2010 Future Champions Tournament

Youth football tournament

The 2010 Future Champions Tournament is an elite under seventeen age-group football competition for leading Club teams from around the world, held in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte.

The competition in 2010 featured twelve teams from South America, Central America, North America, Africa, and Europe and took place between December 13 – 19.

## Participants

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* Club América
* Clube Atlético Mineiro
* FC Barcelona
* CR Vasco da Gama
* Cruzeiro EC
* SC Corinthians
* CA Peñarol
* D.C. United
* Everton F.C.
* Paris Saint-Germain
* C.F. Universidad de Chile
* Mamelodi Sundowns

## Venues

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The two venues chosen for the tournament were:

Uni-BH  | Baleião

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19°58′22″S 43°57′46″W﻿ / ﻿19.972885°S 43.962768°W﻿ / -19.972885; -43.962768 | 19°55′43″S 43°54′11″W﻿ / ﻿19.928567°S 43.902955°W﻿ / -19.928567; -43.902955

## Squads

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Further information: 2010 Future Champions Tournament squads

## Group stage

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### Group A

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13/12/2010

Atlético Mineiro | 1–0| Mamelodi Sundowns

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Vinicius |  |

14/12/2010

Atlético Mineiro | 1–0| Universidad de Chile

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15/12/2010

Universidad de Chile | 1–1| Mamelodi Sundowns

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### Group B

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13/12/2010

Cruzeiro | 1–0| Barcelona

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14/12/2010

Peñarol | 0–2| Barcelona

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Dongou

15/12/2010

Cruzeiro | 3–1| Peñarol

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### Group C

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13/12/2010

Corinthians | 0–2| Everton

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| [1] | Forrester
Hope

14/12/2010

Corinthians | 1–1| America

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15/12/2010

America | 0–4| Everton

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Forrester
Forrester
Thomas

### Group D

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13/12/2010

Vasco da Gama | 2–0| PSG

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14/12/2010

D.C. United | 1–4| PSG

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15/12/2010

Vasco da Gama | 4–0| D.C. United

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## Other games

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13/12/2010

Universidad de Chile | 0–1| Peñarol

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13/12/2010

America | 2–2| D.C. United

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Foss

14/12/2010

Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–0| Cruzeiro

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14/12/2010

Everton | 1–3| Vasco da Gama

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Hope |  |

15/12/2010

Atlético Mineiro | 2–1| Barcelona

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15/12/2010

Corinthians | 2–0| PSG

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## Knockout stage

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### Playoffs

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18/12/2010

11th place playoff

Peñarol | 2–3| America

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18/12/2010

9th place playoff

Universidad de Chile | 2–1| D.C. United

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18/12/2010

7th place playoff

Barcelona | 0–4| Corinthians

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18/12/2010

5th place playoff

Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–1| PSG

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18/12/2010

3rd place playoff

Vasco da Gama | 1–1 (penalty shootout: 5–4)| Everton

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### Semi-finals

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17/12/2010

Atlético Mineiro | 1–0|  Everton

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17/12/2010

Cruzeiro | 2–0|  Vasco daa Gama

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### Final

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18/12/2010

Cruzeiro | 0–0 (penalty shootout: 3–5)| Atlético Mineiro

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## References

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1. ^ "Everton FC youngsters stun Brazilians Corinthians". Chester Chronicle. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.

## External links

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* Official tournament website