2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 كأس العالم للشباب تحت 20 سنة 2009 |
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2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 24 September - 16 October |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Ghana (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Brazil
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| Third place |
 Hungary
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| Fourth place |
 Costa Rica
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 167 (3.21 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,292,720 (24,860 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Dominic Adiyiah (8 goals) |
| Best player |
Dominic Adiyiah
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The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10–31 July, however the 2009 Confederations Cup was played mid year resulting in both the Under 20 World Cup and the Under 17 World Cup being played towards the end of the year. The cup was won by Ghana after they defeated Brazil on penalties in the final, becoming the first African team to have won the tournament.
Only players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to compete in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. As the host team, Egypt received automatic entry to the cup, bringing the total number of teams to twenty-four for the tournament.
Teams were allocated to groups on the basis of geographical spread. Teams were placed in four pots, and one team was drawn from each pot for each group. Pot 1 contained the five African teams plus one from CONMEBOL; Pot 2 contained the remaining teams from the Americas excluding one CONCACAF team; Pot 3 consisted of teams from Asia and Oceania plus the remaining CONCACAF team; Pot 4 consisted of teams from the European confederation.
Egypt (seeded) Ghana
Cameroon
Nigeria
South Africa Brazil (seeded)
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