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1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

Summary

The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates3–24 April
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Mali
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored158 (3.04 per match)
Attendance624,400 (12,008 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Pablo Couñago
Mali Mahamadou Dissa
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Mali Seydou Keita
Fair play award Croatia
← 1997
2001 →

Qualification edit

The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 1998 AFC Youth Championship   Japan
  Kazakhstan1
  South Korea
  Saudi Arabia
CAF (Africa) Host nation   Nigeria
1999 African Youth Championship   Cameroon
  Ghana
  Mali
  Zambia1
CONCACAF
(North, Central America & Caribbean) 		1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament   Costa Rica
  Honduras
  Mexico
  United States
CONMEBOL (South America) 1999 South American Youth Championship   Argentina
  Brazil
  Paraguay
  Uruguay
OFC (Oceania) 1998 OFC U-20 Championship   Australia
UEFA (Europe) 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship   Croatia1
  England
  Germany
  Portugal
  Republic of Ireland
  Spain
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues edit

Ibadan Lagos Enugu Port Harcourt
Liberty Stadium National Stadium Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Liberation Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 25,000
       
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship (Nigeria)
Kano Calabar Kaduna Bauchi
Sani Abacha Stadium U.J. Esuene Stadium Ahmadu Bello Stadium Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 15,000

Squads edit

Group stage edit

The 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Paraguay 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria (H) 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3   Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   Germany 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Nigeria  1–1  Costa Rica
Aghahowa   20' (Report) Meléndez   83' (pen.)
Attendance: 37,500
Germany  4–0  Paraguay
Kern   44', 60', 69'
Falk   90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Nigeria  2–0  Germany
Shittu   69'
Garba   81'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Costa Rica  1–3  Paraguay
Garita   30' (Report) Santa Cruz   26'
Vera   50'
Cuevas   66'
Attendance: 18,000
Nigeria  1–2  Paraguay
Shittu   38' (Report) Fernandez   9'
Maldonado   22'
Attendance: 25,000
Costa Rica  2–1  Germany
Brenes   33'
Santana   69'		 (Report) Timm   38'
Attendance: 22,000

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Ghana 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Croatia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3   Argentina 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana  1–1  Croatia
Ofori-Quaye   68' (Report) Deranja   22'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Argentina  1–0  Kazakhstan
Cambiasso   44' (Report)
Attendance: 16,000
Ghana  1–0  Argentina
Ofori-Quaye   76' (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Croatia  5–1  Kazakhstan
Deranja   7'
Miladin   11'
Sabolčki   34'
Banović   79'
Bjelanović   88'		 (Report) Urazayev   67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Ghana  3–0  Kazakhstan
Gyan   51', 69'
Adu   53'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Croatia  0–0  Argentina
(Report)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3   Australia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4   Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Australia  3–1  Saudi Arabia
Culina   29'
Maisano   72'
Al-Garni   77' (o.g.)		 (Report) Dabo   90'
Attendance: 2,000
Mexico  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Márquez   10' (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Australia  1–3  Mexico
Sterjovski   45' (Report) Márquez   2'
J. Rodríguez   58'
Osorno   83'
Attendance: 500
Saudi Arabia  0–2  Republic of Ireland
(Report) McPhail   42'
Duff   65'
Attendance: 1,000
Australia  0–4  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Sadlier   20'
Duff   73'
Healy   74'
Crossley   90'
Attendance: 800
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Mexico
Al-Saqri   37' (Report) L. González   30'
Attendance: 2,000

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Mali 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4   South Korea 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
Source: [citation needed]
Uruguay  1–2  Mali
Chevantón   65' (Report) Camara   51'
Dissa   90'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
South Korea  1–3  Portugal
Kim K.H.   37' (Report) R. Sousa   27'
Simão   85', 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Uruguay  1–0  South Korea
Chevantón   3' (Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
Mali  2–1  Portugal
Am. Coulibaly   15' (pen.)
Ndiaye   45'		 (Report) P. Costa   55'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Uruguay  0–0  Portugal
(Report)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Mali  2–4  South Korea
Dissa   57'
Bagayoko   60'		 (Report) Seol K.H.   3', 35'
Na H.K.   22' (pen.)
Lee D.G.   69'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Japan 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   United States 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3   Cameroon 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
4   England 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon  2–1  Japan
Komol   72', 89' (Report) Takahara   51'
Attendance: 12,000
England  0–1  United States
(Report) Califf   12'
Attendance: 19,000
Cameroon  1–0  England
Cooper   63' (o.g.) (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Japan  3–1  United States
Downing   10' (o.g.)
Takahara   51'
Ogasawara   85'		 (Report) Futagaki   74'
Attendance: 9,000
Cameroon  1–3  United States
Kioyo   63' (Report) Twellman   38', 79'
Bocanegra   57'
Attendance: 9,000
Japan  2–0  England
Ishikawa   39'
Ono   48'		 (Report)
Attendance: 9,000

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Brazil 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   Zambia 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
4   Honduras 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Zambia  4–3  Honduras
Makayi   19'
Makufi   44', 55'
Mbambara   72'		 (Report) Suazo   9'
De León   41', 74'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Spain  2–0  Brazil
Gabri   15', 33' (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Zambia  0–0  Spain
(Report)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Honduras  0–3  Brazil
(Report) Edu   36', 80'
Matuzalém   41'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Zambia  1–5  Brazil
Sinkala   39' (Report) Ronaldinho   27'
Aurélio   45'
Baiano   65'
Mancini   69'
Rodrigo Gral   80'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Honduras  1–3  Spain
Oliva   76' (Report) Pablo   10'
Varela   26'
Rubén   31'
Attendance: 16,000

Ranking of third-placed teams edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 E   Cameroon 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 D   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 B   Argentina 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 A   Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
5 F   Zambia 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
6 C   Australia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
April 15 - Enugu
 
 
  Mali (aet)5
 
April 18 - Enugu
 
  Cameroon4
 
  Mali3
 
April 14 - Kano
 
  Nigeria1
 
  Republic of Ireland1 (3)
 
April 21 - Kaduna
 
  Nigeria (pen.)1 (5)
 
  Mali1
 
April 15 - Port Harcourt
 
  Spain3
 
  Spain3
 
April 18 - Kaduna
 
  United States2
 
  Spain (pen.)1 (8)
 
April 14 - Kaduna
 
  Ghana1 (7)
 
  Ghana2
 
April 24 - Lagos
 
  Costa Rica0
 
  Spain4
 
April 14 - Lagos
 
  Japan0
 
  Paraguay2 (9)
 
April 18 - Lagos
 
  Uruguay (pen.)2 (10)
 
  Uruguay2
 
April 14 - Calabar
 
  Brazil1
 
  Brazil4
 
April 21 - Lagos
 
  Croatia0
 
  Uruguay1
 
April 15 - Bauchi
 
  Japan2 Third place
 
  Japan (pen.)1 (5)
 
April 18 - IbadanApril 24 - Lagos
 
  Portugal1 (4)
 
  Japan2  Mali1
 
April 15 - Ibadan
 
  Mexico0   Uruguay0
 
  Mexico4
 
 
  Argentina1
 

Round of 16 edit

Republic of Ireland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
Sadlier   35' (Report) Ikedia   70'
Penalties
Crossley  
Donnolly  
Heary  
Quinn  		 3–5   Ikedia
  Okunowo
  Aranka
  Dombraye
  Shittu
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Ghana  2–0  Costa Rica
Afriyie   18'
Ofori-Quaye   82'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Paraguay  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
Santa Cruz   62' (pen.), 86' (Report) Chevantón   32'
Forlán   49'
Penalties
Santa Cruz  
Maldonado  
Escobar  
Blanco  
Da Silva  
Florentín  
Domínguez  
Vera  
Cuevas  
Giménez  
Santa Cruz  		 9–10   Canobbio
  Cardozo
  Pellegrín
  Carini
  Anchén
  Sorondo
  Correa
  Machado
  Carreño
  Carini
  Canobbio
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Brazil  4–0  Croatia
Ronaldinho   21' (pen.), 45'
Fernando Baiano   48' (pen.)
Edu   68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
Japan  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
Endo   48' (Report) Marco Claúdio   80'
Penalties
Ono  
Nakata  
Motoyama  
Takahara  
Sakai  		 5–4   Simão
  Marco Cláudio
  Sousa
  Costa
  Leal
Attendance: 8,000
Spain  3–2  United States
Pablo   15', 32'
Xavi   19'		 (Report) Twellman   49', 90'
Attendance: 15,600
Mexico  4–1  Argentina
Osorno   52'
E. Rodríguez   55'
J. Rodríguez   67'
L. González   88'		 (Report) Galletti   41'
Attendance: 16,000
Mali  5–4 (a.e.t.)  Cameroon
Ndiaye   9'
Bagayoko   67'
Camara   83'
Dissa   90', 104'		 (Report) Komol   10', 74'
Mbami   23'
Kioyo   26'
Attendance: 4,000

Quarter-finals edit

Uruguay  2–1  Brazil
Anchen   44'
Canobbio   86' (pen.)		 (Report) Fernando Baiano   27'
Attendance: 10,000
Mali  3–1  Nigeria
Bagayoko   1', 72'
Diarra   44'		 (Report) Garba   17'
Attendance: 22,000
Japan  2–0  Mexico
Motoyama   4'
Ono   24'		 (Report)
Attendance: 17,000
Spain  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Ghana
Barkero   54' (pen.) (Report) Ofori-Quaye   90'
Penalties
Xavi  
Lombardero  
Yeste  
García  
Jusué  
Bermudo  
Marchena  
Orbaiz  
Varela  		 8–7   Ansah
  Razak
  Appiah
  Amuzu
  Mohammed
  Gyan
  Abdul
  Ofori-Quaye
  Blay
Attendance: 19,000

Semi-finals edit

Mali  1–3  Spain
Dissa   52' (Report) Varela   2', 26'
Xavi   90'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Uruguay  1–2  Japan
Chevantón   24' (Report) Takahara   23'
Nagai   35'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Third place play-off edit

Mali  1–0  Uruguay
Keita   30' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

Final edit

Spain  4–0  Japan
Barkero   5'
Pablo   14', 30'
Gabri   51'		 (Report)
Attendance: 38,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan

Result edit

 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship winners 
 
Spain
First title

Goalscorers edit

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