2023-04-18 01:55:35
After 22 years, Argentina will once once more host the U20 World Cup and that last time refers to a great memory for the National Team that was champion.
The team led by José Pekerman It remained in the memory for its squad full of young stars and its great level shown during the competition that it won from start to finish.
The coach had already been world champion in the World Cups Qatar 1995 and Malaysia 1997. The only title before those in the category was that of Japan 1979 with Diego Maradona as a figure.
With 24 teams, Argentina organized its first U20 World Cup between June and July 2001 in 6 venues: Salta, Mendoza, Rosario, Córdoba, Mar del Plata and Buenos Aires (Vélez stadium).
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The National Team passed the group stage comfortably. They beat Finland 2-0 in their debut and then thrashed 7 to 1 to Egypt and 5 to 1 to Jamaica.
the place swept also in the qualifying matches and defeated: 2-1 once morest China in the round of 16, 3-1 once morest France in the quarterfinals, 5-0 once morest Paraguay in the semifinals and Ghana 3-0 in the final.
The top scorer of the tournament was Javier Saviola with 11 goals in 7 games. He was also chosen as the best player of the championship followed by Andres D’alessandro.
Maxi Rodriguez, Nicolas Burdisso, Fabricio Coloccini, Leandro “Pipi” Romagnoli, Leonardo Ponzio and Alexander “Chori” Rodriguez They were some of the important surnames that the national team had.
Argentina scored 27 goals and only conceded 4 throughout the tournament. For the final with Ghana, the José Amalfitani stadium was packed as a result of the contagion of a team that displayed a high-flying level of football.
The Selection was once once more champion in Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007with figures like Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero. Beyond that, the 2001 team is one of the ones that lasts the longest in people’s memories.
This year, Argentina will receive a Sub 20 World Cup once more in a special context, following being world champion in the major in Qatar 2022.
In another scenario, with the greatest figures in Europe and not in local football, the National Team still hopes to repeat the conquest of 2001 on national soil.
full squad
Germain Lux, Nicolas Burdisso, Julio Arca, Mauro Cetto, Nicolas Medina, Fabricio Coloccini, Javier Saviola, Oscar Ahumada, Esteban Herrera, Leandro Romagnoli, Maximilian Rodriguez, Ariel Seltzer, Diego Colotto, Leonardo Ponzio, Andres D ́Alessandro, Mauro Rosales, Alexander Dominguez, Wilfred Knight and Sebastian Good.
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