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2005 Youth Boys' Under 19 World Championship
Algiers & Oran, 24 August – 1 September 2005



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Fascinating clash between Italy and France in playoffs

Algiers, Algeria, August 27, 2005 - A fascinating clash between Italy and France will feature as the most important meeting in the play off round of the Ninth Boys U-19 World Championship on Sunday here in Algiers and Oran. The two big European teams will meet in the play off seeding as both teams ended the first round top of their preliminary pools. In the same seeding the defending champions Brazil will meet Slovakia searching for a new victory towards their seventh title in history, both matches in Harcha hall in Algiers.

In the play off elimination round eight teams will struggle to keep their hopes alive in the competition with Bulgaria playing Russia and Egypt meeting Poland in Boutlelis Hall in Oran, while Harcha Hall will feature another two clashes; India vs. Argentina in what is described as the meeting of the black horses and Korea vs. Iran.

The qualifiers of the play off elimination will join the four teams of the seeding round where a drawing of lots will determine their way of starting for the quarterfinals until the final.