid as a midfielder.-Playing style:...

2 goals

Maicon

Maicon Marques Bitencourt

Maicon Marques Bitencourt , commonly known simply as Maicon, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Career:...

Josué Martínez Jan Chramosta

Jan Chramosta

Jan Chramosta is a Czech football striker who plays for FK Mladá Boleslav.In his very first season Chramosta scored five goals in nine matches and was eventually voted "Revelation of the Year" at the Golden Ball awards.He is member of the Czech under-21 team...

Michael Rabušic

Michael Rabušic is a Czech football player who currently plays for Gambrinus liga club FC Slovan Liberec.Michael Rabušic began his football career at the age of sixin a local club FC Náměšť nad Oslavou...

Jan Vošahlík

Jan Vošahlík is a Czech professional footballer, Striker, who currently plays for FK Jablonec 97.-External links:* *...

Afroto

Mostafa Mahmoud Selim

Mostafa Mohamed Selim, more commonly known as Mostafa Afroto , is an Egyptian footballer who plays as an Attacking Midfielder or a Second Striker. He currently plays for African Club of the Century Al-Ahly, as well as the Egyptian U-23 national team...

Hossam Arafat

Hossam Arafat is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays for the Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek.-Early career:Arafat started his career at El Mansoura before moving to El Zamalek.-International career:...

Bogy

Ahmed Fathi Mohamed

Ahmed Fathi Mohamed , He is more commonly known with his nickname Bougy. is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a Striker for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek and Egypt national under-20 team. Ahmed Fathi have the same nickname as Egyptian Wrestler Mohamed Abdelfatah Bogy.-References:...

Ahmed Shoukry

Ahmed Shoukry is an Egyptian footballer. Shoukry plays as an attacking midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Telephonat Bani Sweif on loan from Al-Ahly...

Semih Aydilek

Semih Aydilek is a professional footballer. He currently plays as a left-sided forward or winger for the Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor...

Lewis Holtby

Lewis Holtby is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Early career:Holtby began his career at age four with Sparta Gerderath. When he was eleven years old he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach...

Björn Kopplin

Björn Kopplin is a German footballer who plays as a right back for Bochum.-Club career:Kopplin was named in Bayern Munich's squad for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. He was given the number 37 in the first team...

Richard Sukuta-Pasu

Richard Sukuta-Pasu is a German football striker playing for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.- Career :Sukuta-Pasu began his career in summer 1998 in his hometown Wuppertal with Grün-Weiß Wuppertal and was in June 2000 scouted by Fußball-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen...

André Ayew

André Morgan Rami Ayew is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He is often referred to as simply Dédé. Ayew plays as a winger, but can play as a striker...

Mario Martínez

Mario Roberto Martínez

Mario Martínez is a Honduran footballer. He currently plays for Real España.-Career:Martínez was part of the U-23 Honduran National Football Team that competed in the Beijing Olympic Games...

Michelangelo Albertazzi
Mattia Mustacchio

Mattia Mustacchio

Mattia Mustacchio is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Vicenza.-Club career:Mustacchio was signed by Sampdoria on 31 January 2008 in co-ownership deal. Mustacchio played his first Serie A match on 28 January 2009, a 3–1 victory against S.S. Lazio. He replaced Claudio Bellucci in the...

Kim Bo-Kyung

Kim Bo-Kyung is South Korean footballer who has played for the J. League Division 1 side Cerezo Osaka in Japan since 2010.Kim signed for the J. League side Cerezo Osaka for three years. Kim was signed on loan by Oita Trinita....

Ander

Ander Herrera

Ander Herrera Agüera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.-Club career:...

Kike

Enrique García Martínez

Enrique García Martínez, aka Kike , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Murcia as a forward.-External links:**...

Emilio Nsue Ahmed Khalil

Ahmed Khalil

Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi |Sharjah]]) or Ahmed, is an Emirati footballer. who currently plays as a forward for Al-Ahli and UAE national team....

Nicolás Lodeiro

Nicolás Lodeiro is a Uruguayan footballer playing for Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax Amsterdam.-Early career:Lodeiro was born in 1989 in Paysandú, which borders Argentina. It was here that he made his first steps as a footballer in the youth sides of local club Barrio Obrero...

Jonathan Urretavizcaya

Jonathan Matías Urretaviscaya da Luz is an Uruguayan footballer of Basque descent who plays for Vitória S.C. on loan from S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese first division, as a right winger.-Football career:...

1 goal

James Holland

James Holland (footballer)

James Holland is a professional football player who plays for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar and the Socceroos.-Club career:...

Aaron Mooy

Aaron Mooy is an Australian football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League.-Club career:Mooy Started his career in Europe as a youth scholar at Bolton Wanderers...

Boquita Ciro

Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva

Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva , or simply Ciro, is a Brazilian football striker, who plays for Fluminense on loan from Sport Recife.- Career :...

Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa de Souza , commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.- Shakhtar Donetsk :...

Giuliano

Giuliano Victor de Paula

Paulo Henrique

Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima

Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima commonly known as Paulo Henrique Ganso or Ganso , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos...

Andre Akono Effa Germain Tiko Banana Yaya

Banana Yaya

Banana Yaya is a Cameroonian professional football player. He plays for Espérance Sportive de Tunis in Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-External links:**...

Diego Estrada

Diego Alonso Estrada Valverde is a Costa Rican footballer. He plays for Real Zaragoza B.-Club career:Estrada began his professional career at Costa Rican club LD Alajuelense...

David Guzmán

David Guzmán is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División de Costa Rica as Midfielder...

Diego Madrigal

Diego Madrigal is a Costa Rican football striker. He played for UCR in the Primera División, but in January 2011 he was transferred to Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño...

José Mena Tomáš Pekhart

Tomáš Pekhart

Tomáš Pekhart is a Czech footballer currently playing for 1. FC Nuremberg. He has represented the Czech Republic at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-21 level, and plays as a striker.-Club career:...

Mohamed Talaat

Mohamed Talaat is an Egyptian Footballer. He plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al-Ahly as well as the Egypt U-20 national team.-Career:...

Alex Nimely-Tchuimeni

Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely , commonly known as Alex Nimely, is a Liberian-English footballer who currently plays for Middlesbrough on loan from Manchester City as a striker.-Early career:...

Florian Jungwirth

Florian Jungwirth is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Dynamo Dresden.Jungwirth began his career with 1860 Munich, and progressed through the reserve team to become part of the first-team squad, but never made an appearance. He left for Dynamo Dresden in January 2010, and made his...

Manuel Schäffler

Manuel Schäffler is a German footballer who plays as a striker for TSV 1860 München.- External links :* transfermarkt.de * at tsv1860.de...

Mario Vrančić

Mario Vrancic

Mario Vrančić is a German football player who plays for Borussia Dortmund II.- Career :On 26 June 2009 was loaned out from 1. FSV Mainz 05 for one season to Rot-Weiss Ahlen...

Abeiku Quansah

Abeiku Quansah is a Ghanaian International footballer currently playing for FC Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Career:...

Mohammed Rabiu

Mohammed Rabiu Alhassan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Évian Thonon Gaillard in France.-Career:...

Arnold Peralta
Ádám Balajti

Ádám Balajti

Ádám Balajti is a Hungarian professional footballer currently playing for Debreceni VSC.- References :...

András Debreceni

András Debreceni is a Hungary footballer defender. He currently plays for Budapest Honvéd.- Budapest Honvéd FC :* Hungarian Cup:**Winner: 2006–07, 2008–09* Hungarian Super Cup:**Runners-up: 2007, 2009- References :* * *...

Márkó Futács

Márkó Futács is a Hungarian footballer who plays as striker for Football League Championship club Portsmouth.-Werder Bremen:...

Máté Kiss

Máté Kiss is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Győri ETO FC.-Career:Kiss began his career with Győri ETO FC and was in 2008 promoted to the senior team; he gave his debut on 10 April 2009 against MTK Hungária FC....

Zsolt Korcsmár

Zsolt Korcsmár is a Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Norwegian SK Brann in Tippeligaen.-Újpest FC:Zsolt Korcsmár played his first match in the Hungarian National Championship I against Budapest Honvéd FC in 2006. In the following season he scored his first goal in the championship...

Ádám Présinger

Ádám Présinger is a Hungarian football player who plays for Lombard-Pápa TFC.- External links:* http://www.UEFA.com*...

Giacomo Bonaventura

Giacomo Bonaventura is an Italian football midfielder. He currently plays for Atalanta.Bonaventura has made three senior appearances for Atalanta so far in his career including a 4-0 loss in April 2008 to Juventus in a Serie A match.On January 13, 2009, Atalanta announced he had joined Pergocrema...

Umberto Eusepi

Umberto Eusepi is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays in Serie B for Varese.He represented Italy at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where they came second, and at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.-External links:*...

Andrea Mazzarani

Andrea Mazzarani is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Serie A for Novara on loan from Udinese Calcio.In June 2011 Modena decided to sign him but Udinese excised the counter-option....

Antonio Mazzotta

Antonio Mazzotta is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Crotone, on loan from Lecce and Palermo.-Club career:...

Silvano Raggio Garibaldi

Silvano Raggio Garibaldi is an Italian football midfielder. He currently plays for AS Gubbio 1910 on loan from Genoa and has represented Italy at Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 level....

Daniel Adejo

Daniel Adejo is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Reggina in Serie B.-External links:**...

Ibok Edet Kehinde Fatai

Kehinde Fatai

Kehinde Abdul Fatai Feyi is a Nigerian professional football player who plays for Romanian team Astra Ploieşti in Liga I.He played as Attacking central midfield, Right attacking Midfield or as Right forward.- Club career :...

Rabiu Ibrahim

Rabiu Ibrahim is a Nigerian footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

Nwankwo Obiorah

Nwankwo Emeka Obiora is a Nigerian football player, he currently plays for Parma.-Career:Obiora began his career with Lagos based club ECO FC, before he signed for Heartland F.C.. He left his club Heartland F.C. to join Wikki Tourists F.C. on loan in July 2008.He then left Heartland F.C...

Nurudeen Orelesi

Nurudeen Adegbola Orelesi is a Nigerian football player currently plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga. He is well known for his powerful and accurate long shots.-Career:...

Danny Uchechi

Chima Daniel Uchechi

Chima Daniel "Danny" Uchechi is a Nigerian football forward currently playing for Nigeria National League side FC Dender.-Early career:...

Aldo Paniagua Federico Santander

Federico Santander

Federico Javier Santander Mereles, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Guaraní.-Career:Santander started in the youth divisions of Guaraní where he excelled and was part of the under-20 squad that won the international friendly championship held in Valencia, Spain...

Andile Jali

Andile ernest Jali is a South African footballer who plays for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.He was a member of the South African squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt....

Sibusiso Khumalo

Sibusiso Khumalo is a South African football defender for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns.He hails from KwaMashu near Durban.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

Kim Dong-Sub

Kim Dong-Sub is a South Korean professional football forward, who plays for Gwangju FC in K-League and the South Korea national under-20 football team.- Club career :...

Kim Young-Gwon Koo Ja-Cheol

Gu Ja-Cheol

Koo Ja-Cheol is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and South Korea national football team.- Career :...

Park Hee-Seong Dani Parejo Juma Clarence

Juma Clarence

Juma Clarence is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays for Caledonia AIA, as a striker.-Career:Clarence has played club football for United Petrotrin, Hacettepe and Caledonia AIA....

Jean Luc Rochford Mohamed Ahmed

Mohamed Ahmed (footballer)

Juma Mohamed Ahmed Ali Gharib is an Emirati footballer player, who currently plays for Al-Shabab and the UAE Under-20, He's best known for scoring the goal that achieved a draw against Venezuela for the UAE Under-20 in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.-External links:* career statistics and photo...

Ahmed Ali

Ahmed Ali (football)

Ahmed Ali is an Emirati football player who currently plays for Baniyas SC. He was also a member of the UAE U-20 national football team.- National Team:As of 27 September 2009...

Hamdan Al Kamali

Hamdan Ismail Mohammed Al Kamali is an Emirati footballer, currently playing as a central defender for Al Wahda and UAE national team.-Al Wahda:...

Theyab Awana

Theyab Awana Ahmed Hussein Al Musabi , commonly known as Theyab Awana, was an Emirati footballer who played as a winger for Emirati Pro-League club Baniyas and the UAE national team...

Bryan Arguez

Bryan Joshua Arguez is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-Club:...

Dilly Duka

Dilaver "Dilly" Duka is an American soccer player of Albanian descent currently playing for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...

Brian Ownby Tony Taylor

Tony Taylor (soccer)

Alejandro Antonio "Tony" Taylor , is an American footballer who currently plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal of the Portuguese Liga de Honra, -Youth and amateur:...

Santiago García Abel Hernández

Abel Hernández

Abel Mathías Hernández Platero is a Uruguayan football striker. He currently plays for Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo and Uruguay national football team.-Club career:...

Tabaré Viudez

Tabaré Uruguay Viudez Mora is an Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Nacional, on loan from Mexican side Club América.-Defensor Sporting:...

Sherzod Karimov

Sherzod Karimov is an Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FC Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Uzbek League. His position his Midfielder.-Career:...

Ivan Nagaev

Ivan Nagaev is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor. He plays as a forward.-Career:Ivan Nagaev signed contract with FC Bunyodkor and on 24 February 2011 officially announced as Bunyodkor's player for Season 2011 ....

Óscar Rojas José Manuel Velázquez

José Manuel Velázquez

José Manuel "Sema" Velázquez Rodríguez, is a Venezuelan football defender. He currently plays for Mineros de Guayana on loan from Villarreal CF B and the Venezuela national football team.-Club career:...

1 own goal Luke DeVere

Luke DeVere

Luke DeVere is an Australian football player who currently plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC.He also plays for the Australia under-23 national team.-Early life:...

(playing against Costa Rica)

External links

FIFA.com: FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009

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