2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup final

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup final
North Harbour Stadium in 2007
Event2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Brazil Serbia
Brazil Serbia
1 2
Date20 June 2015
VenueNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland
RefereeFahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance25,317

The final match of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was played on 20 June 2015 at North Harbour Stadium, in Auckland, New Zealand. The game was contested between Brazil and Serbia, with Serbia winning its first title since its independence, having previously won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship as part of the team of Yugoslavia.[1]

Background

Brazil results
Round Opponent Result
GS  Nigeria 4–2
GS  Hungary 2–1
GS  North Korea 3–0
R16  Uruguay 0–0 (5–4) pen.
QF  Portugal 0–0 (3–1) pen.
SF  Senegal 5–0
Serbia results
Round Opponent Result
GS  Uruguay 0–1
GS  Mali 2–0
GS  Mexico 2–0
R16  Hungary 2–1 a.e.t.
QF  United States 0–0 (6–5) pen.
SF  Mali 2–1 a.e.t.

Serbia, which had taken part in previous editions as part of Yugoslavia,[1][2] made its debut at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the tournament in New Zealand.[3] On the other side, Brazil was seeking its sixth youth championship, having previously won the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.[4] The South American team had qualified for the tournament by ending in fourth place at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship in Uruguay,[5] while Serbia had made its way to the competition by classifying in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship the previous year in Hungary.[6]

Sloted into Group D, Serbia had won its group by defeating Mali and Mexico after an initial 1–0 loss to Uruguay.[7] In Group E, Brazil had made a perfect score by winning its three group stage matches against Nigeria, Hungary, and North Korea. Once in the knockout stage, Serbia reached the final by defeating Hungary, the United States and Mali in the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinal, respectively.[8] Brazil had gone past Uruguay, Portugal, and Senegal.[9]

Match

The final took place at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, with an attendance of 25,317.[10] The referee in charge of the match was Fahad Al-Mirdasi of Saudi Arabia, assisted by fellow Saudi Abdullah al-Shalwai and Abu Bakar al-Amri of Oman.[11] The fourth official was Matthew Conger of New Zealand.[12]

In total, Brazil maintained firm ball possession throughout the game, ending in a 63% vs 37% share and also executing nine corner kicks against two for Serbia.[12] Referee al-Mirdasi showed one yellow card per side and sanctioned seventeen fouls by Brazil and fourteen by the Serbians.[12] In its advances against Brazilian defences, Serbian players were sanctioned for offside a total of five times compared to two for the Brazilians.[12]

The two goals which ended in a draw after full time came in the 70th minute for Brazil and in the 73rd minute for Serbia. Andreas Pereira scored for Brazil while Staniša Mandić scored for the European team.[13][2] The match went to extra time, whereupon Nemanja Maksimović scored the second and winning goal for Serbia in the 118th minute.[1][14][15]

Serbia's victory was received with surprise by some commentators, including Tom Edwards of the Irish Independent, and sparked celebrations in Serbia, with more than 50,000 people welcoming them on their return to Belgrade.[16][17][18] President Tomislav Nikolić visited the team in their training camp in Belgrade to congratulate them.[18]

Details

Source:[12]

Brazil 1–2 (a.e.t.) Serbia
A. Pereira 73' Mandić 70'
Maksimović 118'
Attendance: 25,317

Assistant referees:
Abdullah al-Shalwai (Saudi Arabia)
Abu Bakar al-Amri (Oman)
Fourth official:
Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The U-20 champions set to star for Serbia". inside.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Serbia win U20 World Cup". dw.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Burgess, Michael. "Stunning Serbs rocking world". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fútbol: Brasil se corona campeón del Mundial Sub 20". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 21 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "ESPN statistics". www.espn.com.ar. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Con mucha garra, Uruguay venció 1-0 a Serbia". Telemundo New York (47) (in Spanish). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Article - AfricanFootball.com". africanfootball.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Press, Associated (11 June 2015). "Mundial Sub-20: Brasil avanza a cuartos tras eliminar a Uruguay en penaltis". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Brazil 1– Serbia". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Omani referee receives special AFC recognition". Muscat Daily. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Matches - - - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Man United teen scores sensational solo goal but Serbia win dramatic U20 World Cup final". The 42. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Angeles, Hoy Los (20 June 2015). "Serbia arrebata a Brasil el sueño de hexacampeonato en la prórroga". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Serbia crowned world Under-20 champions after beating Brazil in final". The Guardian. 20 June 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Video: Serbia beat Brazil to lift U20 World Cup despite wonder goal from Man United star". Irish Independent. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Aotearoa, Te Reo Irirangi o (20 June 2015). "Shock win for Serbia in U20 World Cup final". RNZ. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  18. 1 2 Aotearoa, Te Reo Irirangi o (23 June 2015). "Serbian fans celebrate World Cup win". RNZ. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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