2007 South American U-20 Championship

The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between 7 January and 28 January 2007. It was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the fourth to take place in Paraguay. Brazil finished undefeated, winning their ninth trophy.

2007 South American U-20 Championship
2007 Sudamericano Sub-20
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
DatesJanuary 7 to 28
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored101 (2.89 per match)
Top scorer(s) Edinson Cavani (7 goals)

Format

The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the top two also qualify for the 2008 Olympic tournament (U-23).

Squads

For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2007 South American Youth Championship squads.

The following teams entered the tournament:

First group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 4310104+610
 Paraguay 422031+28
 Chile 4202107+36
 Bolivia 411248–44
 Peru 4004411–70
Brazil 4–2 Chile
Lima  46', 65'
Pato  71', 76'		 Report Isla  18'
Sánchez  73'
Attendance: 3,000
Paraguay 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
Chile 0–1 Paraguay
Report Bogado  15'
Attendance: 3,000
Peru 1–2 Brazil
Ísmodes  33' Report Lucas  9', 90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Bolivia 0–4 Chile
Report Larrondo  15', 32'
Vidangossy  40', 66'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Manuel Andarcia (Venezuela)
Peru 0–1 Paraguay
Report Huerta  37' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,000
Chile 4–2 Peru
Medina  9', 70' (pen.)
Vidal  64', 79'		 Report Elías  34'
Larrondo  86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
Brazil 3–0 Bolivia
Luiz Adriano  34'
Tchô  70'
Pato  86'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Bolivia 4–1 Peru
Pinedo  34'
Campos  75' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Fierro  78'		 Report Quiñónez  18'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Manuel Andarcia (Venezuela)
Paraguay 1–1 Brazil
Benítez  64' Report Tchô  87'
Attendance: 3,000

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 430153+29
 Uruguay 421165+17
 Argentina 4121116+55
 Ecuador 41125504
 Venezuela 4103311–83
Uruguay 0–1 Venezuela
Antón  10'
Argentina 1–1 Ecuador
Abán  56' Rodríguez  73'
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Uruguay 2–1 Ecuador
Cavani  49'
Figueroa  61'		 Moreira  80'
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Argentina 1–2 Colombia
Fazio  10' Mosquera  71'
Quintero  77'
Venezuela 1–3 Ecuador
Antón  85' Moreira  55'
Arroyo  73' (pen.)
Ayoví  84'
Referee: Iván Gamboa (Bolivia)
Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
Cavani  54'
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
Pino  63'
Argentina 6–0 Venezuela
Mouche  11', 27', 62'
Moralez  43'
Sosa  86'
Di Santo  90'
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Colombia 2–1 Venezuela
Cárdenas  52'
Palomino  61'		 Piedrahita  27'
Referee: Iván Gamboa (Bolivia)
Argentina 3–3 Uruguay
Di María  27', 42'
Sosa  45+1'		 Cavani  6', 60' (pen.)
Laens  77'

Final group
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Dif
 Brazil 115320105+5
 Argentina 9523042+2
 Uruguay 7521276+1
 Chile 65131106+4
 Paraguay 6520379-2
 Colombia 15014212-10

Fixtures
Paraguay 1–3 Uruguay
Bogado  64' (pen.) Kagelmacher  3'
Vonder Putten  14'
Cavani  26'
Colombia 0–5 Chile
Vidal  36'
Medina  53', 60'
Larrondo  72'
Arenas  84'
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Brazil 2–2 Argentina
Luiz Adriano  28'
Lucas  60'		 Sosa  47'
Cahais  58'
Paraguay 0–1 Argentina
Cahais  33'
Brazil 2–2 Chile
Pato  69'
Tchô  85'		 Vidal  84', 90+4'
Referee: Alberte Duarte (Colombia)
Colombia 0–2 Uruguay
Figueroa  56'
Cavani  90+3'
Argentina 0–0 Chile
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Colombia 2–3 Paraguay
Chalar  17'
Pino  45+1'		 Acuña  27', 73'
Benítez  60'
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Brazil 3–1 Uruguay
David Braz  15'
Pato  32'
Edgar  38'		 Cavani  81'
Chile 1–1 Uruguay
Medina  15' Díaz  90+1'
Argentina 0–0 Colombia
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Brazil 1–0 Paraguay
Danilinho  90'
Paraguay 3–2 Chile
Bogado  47' (pen.)
Acuña  55'
Escobar  61'		 Medina  19'
Vidal  58'
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Acosta  90+2'
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Brazil 2–0 Colombia
Lucas  25'
Edgar  45'

Winners
 2007 South American Youth Championship Winners 

Brazil
Ninth title

Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing

Topscorers

Notes
  • Argentina and Brazil were looking to finish in the top 4 in order to qualify for the World Youth Championship, a competition which the two sides have thoroughly dominated, having won 9 of the 16 World Youth titles between them.
  • The hosts Paraguay were also hoping to do well, they had finished in the top two every time they have hosted the event before, but they had a disappointing campaign, finishing fifth, missing out on a place in the World Youth Championship altogether.
  • Colombia were the defending champions and the only team other than Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to have won the tournament on more than one occasion.
  • Chile were looking to qualify for the world Youth Championship, they managed to qualify in 2005 with only 5 points from 5 games, this time around they qualified with 6 points from 5 games.
  • The club teams that contributed the most players to the tournament are:
  • Only two clubs from outside South America contributed more than one player to the tournament:
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