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16 October
0:0 a.e.t. 4:3 PSO

Referee Frank DE BLEECKERE (BEL)

Summary

Ghana sink Seleção for gold

Ghana sink Seleção for gold

Ten-man Ghana won the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 by defeating Brazil in a sudden death penalty shoot-out after the two teams failed to break the deadlock in 120 minutes of football.  The African and South American champions, who had not lost a game during the competition, keep that proud record intact, but at the end of the day, it was the Black Satellites, who followed in the ...

Highlights

Line-up

GHA
BRA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Sellas TETTEH (GHA)
(BRA) ROGERIO
Officials
  • Referee: Frank DE BLEECKERE (BEL)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Peter HERMANS (BEL)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Walter VROMANS (BEL)
  • Fourth official: Alberto UNDIANO (ESP)
  • FOF: Fermin MARTINEZ (ESP)

Photos

  • Ghana's players celebrate after beating Brazil to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Cairo
  • Dominic Adiyiah of Ghana wins the adidas Golden Ball Award for outstanding player of the competition, Alex Teixeira of Brazil wins the adidas Silver Ball and Giuliano of Brazil wins the adidas Bronze Ball
  • Dominic Adiyiah of Ghana receives the Adidas Golden Shoe award
  • Guiliano of Brazil receives the Adidas Bronze Ball award
  • Esteban Alvarado of Costa Rica receives the Adidas Golden Glove award
  • Vladimir Koman of Hungary receives the Adidas Silver Shoe award
  • Guiliano of Brazil receives the FIFA Fair Play award on behalf of his team
  • Alex Teixeira of Brazil receives the Adidas Silver Ball award
  • Dominic Adiyiah of Ghana receives the Adidas Golden Ball award

Quotes

"We are worthy winners of this tournament. When Daniel Addo was sent off I wasn't alarmed as I went through the same thing two years ago in the U17 World Cup in Korea when Brazil were again the opponents." Sellas Tetteh, Ghana coach

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STATISTICS
GhanaStatisticsBrazil
16Shots32
6Corner kicks7
0Yellow cards3
0Second yellow card and red card0
1Red Cards0
43%Possession (%)57%