The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2–1 over Japan. Participants Iran (qualified as hosts) The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. Venues All Matches in Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran. Group stage The original draw had Kuwait in the same group as Iraq. Kuwait protested that they did not want to be in Iraq's group due to political tensions, so the AFC did a re-draw to separate Iraq and Kuwait. Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place match Final Winners Qualification to World Youth Championship The following teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. References External links Details on RSSF 2000 Youth 2000 2000 in youth association football