The U.S. under-20 national team was eliminated from the Toulon Festival in France when it tied the Netherlands, 0-0, and Colombia tied Italy, 3-3, on the final day of play in Group A. After tying the Dutch, Wolfgang Suhnholz’s team needed an Italian victory over two-time defending champion Colombia to qualify for the semifinals. United States 0 Netherlands 0. United States — D.J. Countess; Seth Trembly (Phillip Salyer, 50), Nelson Akwari (capt.), Alex Yi, Oguchi Onyewu; Brad Davis, Kyle Martino, Kenny Arena (Jose Burciaga, 59), Kelly Gray; Alecko Eskandarian, Conor Casey (Brian Carroll, 65). Netherlands — Maarten Stekenlenburg; Boutahar, Huntelaar (Marnix Kolder, 76), Mathijssen, Heitinga; Jeffrey De Visscher, Jeffrey Leiwakabessy, Santi Kolk (Youssouf Hersi, 59); Juergen Colin, Rogier Molhoek, Sprockel. Yellow cards: Kenny Arena 40, Jose Burciaga 65. Referee: Kiyoshi Ohta (Japan). Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| *Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |