Congrats :-)

Congrats Bulgaria and congrats to my player Velimir Dachev who is u21 world champion!!!

Final Stats WC

***** TOP GOALS *****

7 - Frank Maqueira (Cuba)

6 - Čeněk Nepivoda (Česká republika)
6 - Ergin Baklavacı (Türkiye)
6 - Borislav Stanimirov (Bulgaria)

5 - Ivan Bardelli (Italia)
5 - Israel Pedroso (Brasil)
5 - Binalp Sancaktaroğlu (Türkiye)
5 - Pesho Linkov (Bulgaria)

***** TOP ASSISTS *****

3 - Marcel Lizák (Česká republika)
3 - Mesih Kozan (Türkiye)
3 - Fazlı Hamşo (Türkiye)

2 - Benedykt Szarniak (Polska)
2 - Andreani Cordoba (Argentina)
2 - Oliver Hernández (Cuba)
2 - Muhammet Tok (Türkiye)
2 - Bora Vujić (Srbija)
2 - Stoimen Cvetev (Bulgaria)
2 - Marek Słowik (Polska)

***** TOP FOULS *****

4 - Anagnostis Iliakis (Hellas)
4 - Fazlı Hamşo (Türkiye)
4 - Goran Chilov (Bulgaria)
4 - Valentyn Zub (Ukraina)

***** TOP SHOTS *****

26 - Binalp Sancaktaroğlu (Türkiye)

25 - Borislav Stanimirov (Bulgaria)

24 - Ramiro Zamolo (Argentina)
24 - Čeněk Nepivoda (Česká republika)

23 - Ergin Baklavacı (Türkiye)

22 - Frank Maqueira (Cuba)

19 - Zahari Karabashev (Bulgaria)

***** TOP YELLOW CARDS *****

3 - Goran Chilov (Bulgaria)

***** TOP RED CARDS *****

1 - Carlos Fernando Mesa (Colombia)
1 - Aleš Kareš (Česká republika)
1 - Deimer Alfaro (Cuba)
1 - Əkrəm Süleymanov (Azərbaycan)
1 - Zlatko Bacigal (Slovensko)
1 - Espen Sørgård (Norge)
1 - Xenofontas Kourtakis (Hellas)

***** TOP EFFICIENCY *****
90-100%: 5 player(s)
80-89%: 0 player(s)
70-79%: 1 player(s)
60-69%: 2 player(s)
50-59%: 8 player(s)
40-49%: 5 player(s)
30-39%: 18 player(s)
20-29%: 24 player(s)
10-19%: 13 player(s)
1-9&: 4 player(s)
0%: 124 player(s)

***** BEST PLAYERS *****
Round 1 (2024-07-06):
GK: Aurelian Brumer (Moldova) Rating: 94
DEF1: Aleš Kareš (Česká republika) Rating: 61
DEF2: Sten Vanden Borre (België) Rating: 60
DEF3: Thibaud Lafitte (France) Rating: 59
DEF4: Ivan Cornovan (Moldova) Rating: 59
MID1: Gabriel Tereščák (Slovensko) Rating: 63
MID2: Mesih Kozan (Türkiye) Rating: 63
MID3: Sławomir Zabłocki (Polska) Rating: 62
MID4: Wassim Bignon (France) Rating: 61
ATT1: Marios Chiotakis (Hellas) Rating: 61
ATT2: Marian Wodzirej (Polska) Rating: 62

Round 2 (2024-07-13):
GK: Sławomir Waczków (Polska) Rating: 95
DEF1: Marcel Favreau (France) Rating: 62
DEF2: Sten Vanden Borre (België) Rating: 61
DEF3: Jašar Andrić (Srbija) Rating: 60
DEF4: Özgür Metal (Türkiye) Rating: 60
MID1: Livius Ostaşu (România) Rating: 66
MID2: Gabriel Tereščák (Slovensko) Rating: 65
MID3: Benedykt Szarniak (Polska) Rating: 63
MID4: Alex Crăciunoiu (România) Rating: 63
ATT1: Eflatun Üçler (Türkiye) Rating: 59
ATT2: Israel Pedroso (Brasil) Rating: 62

Round 3 (2024-07-20):
GK: Stefan Kunev (Bulgaria) Rating: 96
DEF1: Unai González Velasco (España) Rating: 60
DEF2: Albrecht Klaubauf (Österreich) Rating: 60
DEF3: Ramiro Ávila (Colombia) Rating: 59
DEF4: Özcan Ölker (Türkiye) Rating: 59
MID1: Srboljub Georgijević (Srbija) Rating: 66
MID2: Livius Ostaşu (România) Rating: 65
MID3: Carlos Dicá (Brasil) Rating: 65
MID4: Gabriel Tereščák (Slovensko) Rating: 63
ATT1: Ivan Bardelli (Italia) Rating: 58
ATT2: Borislav Stanimirov (Bulgaria) Rating: 58

Round 4 (2024-07-27):
GK: Yordanis Vélez (Cuba) Rating: 95
DEF1: Jašar Andrić (Srbija) Rating: 63
DEF2: Emil Milinković (Srbija) Rating: 61
DEF3: Antonio Savón (Cuba) Rating: 59
DEF4: Cantini Peladeiro (Brasil) Rating: 59
MID1: Livius Ostaşu (România) Rating: 69
MID2: Marcel Lizák (Česká republika) Rating: 68
MID3: Hieronim Włosek (Polska) Rating: 64
MID4: Srboljub Georgijević (Srbija) Rating: 63
ATT1: Maksim Stević (Srbija) Rating: 63
ATT2: Israel Pedroso (Brasil) Rating: 64

Round 5 (2024-08-03):
GK: Cankut Gümüştan (Türkiye) Rating: 94
DEF1: Özgür Metal (Türkiye) Rating: 63
DEF2: Jašar Andrić (Srbija) Rating: 58
DEF3: Aleš Kareš (Česká republika) Rating: 58
DEF4: Antonio Savón (Cuba) Rating: 56
MID1: Vojtěch Hlahůlek (Česká republika) Rating: 64
MID2: Marcel Lizák (Česká republika) Rating: 62
MID3: Isidoro Cieslikovski (Argentina) Rating: 61
MID4: Ramiro Ávila (Colombia) Rating: 60
ATT1: Binalp Sancaktaroğlu (Türkiye) Rating: 63
ATT2: Ergin Baklavacı (Türkiye) Rating: 63

Round 6 (2024-08-10):
GK: Gaspar Sonora (Argentina) Rating: 94
DEF1: Antonio Savón (Cuba) Rating: 60
DEF2: Ayberk Alyanak (Türkiye) Rating: 58
DEF3: Özcan Ölker (Türkiye) Rating: 55
DEF4: Özgür Metal (Türkiye) Rating: 54
MID1: Stoimen Cvetev (Bulgaria) Rating: 64
MID2: Isidoro Cieslikovski (Argentina) Rating: 62
MID3: Delcho Prahov (Bulgaria) Rating: 59
MID4: Mesih Kozan (Türkiye) Rating: 57
ATT1: Efraín Trimarco (Argentina) Rating: 63
ATT2: Frank Maqueira (Cuba) Rating: 64

Round 7 (2024-08-17):
GK: Gerasim Bilev (Bulgaria) Rating: 94
DEF1: Simo Zelenogorski (Bulgaria) Rating: 54
DEF2: Aristóbulo Mahaudy (Argentina) Rating: 54
DEF3: Pascual Huanambal (Argentina) Rating: 52
DEF4: Velin Kubadinski (Bulgaria) Rating: 52
MID1: Stoimen Cvetev (Bulgaria) Rating: 66
MID2: Isidoro Cieslikovski (Argentina) Rating: 61
MID3: Andreani Cordoba (Argentina) Rating: 60
MID4: Delcho Prahov (Bulgaria) Rating: 59
ATT1: Efraín Trimarco (Argentina) Rating: 64
ATT2: Borislav Stanimirov (Bulgaria) Rating: 63

***** TOP COUNTRIES *****
Türkiye U21 (12)
Bulgaria U21 (10)
Argentina U21 (9)
Srbija U21 (7)
Česká republika U21 (5)

***** ADDITIONAL STATS ROUND (2024-08-17) *****
Top 3 @ Round 7 (2024-08-17):
Goals: Bulgaria U21 (3), Argentina U21 (2)
Shots: Bulgaria U21 (10), Argentina U21 (3)
Fouls: Bulgaria U21 (3), Argentina U21 (1)
Offsides: Argentina U21 (7), Bulgaria U21 (6)
Average rating: Bulgaria U21 (57.50), Argentina U21 (57.30)

Top 3 @ Total:
Goals: Bulgaria U21 (22), Türkiye U21 (17), Cuba U21 (15)
Goals Against: Ukraina U21 (10), Bulgaria U21 (10), Česká republika U21 (9)
Shots: Bulgaria U21 (80), Türkiye U21 (73), Argentina U21 (57)
Shots Against: Cuba U21 (57), Nederland U21 (55), Ukraina U21 (53)
Fouls: Türkiye U21 (20), Cuba U21 (15), Hellas U21 (15)
Fouls Against: Bulgaria U21 (21), Argentina U21 (20), Türkiye U21 (18)
Offsides: Bulgaria U21 (59), Argentina U21 (39), Česká republika U21 (29)
Offsides Against: Bulgaria U21 (50), Srbija U21 (37), France U21 (28)
Average rating: Italia U21 (61.13), Polska U21 (60.80), România U21 (59.90)


*** Pot 1 ***
1. Polska U21, 9 Points, +7 (10–3) – Group B
2. Bulgaria U21, 9 Points, +7 (9–2) – Group C
3. Argentina U21, 9 Points, +4 (4–0) – Group E
4. Türkiye U21, 7 Points, +9 (9–0) – Group D
5. Cuba U21, 7 Points, +7 (9–2) – Group H
6. Česká republika U21, 7 Points, +6 (9–3) – Group G
7. Hellas U21, 7 Points, +3 (5–2) – Group A
8. Srbija U21, 6 Points, +2 (4–2) – Group F

*** Pot 2 ***
1. România U21, 6 Points, +4 (5–1) – Group G
2. Brasil U21, 6 Points, +3 (5–2) – Group A
3. Slovensko U21, 6 Points, +0 (4–4) – Group B
4. Colombia U21, 6 Points, +0 (3–3) – Group E
5. Deutschland U21, 5 Points, +1 (2–1) – Group D
6. België U21, 4 Points, +0 (7–7) – Group H
7. España U21, 4 Points, -1 (5–6) – Group F
8. Nederland U21, 4 Points, -1 (4–5) – Group C

*** 1/8-Final ***
România U21 - Česká republika U21 1:2
Deutschland U21 - Hellas U21 2:0
España U21 - Argentina U21 0:1
België U21 - Türkiye U21 1:2
Nederland U21 - Srbija U21 0:3
Slovensko U21 - Cuba U21 0:3
Brasil U21 - Bulgaria U21 2:3
Colombia U21 - Polska U21 1:0

*** 1/4-Final ***
Česká republika U21 - Türkiye U21 3:5
Deutschland U21 - Argentina U21 0:3
Srbija U21 - Bulgaria U21 3:4
Colombia U21 - Cuba U21 0:2

*** 1/2-Final ***
Türkiye U21 - Bulgaria U21 1:3
Cuba U21 - Argentina U21 1:3

*** Final ***
Argentina U21 - Bulgaria U21 2:3

Congratulations to Bulgaria U21 - Champions of the World Cup

What an incredible journey it has been, culminating in a thrilling final where Bulgaria emerged victorious with a 3-2 win against Argentina. The Bulgarian U21 team showcased remarkable talent, resilience, and determination throughout the tournament, making them deserving champions.

Tournament Highlights
Golden Boot: The top scorer of the tournament is Frank Maqueira from Cuba, who found the back of the net 7 times. His precision and consistency were unmatched, making him a standout player.
Top Playmakers: The tournament saw several players tied for the most assists, with Marcel Lizák (Česká republika), Mesih Kozan (Türkiye), and Fazlı Hamşo (Türkiye) each providing 3 assists. Their vision and ability to create goal-scoring opportunities were crucial for their teams' success.
Discipline: The competition was intense, and some players played on the edge. Anagnostis Iliakis (Hellas), Fazlı Hamşo (Türkiye), Goran Chilov (Bulgaria), and Valentyn Zub (Ukraina) were all at the top of the fouls chart, each committing 4 fouls. Meanwhile, Goran Chilov (Bulgaria) also led with the most yellow cards at 3.
Defensive Excellence: The tournament was not just about goals but also about solid defending and goalkeeping. Stefan Kunev (Bulgaria) delivered a standout performance with a 96 rating in Round 3, highlighting his crucial role in Bulgaria's success.

Road to the Final
Quarterfinals: Bulgaria faced tough competition but managed to edge out Serbia in a nail-biting 4-3 victory. Argentina, on the other hand, defeated Germany with a commanding 3-0 scoreline.
Semifinals: Bulgaria continued their fine form, defeating Türkiye 3-1, while Argentina overcame Cuba with a similar 3-1 result, setting the stage for a dramatic final.
The Final Showdown: In the final, Bulgaria and Argentina went head-to-head in an epic clash. Bulgaria’s persistence paid off as they secured a 3-2 victory, claiming the World Cup title.

Special Mentions
Türkiye U21: They had a fantastic tournament, finishing as one of the top teams with notable performances, especially from Binalp Sancaktaroğlu who had 26 shots throughout the tournament, showing his relentless effort on the pitch.
Cuba U21: With players like Frank Maqueira and Yordanis Vélez standing out, Cuba proved to be a formidable opponent, making it all the way to the semifinals.

Final Stats Overview
Top Countries: Türkiye led with 12 top players, followed by Bulgaria with 10, and Argentina with 9.
Goals & Shots: Bulgaria led the tournament with 22 goals and 80 shots, showcasing their attacking prowess.
Discipline: Türkiye had the most fouls with 20, while Bulgaria led in offsides with 59.
Congratulations once again to Bulgaria U21 for an outstanding performance and to all the teams and players who made this World Cup an unforgettable event!
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Great summary of an outstanding WC, where top countries were surprisingly left in the path to the final. Congrats to Bulgaria.

Thank you! Once again unforgettable tournament for us! :)

Statistics that surprised me about Cuba U21 were: Goals scored 15; goals against 4, with the worst defense of the last 3 generations :)

Great summary !!!

Čeněk Nepivoda (Česká republika) achieved very good result he scored 6 goals, but in each match he played only 45 minutes ;)
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Čeněk is a crack!!

WORLD CUP U21 / Countdown time to begin.


Group A


Group B


Group C


Group D


Group E


Group F


Group G


Group H



IHe would like every manager of the team participating in the U21 World Cup to introduce us to the captain of his team.
Let him be the biggest star of the team. Please write to me in my inbox who he is and I will complete this list, I invite you to play.
Welcome: Let's introduce our stars to the national team:

1. Hellas U21 : Garifallos Giazitzoglou (DEF)
2. Australia U21 : Jirra Ponting (DEF)
3. Norge U21: Andreas Fylling (DEF)
4. Eesti U21: Olev Aigru (MID)
5. Magyarország U21: Zsombor Rózsa (MID)
6. México U21: Dionisio Núñez (DEF)
7. Cuba U21: Williams Sanz (DEF)
8. Rossiya U21: Nurali Ananko (MID)
9. Türkiye U21: Eflatun Eşkinazi (MID)
10. Colombia U21: Luis Carlos Holguín (ATK)
11. Argentina U21: Enrico Pareto (MID)
12. England U21: Wes Baker (MID)
13. Suomi U21: Vesseli Myllysaari (ATK)
14. Polska U21: Maksymilian Michalczyk (MID)
15. Bulgaria U21: Zapryan Dinkov (GK)
16. USA U21: Charlie Edgington (ATK)
17. România U21: Robert Chiţac (ATK)
18. België U21: Jan Van Dessel (DEF)
19. Lietuva U21: Danelis Surplys (DEF)
20. España U21: ?
21. France U21: Loris Griezmann (DEF)
22. Crna Gora U21: Aco Vukić (DEF)
23. Österreich U21: Laurent Wohlfahrt
24. Azərbaycan U21: Nahid Həşimov (GK)
25. Schweiz U21: Ursus Marcodona (GK)
26. Brasil U21: Frederico Stange (ATK)
27. Chile U21: Tony Bachelet (DEF)
28. Italia U21: Ennio Canavesi (GK)
29. Česká republika U21: Tibor Stanislav (GK)
30. Deutschland U21: ?
31. Slovensko U21: Augustín Muzár (MID)
32. Hrvatska U21: Matej Kalčić (DEF)

I know that elections are going on, and not everyone is sure of leading the team at the World Cup, for example it is in Brazil so we will wait for such a manager, but most of us know that he will be at the World Cup so can already write to me your suggestions :) I wait and invite you to play
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Slowly we collect above in the post the list of captains of the national teams at the World Cup U21, it starts to look cool :)
In the meantime, please get ready for an interview with me before the start of the U21 World Cup, we start in a moment .

Dear fans waiting for the U21 World Cup, we have discovered 12 captains of the U21 World Cup so far.
Statistically, we have:
5 goalkeepers
9 defenders
8 midfield
5 attacker
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Dear fans of the National Teams, more and more we discover, and get to know our captains of the respective national teams. It is fun that some of the Managers name their captain of the team, and some send me two names and they have a dilemma of whom to choose, and they would prefer to choose two :) Today I will put in the next post what some of you write to me about your choice of team captain. The fun continues :)

I promised to share with you what the selectors have to say to us, who have already chosen their captains of the team, now we are waiting for the next invite give me your captain :) Let’s discover it for all fans of the World Cup U21

Hrvatska U21 / Coach: 2posto
Our captain is Matej Kalčić (DEF), he is player with most games so far for U21 - 14, and he will lead our defensive line and push players forward to give their best in every match!

Norge U21 / Coach: gruchalus_88
Andreas Fylling def
Norway rules ;)

Chile U21 / Coach: David Beckham
Tony Bachelet will undoubtedly be the captain of the team due to the courage and determination he has been showing since the qualifiers. He was called up to the red team in the first process when he was only 19 years old, little by little he earned a place on the squad for this season take the reins and be the reference

Cuba U21 / Coach: Valdo
Without a doubt, the captains of the Cuban U21 team are defender Williams Sanz and gk Alexander Meriño, both bronze medalists from the last World Cup.

România U21 / Coach: Lord Legolas
hmm I have no idea :( last generation had a lot of very good players, now is terrible.
I will apoint Robert Chiţac

België U21 / Coach: Soepie
The captain of Belgium will be Jan Van Dessel [39125595].
He has already played 13 matches for the U21 as a central def or defensive mid.

Bulgaria U21 / adix4o
Zapryan Dinkov , Rusko Cvetanov They are our stars :)
If only one, maybe Dinkov

Österreich U21 / Coach: Jurro
Austria u21 captain Laurent Wohlfahrt [39323985] GK, our captain and leader, Strong and charismatic like Oliver Khan!

Slovensko U21 / Coach: _ÖzGüR_
Slovensko 's Captain is Augustín Muzár . He play like Ngolo Kante. He is a defender in Mid and passing machine for strikers too. His technic looks like Denis Berkamp , his defense likes Sergio Ramos. He will fight for Slovensko...

Argentina U21 / Yogurtu-Nge
Hi Krzysztof!
Argentina's captain is Enrico Pareto. :-)
I want to thank you for all the great work you're doing every season with the WC! ;-)

@Yogurtu-Nge
Thank you, your words assure me that I am doing this for the community that appreciates it :).

Australia U21 / achmid
Jirra has been part of the team since being a 19yo and this year takes on the captaincy from ATT superstar Jacob Bonetig.
He was pegged as a future leader early in his career and look forward what he has to offer at the WC Group phase, Asian cup and next seasons WCQ
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The U21 World Cup interview machine has started, thus we begin the talks.
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gogogogo

NEWS
1. For your information, the topic of who is the captain of the national team is always edited, the topic above.
2. Also the statements about why I chose this captain are updated.
3. My interviews with national team selectors taking part in the U21 World Cup are already coming to me. I can tell you there are new questions, it will be very interesting :)