The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20) was the 23rd edition of the competition. It was played in Paraguay between 7 and 28 January 2007, and was contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. This was the fourth time Paraguay hosted the competition. Brazil finished undefeated and won their ninth title, beating rivals Argentina in the final.

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 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 10
 Paraguay 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8
 Chile 4 2 0 2 10 7 +3 6
 Bolivia 4 1 1 2 4 8 –4 4
 Peru 4 0 0 4 4 11 –7 0
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
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
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
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
Paraguay 1–1 Brazil
Benítez 64' Report Tchô 87'
Attendance: 3,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
 Uruguay 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
 Argentina 4 1 2 1 11 6 +5 5
 Ecuador 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
 Venezuela 4 1 0 3 3 11 –8 3
Uruguay 0–1 Venezuela
Antón 10'
Argentina 1–1 Ecuador
Abán 56' Rodríguez 73'
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'
Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
Cavani 54'
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'
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 11 5 3 2 0 10 5 +5
 Argentina 9 5 2 3 0 4 2 +2
 Uruguay 7 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1
 Chile 6 5 1 3 1 10 6 +4
 Paraguay 6 5 2 0 3 7 9 -2
 Colombia 1 5 0 1 4 2 12 -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'
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'
Colombia 0–2 Uruguay
Figueroa 56'
Cavani 90+3'
Argentina 0–0 Chile
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'
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:
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_South_American_U-20_Championship
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