title: 2007 South American U-20 Championship
text: # 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
  