2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 2013 FIFA U-20 Dünya Kupası | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 21 June – 13 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 France (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Uruguay
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| Third place |
 Ghana
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| Fourth place |
 Iraq
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 152 (2.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 303,251 (5,832 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ebenezer Assifuah (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Paul Pogba
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| Best goalkeeper |
Guillermo de Amores
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| Fair play award |
 Spain
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The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The 2013 series ran from June 21, 2013, through July 13, 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, Turkey beat other bids to host the series games, from host competition by the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. In its bid, Turkey suggested the use of 13 stadiums in 10 of its cities, before deciding in February 2012, that seven cities would play host to games.
This tournament marks the first time in its history that neither Argentina nor Brazil (the most successful teams in the competition) qualified. It is also the second time that Brazil has not taken part (the first time was the 1979 edition).
France won the tournament and their first U-20 World Cup, and thus became the first nation to win all five FIFA 11-a-side men's titles (FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Cup, and Olympic gold medal).
At the deadline date of 17 January 2011, three member associations confirmed they would be bidding for the event. Neither Turkey nor Uzbekistan had ever been hosts to a FIFA competition, while the United Arab Emirates were hosts of the U-20s in 2003.
In addition to host nation Turkey, 23 nations qualified from six separate continental competitions.
To mark the one year countdown date to the competition, FIFA, as well as members of the Turkish FA, announced that the Emblem would be presented to the media on 25 June 2012 at Ciragan Palace Mabeyn Hall in Istanbul. Details of the ticketing access were made publicly available on 30 November 2012.
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