FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country Egypt Dates 24 September - 16 October Teams 24 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 7 (in 5 host cities) Final positions Champions Ghana (1st title) Runners-up Brazil Third place Hungary Fourth place Costa Rica Tournament statistics Matches played 52 Goals scored 167 (3.21 per match) Attendance 1,292,720 (24,860 per match) Top scorer(s) Dominic Adiyiah (8 goals) Best player Dominic Adiyiah ← 2007 2011 → The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia.[1] The tournament was initially going to take place between 10–31 July,[2] however the 2009 Confederation