Argentina, led by Messi, won the World Youth Championship in 2005, while Mikel John's Nigeria came in second; Both grew to be recognized by the world after this tournament and began their careers as successful players. In fact, there are many young people who have made a name for themselves in this competition, and they will become world-class stars in the future.
Pablo Savalleta
In addition to Messi, there are many familiar faces of fans in Argentina, such as former Manchester City captain Pablo Zabaleta, who is also the main player and captain of the team. The Argentine right-back performed well in the tournament, scoring three goals and being the team's second-highest scorer; He is also the defender who scored the most goals in the entire tournament. The success of the World Youth Championship led Pablo Savaletta to win the La Liga powerhouse Espanyol in this summer, passing the 3 million euros and starting his road to fame. In 2008, Pablo Savaletta moved to then-wealthy Manchester City for £6.45 million, a 10-year kick at Manchester City; He also led the team as captain to win two Premier League titles.
Fernando Llorente
Messi is the Golden Boot of the tournament, and who is the Silver Boot behind him? It was Spanish striker Fernando Llorente. The "Mad Bull Dynasty" member played extremely high in the World Youth Championship, scoring five goals in five games, but unfortunately the team lost to Argentina led by Messi in the quarterfinals and was out early. However, because of this outstanding performance of this competition, Fernando Llorente was promoted to the first team of Bilbao to play the competition, and he gradually became a stand-alone center; Over the years, he has played 333 games for Bilbao and scored 118 goals. He then moved to Juventus and became Conte's centre-forward, leading the team to three Serie A titles. At the national team level, Fernando Llorente, a member of the "Mad Bull Dynasty", has also won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championship with the team, and he is really better than Messi in terms of international awards.
David Silva
Fernando Llorente was able to break out at the World Youth Championships because he had David Silva behind him. David Silva played five games for the Spanish U20 in that tournament, scoring four goals, and the number and efficiency of goals are not much inferior to Messi and Fernando Llorente. After this tournament, he was loaned by Valencia to play for Celta in La Liga, gradually establishing himself in the top league. David Silva has since made a significant presence in Valencia, Manchester City and the Spanish national team, making him one of the finest attacking midfielders of our time.
Falcau
Radamel Falcao, who was once one of the "three in the world", also participated in this World Youth Championship, scoring two goals in three games in the group stage, but unfortunately, as soon as he entered the knockout round, he had to face Messi's invincible Argentina, and was defeated by the other side 2-1 and returned home early. Falcao was playing for Argentine powerhouse Riverplate at the time, and in that year he scored seven goals in seven games for the team, gradually becoming a goal-scoring striker. In 2009 he won the Porto Beckon, and later began his goal journey in European competitions with a wind sweeping away the leaves.