2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the 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.

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007
Coupe du Monde de Football des Moins de 20 ans 2007
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
Dates30 June – 22 July
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored135 (2.6 per match)
Attendance1,195,299 (22,987 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Sergio Agüero (6 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Sergio Agüero
Fair play award Japan
2005
2009

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. 19 years later Canada will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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 organizers sold the millionth ticket.[4] On 19 July, the semi-final 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] Attendance totalled 1,195,299 after the final match.

Bids

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Three countries launched bids to host the competition: Canada, Japan and South Korea.[6] On August 6, 2004 the FIFA Emergency Committee unanimously awarded the rights to host the event to Canada over South Korea (Japan did not submit an official bid).[7]

Venues

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Montreal Edmonton Ottawa
Olympic Stadium Commonwealth Stadium Frank Clair Stadium
Capacity: 66,308 Capacity: 60,081 Capacity: 26,559
45°33′28.8″N 73°33′07.2″W / 45.558000°N 73.552000°W / 45.558000; -73.552000 (Olympic Stadium) 53°33′34.6″N 113°28′34.2″W / 53.559611°N 113.476167°W / 53.559611; -113.476167 (Commonwealth Stadium) 45°23′55.8″N 75°41′03.6″W / 45.398833°N 75.684333°W / 45.398833; -75.684333 (Frank Clair Stadium)
     
Toronto Victoria Burnaby
National Soccer Stadium Royal Athletic Park Swangard Stadium
Capacity: 20,195 Capacity: 14,500 Capacity: 10,000
43°37′59.5″N 79°25′06.8″W / 43.633194°N 79.418556°W / 43.633194; -79.418556 (BMO Field) 48°25′52.6″N 123°21′14.6″W / 48.431278°N 123.354056°W / 48.431278; -123.354056 (Royal Athletic Park) 49°13′51.0″N 123°01′17.0″W / 49.230833°N 123.021389°W / 49.230833; -123.021389 (Swangard Stadium)
     

Qualification

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2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup final rankings.

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 final draw for the group stages took place on 3 March 2007 in Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2006 AFC Youth Championship   Japan
  Jordan1
  North Korea1
  South Korea
CAF (Africa) 2007 African Youth Championship   Congo1
  Gambia1
  Nigeria
  Zambia
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean)
Host nation   Canada
2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament   Costa Rica
  Mexico
  Panama
  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 2007 South American Youth Championship   Argentina
  Brazil
  Chile
  Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 2007 OFC U-20 Championship   New Zealand1
UEFA (Europe) 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship   Austria
  Czech Republic
  Poland
  Portugal
  Scotland
  Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Match officials

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Confederation Referee Assistants
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

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For a list of the squads see 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

Group stage

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Rubin Okotie of Austria and Destin Onka Malonga of the Congo at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on 2 July 2007.

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Chile 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Austria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Congo 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Canada (H) 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Canada  0–3  Chile
Report Medina   25'
Carmona   54'
Grondona   81'
Attendance: 20,195

Congo  1–1  Austria
Ibara   59' (pen.) Report Hoffer   7'

Austria  1–0  Canada
Okotie   47' Report

Chile  3–0  Congo
Sánchez   49'
Medina   75'
Vidal   82'
Report

Canada  0–2  Congo
Report Ngakosso   26'
Ikouma   60'
Attendance: 32,058
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Chile  0–0  Austria
Report
Attendance: 19,526

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Zambia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Jordan 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Jordan  1–1  Zambia
Deeb   41' Report Tembo   8' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000

Spain  2–2  Uruguay
Adrián L.   71'
Capel   90+3'
Report Cavani   47'
L. Suárez   56'
Attendance: 10,000

Uruguay  1–0  Jordan
Cavani   40' Report
Attendance: 10,000

Zambia  1–2  Spain
Njobvu   74' Report M. Suárez   30' (pen.)
Mata   40'
Attendance: 10,000

Spain  4–2  Jordan
Adrián L.   29', 32', 38'
Marquitos   79'
Report Omran   48'
Deeb   56'
Attendance: 10,000

Uruguay  0–2  Zambia
Report Mulenga   22' (pen.)
Kola   51'
Attendance: 11,500

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Gambia 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3   Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Portugal  2–0  New Zealand
Gama   45', 61' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 19,526

Gambia  0–3  Mexico
Report Dos Santos   57'
Moreno   67'
J. Hernández   89'
Attendance: 19,526

New Zealand  0–1  Gambia
Report Jallow   22'
Attendance: 19,526

Mexico  2–1  Portugal
Dos Santos   48' (pen.)
Barrera   66'
Report Antunes   89'
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Portugal  1–2  Gambia
Condesso   20' Report Jallow   44' (pen.)
Mansally   68'
Attendance: 28,402

New Zealand  1–2  Mexico
Pelter   89' Report Bermúdez   24'
Mares   78'

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   United States 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Poland 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3   Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   South Korea 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Poland  1–0  Brazil
Krychowiak   23' Report
Attendance: 55,800
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

South Korea  1–1  United States
Shin Young-rok   38' Report Szetela   17'
Attendance: 55,800

United States  6–1  Poland
Szetela   9', 51'
Adu   20', 45+3', 85'
Altidore   70'
Report Janczyk   5'
Attendance: 35,801

Brazil  3–2  South Korea
Amaral   35'
Pato   48', 59'
Report Shim Young-sung   83'
Shin Young-rok   89'
Attendance: 35,801

Brazil  1–2  United States
Lima   64' Report Altidore   25', 81'

Poland  1–1  South Korea
Janczyk   45' Report Lee Sang-ho   71'
Attendance: 34,912

Group E

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The Czech Republic playing against North Korea at the Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa on 3 July 2007.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Argentina 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   North Korea 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Panama 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: [citation needed]
North Korea  0–0  Panama
Report
Attendance: 26,559

Argentina  0–0  Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 26,559

Czech Republic  2–2  North Korea
Kalouda   56'
Fenin   66'
Report Kim Kum-il   12'
Jon Kwang-ik   89' (pen.)

Panama  0–6  Argentina
Report Moralez   20', 27'
Zárate   23'
Agüero   25', 62'
Di María   76'

Czech Republic  2–1  Panama
Kalouda   79'
Střeštík   82'
Report Barahona   84'
Attendance: 34,912

Argentina  1–0  North Korea
Agüero   35' Report
Attendance: 26,559

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Japan 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
3   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4   Scotland 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Japan  3–1  Scotland
Morishima   43'
Umesaki   57'
Aoyama   79'
Report Campbell   82'

Nigeria  1–0  Costa Rica
Ideye   75' Report

Costa Rica  0–1  Japan
Report Tanaka   68'
Attendance: 10,500

Scotland  0–2  Nigeria
Report Bala   49', 78'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

Japan  0–0  Nigeria
Report

Scotland  1–2  Costa Rica
Reynolds   18' Report Herrera   57'
McDonald   90+2'

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 A   Congo 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 B   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 C   Portugal 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 D   Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 F   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
6 E   North Korea 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
11 July – Edmonton
 
 
  Austria2
 
14 July – Toronto
 
  Gambia1
 
  Austria (aet)2
 
11 July – Toronto
 
  United States1
 
  United States (aet)2
 
18 July – Edmonton
 
  Uruguay1
 
  Austria0
 
11 July – Burnaby
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Spain (aet)4
 
14 July – Edmonton
 
  Brazil2
 
  Spain1 (3)
 
11 July – Victoria
 
  Czech Republic (p)1 (4)
 
  Japan2 (3)
 
22 July – Toronto
 
  Czech Republic (p)2 (4)
 
  Czech Republic1
 
12 July – Edmonton
 
  Argentina2
 
  Chile1
 
15 July – Montreal
 
  Portugal0
 
  Chile (aet)4
 
12 July – Ottawa
 
  Nigeria0
 
  Zambia1
 
19 July – Toronto
 
  Nigeria2
 
  Chile0
 
12 July – Toronto
 
  Argentina3 Third place
 
  Argentina3
 
15 July – Ottawa22 July – Toronto
 
  Poland1
 
  Argentina1  Austria0
 
12 July – Montreal
 
  Mexico0   Chile1
 
  Mexico3
 
 
  Congo0
 

Round of 16

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Austria  2–1  Gambia
Prödl   45+1'
Hoffer   81'
Report P. Gomez   69'

United States  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
Cardaccio   87' (o.g.)
Bradley   107'
Report L. Suárez   73'
Attendance: 19,526

Spain  4–2 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
Piqué   43'
J. García   84'
Bueno   102'
Adrián L.   120+1'
Report Lima   39'
Pato   41'
Attendance: 10,000

Japan  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic
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

Zambia  1–2  Nigeria
Kola   33' Report Elderson   3'
Akabueze   57'
Attendance: 22,531

Argentina  3–1  Poland
Di María   40'
Agüero   46', 86'
Report Janczyk   33'
Attendance: 19,526

Chile  1–0  Portugal
Vidal   45' Report

Mexico  3–0  Congo
Dos Santos   23' (pen.)
Esparza   85'
Barrera   90+4'
Report
Attendance: 40,204

Quarter-finals

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Austria  2–1 (a.e.t.)  United States
Okotie   43'
Hoffer   105'
Report Altidore   15'
Attendance: 19,526

Spain  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic
Mata   110' Report Kalouda   103'
Penalties
Mata  
Adrián G.  
Valiente  
J. García  
Piqué  
3–4   Fenin
  Suchý
  Kúdela
  Pekhart

Chile  4–0 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
Grondona   96'
Isla   114' (pen.), 117'
Vidangossy   120+2'
Report
Attendance: 46,252
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Argentina  1–0  Mexico
Moralez   45' Report

Semi-finals

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Austria  0–2  Czech Republic
Report Mičola   4'
Fenin   15'
Attendance: 28,401
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Chile  0–3  Argentina
Report Di María   12'
Yacob   65'
Moralez   90+3'
Attendance: 19,526

Match for third place

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Austria  0–1  Chile
Report Martínez   45+1'
Attendance: 19,526

Final

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Czech Republic  1–2  Argentina
Fenin   60' Report Agüero   62'
Zárate   86'
Attendance: 19,526

Goalscorers

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With six goals, Sergio Agüero was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 135 goals were scored by 84 different players, with one of them credited as own goals.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

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Source:[8]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
  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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Argentina 7 6 1 0 16 2 +14 19 Champions
2   Czech Republic 7 2 4 1 10 8 +2 10 Runners-up
3   Chile 7 5 1 1 12 3 +9 16 Third place
4   Austria 7 3 2 2 6 6 0 11 Fourth place
5   Mexico 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
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
9   Japan 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 Eliminated in
Round of 16
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 4 6 −2 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
17   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
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   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
23   Scotland 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
24   Canada (H) 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: rsssf.com
(H) Hosts

Controversies

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Nigerian accusations of racism

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The quarter-final match between Chile and Nigeria took place on FIFA's "Say No To Racism Day." During extra time, Chile's Jaime Grondona scored at the 96th minute, but Nigerians claimed that it was offside. Despite their protest, referee Howard Webb allowed the goal to stand, and the goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa received a yellow card for his protest. Replays showed that a defender was out of place, and it was not offside.[9][10]

After the game, Nigerian coach Ladan Bosso accused Webb of racism in a press conference, stating that "the officiating, I think FIFA has a long way to go to beat racism because that official showed racism." When asked directly if he felt Webb was a racist, Bosso responded by stating that "It's good for FIFA to bring in the fight against racism, but they have to follow it to the letter so that the implementation will be done."[10] 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 Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 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..."[9]

Chilean clash with police

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On 19 July 2007, there was a clash between Chilean players and police officers following the semi-final match between Chile and Argentina. The Chilean players were angry with referee, Wolfgang Stark, claiming that he had "lost control of the match early on"[11] and complained about receiving seven yellow cards and two red cards,[12] with a total of 53 fouls committed.[13] After the game, Stark and his colleagues were surrounded by Chilean players, and Toronto Police Service members had to intervene to restrain them. Stark was escorted off the pitch and into the dressing room tunnel by the police, due to fears that he would be attacked by the crowd or Chilean players.[14] Afterwards, there was a brawl between several players and delegates of the Chilean team and police outside Toronto's National Soccer Stadium.[15]

According to Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, the altercation began when Chilean players got into a scuffle with a rival fan.[16] 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."[16] The Chilean players, however, stated that Isaías Peralta walked towards Chilean fans located behind a security fence, but was stopped by about ten policemen. They further stated that a heated discussion took place, and Peralta (who speaks no English) was verbally and physically abused by the policemen.[17]

Peralta was tasered by a police officer and lost consciousness for 20 minutes.[17] Subsequently, other players became involved in a struggle with the police, but eventually returned to their bus and closed the doors. Eyewitnesses reported that players on the bus threw objects at the police through the windows and attempted to grab officers from inside the damaged bus.[18] Three minutes later, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), asked the players to exit the bus and board a different one. As the players were leaving the bus, the police then took them back to the stadium.[19]

FIFA spokesman, John Schumacher, stated that "the Chilean players were detained by the police to de-escalate the situation that was taking place in front of the stadium. Ten Chilean team members were detained over three hours and then released without charges."[20] The following day, FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed at a press conference in Toronto that the incident was "regrettable" and that he "apologised in the name of FIFA."[21] The ANFP hired a Toronto-based law firm to pursue legal action against the Toronto police.[19]

The incident was on the front page of every major Chilean newspaper. Following the incident, the Canadian embassy in Santiago received a bomb threat, and angry Chileans protested outside the embassy holding signs that read "Racist Canada."[22] Chilean President Michelle Bachelet described the incident as "particularly serious because, in our view, the Chilean delegation suffered unjustified aggression"[21] and lodged a formal protest with the Canadian government.[23] 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."[23]

According to reports in Canadian media, a Chilean team member punched a female police officer in the face before Peralta was tasered.[24][25] An internal review led by Superintendent Jim Ramer determined that officers 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 began when two individuals not involved in the game confronted each other. Security guards attempted to intervene, followed by police, when a Chilean player punched a female police officer in the face. From that point, the report stated that the violence escalated, with Chilean players dismantling armrests and footrests from the bus seats and smashing windows in order to spit and throw objects at police, including D batteries, clothes hangers, and cans of deodorant. Four officers were reportedly injured by projectiles. FIFA agreed to pay for the $35,000 cost of damages to the team's rented bus.[24]

Mayne-Nicholls, who was a witness to the incident, stated that "I didn't see any Chilean player hitting any officer except between all the struggling." Patricio Bascuñán, the president of the Salvador Allende Cultural Society of Toronto, called for an independent review.[24]

Grondona was suspended for nine months at all levels, including domestic and international play, 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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "History made with Canada 2007 ticket sales". FIFA. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Fast starts for Mexico, Portugal". FIFA.com. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Canada sets U-20 World Cup attendance record". CBC Sports. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Canada a lock for 2007 FIFA world youth championship". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2023. Japan and South Korea are also bidding against Canada
  7. ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship 2007 Awarded to Canada" (Press release). FIFA. SportCal. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ "FIFA U20 World Cup Canada 2007". FIFA. 2007.
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