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FIFA U20 World Cup Egypt 2009

  • Teams: 24
  • When: 24 September 2009 to 16 October 2009
  • Final:
  • Matches: 52
  • Goals Scored: 167 (average 3.2 per match)
  • Attendance: 1295586 (average 24915)
      • Winner: Ghana
      • Runners-Up: Brazil
      • Third: Hungary
      • Fourth: Costa Rica
      • adidas Golden Ball: Dominic ADIYIAH (GHA)
          • adidas Golden Shoe: Dominic ADIYIAH (GHA)
              • adidas Golden Glove: Esteban ALVARADO (CRC)
              • FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

Overview

Africa acclaims golden Ghanaians
FIFA.com looks back on Egypt 2009, a tournament that witnessed the hosts break a host of records and Ghana's superb Black Satellites make history. Making history is not exactly new to Egypt. This is a nation built on, and made legendary by, the extraordinary achievements of an ancient civilisation. It should hardly come as a surprise, therefore, that Egypt's hosting of the FIFA U-20 World Cup should bring about of a new chapter of football history.

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