FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 Schedule

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the twentieth edition of the U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition will take place for the first time in New Zealand,^[1] the third time on Oceanian soil afterAustralia staged the 1981 and 1993 editions. A total of 52 matches will be played in seven host cities.^[2]

During the first meeting of the local organising committee in January 2013, provisional dates of June 19 to July 11 were given towards hosting of games, with a final decision on stadiums and cities originally meant to be taken in February 2013.^[3] Two more postponements then followed.^[4][5]

Before the stadium announcements were made, Dunedin City council suggested in January 2013^[6] that it would not bid to host matches at Forsyth Barr Stadium unless the costs (an estimated $1m) could be lowered.^[7] The stadium will host seven matches there, the last of which being a Round of 16 game.^[8]

France are the current champions, after beating Uruguay 4–1 in a penalty shootout in the previous edition's final. However, they will not be able to defend their title as they failed to reach the final round of the UEFA qualifying tournament.^[9] In doing so, France became the fourth consecutive incumbent title holder to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament (see FIFA U-20 World Cup records).

GROUP STAGE

FRIDAY, MAY 29 — Matchday 1
New Zealand vs. Ukraine	Auckland	9:00 PM ET
Argentina vs. Panama	Wellington	12 midnight ET
USA vs. Myanmar	Whangarei	12 midnight ET
Ghana vs. Austria	Wellington	3:00 AM ET Sat, May 30

SATURDAY, MAY 30 — Matchday 2
Qatar vs. Colombia	Hamilton	9:00 PM ET
Mexico vs. Mali	Dunedin	9:00 PM ET
Uruguay vs. Serbia	Dunedin	12 midnight ET
Portugal vs. Senegal	Hamilton	12 midnight ET

SUNDAY, MAY 31 — Matchday 3
Germany vs. Fiji	Christchurch	9:00 PM ET
Nigeria vs. Brazil	New Plymouth	9:00 PM ET
Uzbekistan vs. Honduras	Christchurch	12 midnight ET
North Korea vs. Hungary	New Plymouth	12 midnight ET

MONDAY, JUNE 1 — Matchday 4
Myanmar vs. Ukraine	Whangarei	9:00 PM ET
Austria vs. Panama	Wellington	12 midnight ET
Argentina vs. Ghana	Wellington	3:00 AM ET Tue, June 2
New Zealand vs. USA	Auckland	3:00 AM ET Tue., June 2

TUESDAY, JUNE 2 — Matchday 5
Mexico vs. Uruguay	Dunedin	12 midnight ET
Qatar vs. Portugal	Hamilton	12 midnight ET
Senegal vs. Colombia	Hamilton	3:00 AM ET Wed, June 3
Serbia vs. Mali	Dunedin	3:00 AM ET Wed, June 3

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 — Matchday 6
Nigeria vs. North Korea	New Plymouth	12 midnight ET
Honduras vs. Fiji	Christchurch	12 midnight ET
Germany vs. Uzbekistan	Christchurch	3:00 AM ET Wed, June 4
Hungary vs. Brazil	New Plymouth	3:00 AM ET Wed, June 4

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 — Matchday 7
Austria vs. Argentina	Wellington	12 midnight ET
Panama vs. Ghana	Auckland	12 midnight ET
Myanmar vs. New Zealand	Wellington	3:00 AM ET Thu, June 5
Ukraine vs. USA	Auckland	3:00 AM ET Thu, June 5

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 — Matchday 8
Senegal vs. Qatar	Hamilton	9:00 PM ET
Colombia vs. Portugal	Dunedin	9:00 PM ET
Mali vs. Uruguay	Hamilton	12 midnight ET
Serbia vs. Mexico	Dunedin	12 midnight ET

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 — Matchday 9
Honduras vs. Germany	Christchurch	10:00 PM ET
Fiji vs. Uzbekistan	Whangarei	10:00 PM ET
Brazil vs. North Korea	Christchurch	1:00 AM ET Sun, June 7
Hungary vs. Nigeria	New Plymouth	1:00 AM ET Sun, June 7

ROUND OF 16

TUESDAY, JUNE 9
Match 37: Winner Group B vs. 3rd-Place Finisher	Wellington	12 midnight ET
Match 38: Winner Group D vs. 3rd-Place Finisher	Dunedin	12 midnight ET
Match 39: Runner-Up Group A vs. Runner-Up Group C	Wellington	3:30 AM ET Wed, June 10
Match 40: Winner Group A vs. 3rd-Place Finisher	Auckland	3:30 AM ET Wed, June 10

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
Match 41: Runner-Up Group B vs. Runner-Up Group F	Whangarei	12 midnight ET
Match 42: Winner Group F vs. Runner-Up Group E	Christchurch	3:30 AM ET Thu, June 11
Match 43: Winner Group C vs. 3rd-Place Finisher	Hamilton	3:30 AM ET Thu, June 11
Match 44: Winner Group E vs. Runner-Up Group D	New Plymouth	3:30 AM ET Thu, June 11

QUARTERFINALS

SATURDAY, JUNE 13
Match 45: Match 44 winner vs. Match 43 winner	Hamilton	9:00 PM ET
Match 46: Match 37 winner vs. Match 41 winner	Christchurch	9:00 PM ET
Match 47: Match 39 winner vs. Match 38 winner	Auckland	12:30 am ET Sun, June 14
Match 48: Match 42 winner vs. Match 40 winner	Wellington	12:30 am ET Sun, June 14

SEMIFINALS

TUESDAY, JUNE 16
Match 49: Match 45 winner vs. Match 48 winner	Christchurch	12 midnight ET
Match 50: Match 47 winner vs. Match 46 winner	Auckland	3:30 AM ET Wed, June 17

3RD PLACE

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Match 49 loser vs. Match 50 loser
Auckland
9:30 PM ET

FINAL

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Match 49 winner vs. Match 50 winner
Auckland
1:00 AM ET
Sun, June 21

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	May 30 – June 20
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
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