Danone Nations Cup
Football tournament
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The Danone Nations Cup is a football tournament for children between the ages of 10 and 15. It is organized since 2000 on the initiative of Danone.[1]
Every year, 2.5 million children from over 34,000 schools and 11,000 clubs from around the globe take part in local, regional and then national Danone Nations Cup competitions, before the winners fly off to compete in the grand World Final. In each of the 32 participating countries, Danone's subsidiaries organize their national tournaments in partnership with the local Sports Federations and/or State Education and Sports Ministers.
For 10 years, the tournament has had Zinédine Zidane as its ambassador, benefiting from his commitment to high quality football and fair play.
History
Following the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, Danone decided to create an international football tournament for children.
Danone Nations Cup World Final was in France (Paris or Lyon) until 2009. The World Finals of the 10th and 11th editions took place at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa: the same year as the FIFA Football World Cup. The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid in 2011 and the National Stadium in Warsaw in 2012 also hosted the competition. For the 14th edition, the thirty, two winning national teams played at Wembley Stadium in London. In 2014, the World Cup of the young people took place in Brazil.
In 2013, the final was goalless (0-0) but France overcame Brazil after a penalty shoot-out. France won its 3rd Danone Nations Cup. South Africa, France and Mexico are the only teams to have won the tournament 3 times each.
Results
Boys
Participating nations
- Legend
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| Team |  2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
 2009 |
2010 |
 2011 |
 2012 |
 2013 |
 2014 |
 2015 |
2016 |
 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 1st | 3rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 2nd | R16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3rd[a] | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 3rd | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | GS | QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | GS | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | GS | QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | GS | R16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Réunion | 1st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | QF | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | QF | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Australia | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Japan | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Russia | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 United States | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Indonesia | GS | 24th | 26th | 11th | 4th | 29th | 28th | 6th | 16th | 33rd | 23rd | 8th | 7th | 14th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 1 | ||
| Total (12 Teams) | 8 | 24 |
Girls
| Year | Venue | Champion | Runner up | Third place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ | Brazil |  Canada | United States | France |
| 2018 | RCDE Stadium, Barcelona | France |  Italy | Spain | United States |
| 2019 | RCDE Stadium, Barcelona | Spain | France |  Argentina |  Japan |
| 2020 | |||||
| 2021 |
Participating nations
- Legend
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| Team | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3rd | 1 | ||
| Canada | 2nd | 1 | ||
| France | 4rd | 2nd | 1 | |
| Italy | GS | GS | 1 | |
| Brazil | 1st | 1 | ||
| Spain | GS | 1st | 1 | |
| Argentina | 3rd | 1 | ||
| Japan | 4th | 1 | ||
 Uruguay | GS | 1 | ||
| South Africa | GS | 1 | ||
 England | GS | 1 | ||
| Total (12 Teams) | 6 | 8 |
See also
Notes
- Ukraine was represented by the Atlant youth football club from Kremenchuk, a winner of the Ukrainian Leather Ball tournament among under-12 football teams.[2]