2007 South American U-20 Championship
# 2007 South American U-20 Championship

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:

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Peru
* Paraguay (host)
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## 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 |

### 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 |

## 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 |

## Winners

* 2007 South American Youth Championship winners
* Brazil Ninth title

## Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

* Brazil
* Argentina
* Uruguay
* Chile

## Qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games of Beijing

* Brazil
* Argentina

## Topscorers

* Edinson Cavani 7
* Arturo Vidal 6
* Nicolás Medina 5
* Alexandre Pato 5
* Lucas 4
* Pablo Mouche 3
* Ismael Sosa 3
* Tchô 3
* Nicolás Larrondo 3
* Javier Acuña 3
* Cristian Bogado 3
