2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 20 ans 2007 | |
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2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Canada |
Dates | 30 June – 22 July |
Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (6th title) |
Runners-up | Czech Republic |
Third place | Chile |
Fourth place | Austria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 135 (2.6 per match) |
Attendance | 1,195,299 (22,987 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sergio Agüero (6 goals) |
Best player | Sergio Agüero |
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth overall. Argentine player Sergio Agüero was given the FIFA U-20 Golden Shoe (top scorer, with six goals) and the FIFA U-20 Golden Ball (best player of the tournament), while Japan earned the FIFA Fair Play Award.
The tournament featured 24 teams coming from six continental confederations; Canada qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining teams qualified based on their rankings at the respective continental U-20 (U-19 in Europe's case) tournaments. UEFA (Europe) qualified six teams; AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and CONMEBOL (South America) four teams each; and OFC (Oceania) one team.
The tournament took place in a variety of venues across the country – Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Victoria and Burnaby (Vancouver) – with the showcase stadium being Toronto's new National Soccer Stadium[1] where the final match was held.
On 28 June 2007, two days before the inaugural match, it was reported that 950,000 tickets had been sold,[2] making it the largest single-sport event ever taking place in the country,[3] and on 3 July, the tournament organisers sold the millionth ticket.[4] On 19 July, the semifinal match between Chile and Argentina marked this edition as the most attended in the tournament's history, with an accumulated attendance of 1,156,187 spectators, surpassing Mexico 1983's 1,155,160 spectators.[5] Final attendance totalled 1,195,299.
Venues
Victoria | Burnaby | Edmonton | |
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Royal Athletic Park | Swangard Stadium | Commonwealth Stadium | |
Capacity: 14,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 60,081 | |
48°25′52.6″N 123°21′14.6″W / 48.431278°N 123.354056°W | 49°13′51.0″N 123°01′17.0″W / 49.230833°N 123.021389°W | 53°33′34.6″N 113°28′34.2″W / 53.559611°N 113.476167°W | |
Toronto | Ottawa | Montreal | |
National Soccer Stadium | Frank Clair Stadium | Olympic Stadium | |
Capacity: 20,195 | Capacity: 26,559 | Capacity: 66,308 | |
43°37′59.5″N 79°25′06.8″W / 43.633194°N 79.418556°W | 45°23′55.8″N 75°41′03.6″W / 45.398833°N 75.684333°W | 45°33′28.8″N 73°33′07.2″W / 45.558000°N 73.552000°W | |
Qualification
Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Canada received an automatic bid, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament. The draw for the group stages took place on 3 March 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.
- 1.^ Teams that made their debut.
Match officials
Confederation | Referee | Assistants |
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AFC | Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) | Thanom Borikut (Thailand) Mu Yuxin (China) |
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) | |
CAF | Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) | Amar Talbi (Algeria) Mazari Kerai (Algeria) |
CONCACAF | Steven Depiero (Canada) | Héctor Vergara (Canada) Joe Fletcher (Canada) |
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) | Roberto Giron (Honduras) Daniel Williamson (Panama) | |
Germán Arredondo (Mexico) | Héctor Delgadillo (Mexico) Francisco Pérez (Mexico) | |
Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) | Anthony Garwood (Jamaica) Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) | |
Terry Vaughn (United States) | Chris Strickland (United States) George Gansner (United States) | |
CONMEBOL | Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) | Abraham González (Colombia) Rafael Rivas (Colombia) |
OFC | Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) | Brent Best (New Zealand) Kaloata Chilia (Vanuatu) |
UEFA | Howard Webb (England) | Mike Mullarkey (England) Darren Cann (England) |
Wolfgang Stark (Germany) | Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Volker Wezel (Germany) | |
Viktor Kassai (Hungary) | Gábor Erős (Hungary) Tibor Vámos (Hungary) | |
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) | Fermín Martínez Ibáñez (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) | |
Martin Hansson (Sweden) | Stefan Wittberg (Sweden) Henrik Andrén (Sweden) |
Squads
For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
Group stage
The 24 participating teams were distributed between six groups of four teams each, according to a draw held on 3 March 2007. The groups are contested on a league system, where each team plays one time against the other teams in the same group, for a total of six matches per group. Each group winner and runner-up teams, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualify for the first round of the knockout stage (round of 16).
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Eliminated |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Eliminated |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Gambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Eliminated |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
North Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | Eliminated |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | Eliminated |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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A | Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
B | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
C | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
D | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
F | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated |
E | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
11 July – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | |||||||||||||
14 July – Toronto | ||||||||||||||
Gambia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Austria (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
11 July – Toronto | ||||||||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||||||
United States (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
18 July – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||||||
Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||
11 July – Burnaby | ||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||
Spain (aet) | 4 | |||||||||||||
14 July – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
11 July – Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Czech Republic (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
22 July – Toronto | ||||||||||||||
Czech Republic (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||||
12 July – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chile | 1 | |||||||||||||
15 July – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chile (aet) | 4 | |||||||||||||
12 July – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||||||||||
19 July – Toronto | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chile | 0 | |||||||||||||
12 July – Toronto | ||||||||||||||
Argentina | 3 | Third Place | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||
15 July – Ottawa | 22 July – Toronto | |||||||||||||
Poland | 1 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | Austria | 0 | |||||||||||
12 July – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | Chile | 1 | |||||||||||
Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||
Congo | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Japan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
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Makino 22' Morishima 47' (pen.) |
Report | Kúdela 74' (pen.) Mareš 77' (pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Yasuda Aoki Makino Morishima Kashiwagi |
3–4 | Fenin Kúdela Suchý Pekhart Okleštěk |
Quarter-finals
Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
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Mata 110' | Report | Kalouda 103' |
Penalties | ||
Mata Adrián G. Valiente J. García Piqué |
3–4 | Fenin Suchý Kúdela Pekhart |
Semi-finals
Match for third place
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
- Mathias Cardaccio (playing against United States)
Awards
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Sergio Agüero | Maximiliano Moralez | Giovani dos Santos |
Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
Sergio Agüero | Adrián López | Maximiliano Moralez |
FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
Japan |
Final ranking
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 19 | |
2 | Czech Republic | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Chile | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | |
4 | Austria | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | |
6 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | |
7 | United States | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | |
8 | Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
Eliminated in the Round of 16 | ||||||||||
9 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
10 | Gambia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 6 | |
11 | Zambia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
12 | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 | |
13 | Congo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 4 | |
14 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 4 | |
15 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 | |
16 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 3 | |
Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
17 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
18 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | |
19 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
20 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 | |
21 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 | |
22 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 | |
23 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 | |
24 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
Controversies
Nigerian accusations of racism
The Chile–Nigeria quarter-final match took place on FIFA's "Say No To Racism Day." During extra time, Chile's Mauricio Isla scored at the 96th minute. The Nigerians argued that it was offside, though referee Howard Webb allowed the goal to stand. Replays showed that a defender was caught out of place on an offside trap. Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa was shown the yellow card for his protest.[6][7]
At a post-game news conference, Nigerian coach Ladan Bosso said, "What happened on the pitch, the officiating, I think FIFA has a long way to go to beat racism, because that official showed racism." When asked if he felt Webb was a racist, Bosso said only that "It's good for FIFA to bring in the fight against racism, but they have to follow it to the letter, so the implementation will be done."[7] The coach was fined CHF 11,000 and banned for four months, as the disciplinary committee found him guilty of "offensive behaviour" under the terms of article 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
The Nigerian Football Association was also sanctioned for allowing the players to wear T-shirts with religious statements under their game jerseys. This was a violation of the regulations of the tournament, which state, "Players and officials are not allowed to display political, religious, commercial or personal messages in any language or form on their playing or team kits ..."[6]
Chilean clash with police
On 19 July 2007, Chilean players clashed with police following the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina. The Chilean players were angry with referee Wolfgang Stark saying he "lost control of the match early"[8] and complaining about being issued seven yellow cards and two red cards.[9] In total, he issued 53 fouls.[10] Following the match, Stark and his colleagues were surrounded by Chilean players who had to be restrained by members of the Toronto Police Service. Stark was then escorted off of the pitch and into the dressing room tunnel by police officers for fear that he would be attacked by the crowd or Chilean players.[11] Afterwards, several players and delegates of the Chilean team were involved in a brawl with police outside Toronto's National Soccer Stadium,[12]
The Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair said that the melee began when Chilean players got into a scuffle with a rival fan.[13] He added that "members of the Chilean team then decided to direct some of their aggressive behaviour towards my officers... The job of my officers was to respond in a firm, but fair, manner to end that violence. They are trained to do so, and that is what they did."[13] The Chilean players say that Isaías Peralta walked towards Chilean fans stationed behind a security fence, but was stopped by about ten policemen. They then say a heated discussion took place, where Peralta (who speaks no English) was verbally and physically abused by the policemen.[14]
Peralta was tasered by one police officer and lost consciousness for 20 minutes.[14] The other players then got involved in the struggle with the police, before getting back on the bus and closing the doors. According to eyewitness accounts, the players on the bus began throwing things at police through the windows and tried to grab officers from inside the damaged bus.[15] Three minutes later the president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), Harold Mayne-Nicholls, asked the players to descend from the bus to take a different one. As the players were getting off the bus the police then took the players back to the stadium.[16]
FIFA spokesman John Schumacher said, "The Chilean players were detained by the police to de-escalate the situation that was taking place in front of the stadium.
.Aftermath
Ten Chilean team members were detained over three hours and then released without charges.[17] FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the next day at a press conference in Toronto that the incident was "regrettable" and that he "apologized in the name of FIFA."[18] The ANFP (Chilean Professional Football Association) hired a Toronto law firm to pursue legal action against the Toronto police.[16]
In Chile, the incident was on the front page of every major newspaper. The Canadian embassy in Santiago received a bomb threat and angry Chileans protested outside the embassy with signs reading "Racist Canada."[19] Chile President Michelle Bachelet said that the incident was "especially serious because, in our opinion, the Chilean delegation suffered unjustified aggression,"[18] and lodged a formal protest with the Canadian government.[20] In response, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper remarked that "international soccer matches are hotly contested and often become very emotional. As you know, there are processes in Canada by which the authorities review these kinds of incidents and I don't intend to comment further."[20]
It was reported in the Canadian media that one of the Chilean team members had punched a female police office in the face before Peralta had been tasered.[21][22] An internal review headed by Superintendent Jim Ramer found that officers had acted professionally and with "an immense amount of restraint" during the conflict outside BMO Field, in which Chilean players "punched, kicked, spat on and kicked" police and security staff. The report stated that the violence started when two people not involved in the game confronted each other. Security guards first attempted to intervene, and then police, which is when a Chilean player punched a female police officer in the face. From that point, the report said the violence escalated; Chilean players dismantled the armrests and footrests from the bus seats, and smashed the windows in order to spit at and throw these objects, plus D-cell batteries, clothes hangers, and cans of deodorant at the police. Four officers were reportedly injured by projectiles. FIFA agreed to pay for the $35,000 in damages to the team's rented bus.[21]
Harold Mayne-Nicholls, chair of the Football Federation of Chile and a witness to the event, said, "I didn't see any Chilean player hitting any officer except between all the struggling." Patricio Bascunan, president of the Salvador Allende Cultural Society of Toronto, said an independent review was needed.[21]
Chile's Jaime Grondona was suspended for nine months at all levels (domestic and international) and fined CHF 7,000 (including procedural costs) for assaulting match officials. The Chilean football association was fined CHF 15,000 for "team misconduct".
See also
References
- ↑ "National Soccer Stadium" was the temporary name of the BMO Field during this tournament, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadia unless the stadium sponsor is also an official FIFA sponsor.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup surpasses 950,000 spectators". CanadaSoccer.com. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ "History made with Canada 2007 ticket sales". FIFA. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ↑ "Fast starts for Mexico, Portugal". FIFA.com. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ↑ "Canada sets U-20 World Cup attendance record". CBC Sports. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
- 1 2 "Don't blame the ref". CBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Nigerian coach levies racism charge against ref". CBC News. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Woolsey, Garth (20 July 2007). "Beautiful game turns ugly". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ FIFA.com Archived 21 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Chileans fight with police after loss". CNN. Associated Press. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Argentina advances to FIFA U-20 final". CBC News. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ [Reuters: Chile soccer players clash with Toronto police; 20 July 2007]
- 1 2 Chilean officials blame Police for melee, tsn.ca. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- 1 2 Campbell, Morgan; Toronto Star: CSA seeking witnesses to Chile brawl; 24 July 2007
- ↑ "Chile officials say Toronto police to blame for soccer team's post-match brawl" Canadian Press. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- 1 2 La Tercera 21 July 2007 edition
- ↑ La Tercera 22 July 2007 edition.
- 1 2 "Chile football players face FIFA probe after brawl", Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ↑ "Toronto melee a global dust-up", thestar.com. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- 1 2 Babage, Maria, T.O. cops under scrutiny, Slam.ca, 20 July 2007 Archived 18 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Powell, Betsy; Dale, Daniel; Toronto Star: Officers cleared in soccer scuffle; 31 July 2007
- ↑ Dale, Daniel; Toronto Star: Chilean player admits officer was punched; 30 July 2007
External links
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, FIFA.com
- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 2007
- FIFA Technical Report