Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jan 16, 2009 0:18:16 GMT -1
Juventud de América 2009
Group Stage results/reports:
Peru 1-2 Ecuador
Venezuela 1-1 Argentina
Bolivia 0-2 Uruguay
Paraguay 1-1 Brazil
Colombia 1-0 Peru
Uruguay 3-2 Chile
Brazil 2 Bolivia 1
Argentina 2 - 1 Peru
Paraguay 2-4 Uruguay
Venezuela 3-1 Peru
Venezuela 1-1 Colombia
Argentina 2-2 Ecuador
Uruguay 3-2 Brazil
Final Phase results/reports:
Argentina 1-1 Paraguay
Brazil 2-0 Argentina
Peru 1-2 Ecuador
Venezuela 1-1 Argentina
Bolivia 0-2 Uruguay
Paraguay 1-1 Brazil
Colombia 1-0 Peru
Uruguay 3-2 Chile
Brazil 2 Bolivia 1
Argentina 2 - 1 Peru
Paraguay 2-4 Uruguay
Venezuela 3-1 Peru
Venezuela 1-1 Colombia
Argentina 2-2 Ecuador
Uruguay 3-2 Brazil
Final Phase results/reports:
Argentina 1-1 Paraguay
Brazil 2-0 Argentina
Final Phase fixtures:
Colombia - Paraguay - 04/02/2009
Argentina - Uruguay - 04/02/2009
Venezuela - Brazil - 05/02/2009
Colombia - Brazil - 06/02/2009
Uruguay - Paraguay - 06/02/2009
Venezuela - Argentina - 07/02/2009
Argentina - Colombia - 08/02/2009
Paraguay - Brazil - 08/02/2009
Venezuela - Uruguay - 08/02/2009
Young Starlets Take Centre Stage
From Maradona to Ronaldinho to Lionel Messi, the South American U-20 Championships have long been a stage for the top young talent in the region to showcase themselves.
This two yearly tournament is nearly upon us - the competition will be hosted by Venezuela (host nation of the 2007 Copa America) from the 19th January to the 8th February. It has brought to our attention many stars, to put it quite simply, it is a collection of the best young footballing talent on this earth.
Of the last eight FIFA U-20 World Cup winners, seven of them have been CONMEBOL teams and with this tournament being the qualifying method to get to the previously mentioned U-20 World Cup for the region, it's not that difficult to see why it gathers a lot of attention from all around the footballing community.
Back in 2005, a young player by the name of Messi was named by Hugo Tocalli, (then coach of Argentina) in his squad and indeed was actually the youngest player in the squad. He was slowly nurtured in, starting the opening two games on the bench. In both instances, he went on to perform superb cameo roles, displaying just what a precocious talent he was. He has since answered the question of 'is he the real deal?' and is currently enjoying a simply fantastic season with Barcelona.
Argentina, as the reigning World champions for this age group, are understandably favourites and are coached by Sergio Batista, the man who took the U-23's to Olympic glory back in Beijing 2008.
As always, Brazil are contenders, but Colombia, Uruguay and Ecuador should not be written off.
So, who are the names to look out for in this years South American U-20 championship?
Well, whilst trying not to set myself up for a huge fall, this is what I say:
Jonathan Urretavizcaya of Uruguay and Benfica, usually plays on the wing, one to keep an eye on.
Douglas Costa of Brazil and Gremio, a name which some of you may recognize. This is a player who is a potential match-winning midfielder, long been linked with a host of top European clubs, shall be interesting to see how he gets on.
Eduardo Salvio of Argentina and Lanus, a talented striker, who is comfortable with the ball at his feet and can head also, shall we see him light the tournament up?
Dentinho of Brazil and Corinthians, or “little tooth” as he is known, is a player who can be relied on to hit the back of the net on a fairly regular basis, I expect him to impress here.
I of course will be happy to be proved wrong and am fairly confident that that may just be the case!
If anyone wishes to highlight players who they believe will impress, or any comments about the tournament in general, please do so in the comment section below or in our discussion forum.
From Maradona to Ronaldinho to Lionel Messi, the South American U-20 Championships have long been a stage for the top young talent in the region to showcase themselves.
This two yearly tournament is nearly upon us - the competition will be hosted by Venezuela (host nation of the 2007 Copa America) from the 19th January to the 8th February. It has brought to our attention many stars, to put it quite simply, it is a collection of the best young footballing talent on this earth.
Of the last eight FIFA U-20 World Cup winners, seven of them have been CONMEBOL teams and with this tournament being the qualifying method to get to the previously mentioned U-20 World Cup for the region, it's not that difficult to see why it gathers a lot of attention from all around the footballing community.
Back in 2005, a young player by the name of Messi was named by Hugo Tocalli, (then coach of Argentina) in his squad and indeed was actually the youngest player in the squad. He was slowly nurtured in, starting the opening two games on the bench. In both instances, he went on to perform superb cameo roles, displaying just what a precocious talent he was. He has since answered the question of 'is he the real deal?' and is currently enjoying a simply fantastic season with Barcelona.
Argentina, as the reigning World champions for this age group, are understandably favourites and are coached by Sergio Batista, the man who took the U-23's to Olympic glory back in Beijing 2008.
As always, Brazil are contenders, but Colombia, Uruguay and Ecuador should not be written off.
So, who are the names to look out for in this years South American U-20 championship?
Well, whilst trying not to set myself up for a huge fall, this is what I say:
Jonathan Urretavizcaya of Uruguay and Benfica, usually plays on the wing, one to keep an eye on.
Douglas Costa of Brazil and Gremio, a name which some of you may recognize. This is a player who is a potential match-winning midfielder, long been linked with a host of top European clubs, shall be interesting to see how he gets on.
Eduardo Salvio of Argentina and Lanus, a talented striker, who is comfortable with the ball at his feet and can head also, shall we see him light the tournament up?
Dentinho of Brazil and Corinthians, or “little tooth” as he is known, is a player who can be relied on to hit the back of the net on a fairly regular basis, I expect him to impress here.
I of course will be happy to be proved wrong and am fairly confident that that may just be the case!
If anyone wishes to highlight players who they believe will impress, or any comments about the tournament in general, please do so in the comment section below or in our discussion forum.