The FIFA U-20 World Cup had its semifinals on Tuesday as Brazil faced Costa Rica and Ghana played Hungary. While not as prestigious as the main World Cup, the U-20 is an indicator of a nation’s strength in the upcoming years. The third place and championship match will be played on Friday, October 16, 2009. Here is a recap of both matches along with video highlights for the semifinal matches on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.
Brazil edges Costa Rica 1-0 – Video Highlights
Alan Kardec scored the only goal in the 67th minute as Brazil moved past Costa Rica and into the U-20 World Cup Finals. It was a great run for Costa Rica but they couldn’t take out perennial favorites Brazil.
| Brazil (BRA) | Statistics | Costa Rica (CRC) |
| 19 | Shots | 12 |
| 9 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 1 | Goals Scored | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls Committed | 21 |
| 19 | Fouls Suffered | 16 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Free kicks Shots (scored) | 4 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 35 | Actual playing time | 15 |
| 70% | Possession (%) | 30% |
Ghana beats Hungary 3-2 – Video Highlights
Ghana had two goals from Dominic Adiyiah and one from Abeiku Quansah to edge Hungary 3-2. Hungary’s goals came from Marko Futacs and Adam Balajti. Ghana will now face Brazil in the final on Friday.
| Ghana (GHA) | Statistics | Hungary (HUN) |
| 27 | Shots | 15 |
| 11 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Goals Scored | 2 |
| 16 | Fouls Committed | 13 |
| 11 | Fouls Suffered | 15 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Free kicks Shots (scored) | 3 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 32 | Actual playing time | 25 |
| 56% | Possession (%) | 44% |
