1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 3 April – 24 April |
Teams | 24 (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 played | 52 |
Goals scored | 158 (3.04 per match) |
Attendance | 624,400 (12,008 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Pablo Mahamadou Dissa (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Seydou Keita |
Fair play award | Croatia |
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 April and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.
Contents
1 Qualification
2 Venues
3 Squads
4 Group stage
4.1 Group A
4.2 Group B
4.3 Group C
4.4 Group D
4.5 Group E
4.6 Group F
4.7 Ranking of third-placed teams
5 Knockout stage
5.1 Bracket
5.2 Round of 16
5.3 Quarter-finals
5.4 Semi-finals
5.5 Third place play-off
5.6 Final
6 Result
7 Goalscorers
8 Awards
9 Final ranking
10 External links
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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AFC (Asia) | 1998 AFC Youth Championship | Japan Kazakhstan1 South Korea Saudi Arabia |
CAF (Africa) | 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 |
Host nation | Nigeria |
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Venues
Ibadan | Lagos | Enugu | Port Harcourt |
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Liberty Stadium | National Stadium | Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium | Liberation Stadium |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
Ibadan Lagos Enugu Port Harcourt Kano Calabar Kaduna Bauchi 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
Group stage
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
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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Paraguay | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
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3 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Nigeria | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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Aghahowa 20' | (Report) | Meléndez 83' (pen.) |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus)
4 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Germany | 4–0 | Paraguay |
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Kern 44', 60', 69' Falk 90' | (Report) |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
7 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Nigeria | 2–0 | Germany |
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Shittu 69' Garba 81' | (Report) |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
7 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Costa Rica | 1–3 | Paraguay |
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Garita 30' | (Report) | Santa Cruz 26' Vera 50' Cuevas 66' |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
10 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Nigeria | 1–2 | Paraguay |
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Shittu 38' | (Report) | Fernández 9' Maldonado 22' |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
10 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Costa Rica | 2–1 | Germany |
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Brenes 33' Santana 69' | (Report) | Timm 38' |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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Ghana | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Croatia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Kazakhstan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
4 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Ghana | 1–1 | Croatia |
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Ofori-Quaye 68' | (Report) | Deranja 22' |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
4 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Argentina | 1–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Cambiasso 44' | (Report) |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
7 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Ghana | 1–0 | Argentina |
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Ofori-Quaye 76' | (Report) |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
7 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Croatia | 5–1 | Kazakhstan |
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Deranja 7' Miladin 11' Sabolčki 34' Banović 79' Bjelanović 88' | (Report) | Urazayev 67' |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
10 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Ghana | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
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Gyan 51', 69' Adu 53' | (Report) |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
10 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Croatia | 0–0 | Argentina |
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(Report) |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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Mexico | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Republic of Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
4 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Australia | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Culina 29' Maisano 72' Al-Garni 77' (o.g.) | (Report) | Dabo 90' |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
4 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Mexico | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Márquez 10' | (Report) |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
7 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Australia | 1–3 | Mexico |
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Sterjovski 45' | (Report) | Márquez 2' J. Rodríguez 58' Osorno 83' |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
7 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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(Report) | McPhail 42' Duff 65' |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
10 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Australia | 0–4 | Republic of Ireland |
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(Report) | Sadlier 20' Duff 73' Healy 74' Crossley 90' |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 800
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
10 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Mexico |
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Al-Saqri 37' | (Report) | L. González 30' |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus)
Group D
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Portugal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
South Korea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
5 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Uruguay | 1–2 | Mali |
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Chevantón 65' | (Report) | Camara 51' Dissa 90' |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
5 April 1999
19:00
19:00
South Korea | 1–3 | Portugal |
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Kim K.H. 37' | (Report) | R. Sousa 27' Simão 85', 90' (pen.) |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
8 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Uruguay | 1–0 | South Korea |
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Chevantón 3' | (Report) |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
8 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Mali | 2–1 | Portugal |
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Am. Coulibaly 15' (pen.) Ndiaye 45' | (Report) | P. Costa 55' |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
11 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Uruguay | 0–0 | Portugal |
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(Report) |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
11 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Mali | 2–4 | South Korea |
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Dissa 57' Bagayoko 60' | (Report) | Seol K.H. 3', 35' Na H.K. 22' (pen.) Lee D.G. 69' |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
Group E
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
United States | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
Cameroon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
5 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Cameroon | 2–1 | Japan |
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Komol 72', 89' | (Report) | Takahara 51' |
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
5 April 1999
19:00
19:00
England | 0–1 | United States |
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(Report) | Califf 12' |
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
8 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Cameroon | 1–0 | England |
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Cooper 63' (o.g.) | (Report) |
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
8 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Japan | 3–1 | United States |
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Downing 10' (o.g.) Takahara 51' Ogasawara 85' | (Report) | Futagaki 74' |
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)
11 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Cameroon | 1–3 | United States |
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Kioyo 63' | (Report) | Twellman 38' 79' Bocanegra 57' |
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)
11 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Japan | 2–0 | England |
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Ishikawa 39' Ono 48' | (Report) |
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Group F
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Brazil | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
Zambia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
Honduras | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
5 April 1999
Zambia | 4–3 | Honduras |
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Makayi 19' Makufi 44', 55' Mbambara 72' | (Report) | Suazo 9' De León 41' 74' |
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
5 April 1999
Spain | 2–0 | Brazil |
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Gabri 15' 33' | (Report) |
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
8 April 1999
Zambia | 0–0 | Spain |
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(Report) |
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
8 April 1999
Honduras | 0–3 | Brazil |
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(Report) | Edu 36', 80' Matuzalém 41' |
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
11 April 1999
Zambia | 1–5 | Brazil |
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Sinkala 39' | (Report) | Ronaldinho 27' Aurélio 45' Baiano 65' Mancini 69' Rodrigo Gral 80' |
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
11 April 1999
Honduras | 1–3 | Spain |
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Oliva 76' | (Report) | Pablo 10' Varela 26' Rubén 31' |
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Ranking of third-placed teams
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
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Cameroon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Advanced to the round of 16 |
Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
Zambia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | |
Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
April 15 - Enugu | ||||||||||||||
Mali (aet) | 5 | |||||||||||||
April 18 - Enugu | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 3 | |||||||||||||
April 14 - Kano | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
April 21 - Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Mali | 1 | |||||||||||||
April 15 - Port Harcourt | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||
April 18 - Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
Spain (pen.) | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||
April 14 - Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
Ghana | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||
Ghana | 2 | |||||||||||||
April 24 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||
April 14 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Paraguay | 2 (9) | |||||||||||||
April 18 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
Uruguay (pen.) | 2 (10) | |||||||||||||
Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||||||
April 14 - Calabar | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||
April 21 - Lagos | ||||||||||||||
Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||||||
April 15 - Bauchi | ||||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Japan (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
April 18 - Ibadan | April 24 - Lagos | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | Mali | 1 | |||||||||||
April 15 - Ibadan | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||||
Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
14 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Republic of Ireland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
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Sadlier 35' | (Report) | Ikedia 70' |
Penalties | ||
Crossley Donnolly Heary Quinn | 3–5 | Ikedia Okunowo Aranka Dombraye Shittu |
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
14 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Ghana | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Afriyie 18' Ofori-Quaye 82' | (Report) |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)
14 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Paraguay | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Uruguay |
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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 |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
14 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Brazil | 4–0 | Croatia |
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Ronaldinho 21' (pen.), 45' Fernando Baiano 48' (pen.) Edu 68' | (Report) |
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)
15 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Japan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Portugal |
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Endo 48' | (Report) | Marco Claúdio 80' |
Penalties | ||
Ono Nakata Motoyama Takahara Sakai | 5–4 | Simão Marco Cláudio Sousa Costa Leal |
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
15 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Spain | 3–2 | United States |
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Pablo 15', 32' Xavi 19' | (Report) | Twellman 49', 90' |
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)
15 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Mexico | 4–1 | Argentina |
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Osorno 52' E. Rodríguez 55' J. Rodríguez 67' L. González 88' | (Report) | Galletti 41' |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus)
15 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Mali | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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Ndiaye 9' Bagayoko 67' Camara 83' Dissa 90', 104' | (Report) | Komol 10' 74' Mbami 23' Kioyo 26' |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
Quarter-finals
18 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Uruguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Anchen 44' Canobbio 86' (pen.) | (Report) | Fernando Baiano 27' |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
18 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Mali | 3–1 | Nigeria |
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Bagayoko 1', 72' Diarra 44' | (Report) | Garba 17' |
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Sergei Shmolik (Belarus)
18 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Japan | 2–0 | Mexico |
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Motoyama 4' Ono 24' | (Report) |
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
18 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
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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 |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
Semi-finals
21 April 1999
16:00
16:00
Mali | 1–3 | Spain |
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Dissa 52' | (Report) | Varela 2', 26' Xavi 90' |
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
21 April 1999
19:00
19:00
Uruguay | 1–2 | Japan |
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Chevantón 24' | (Report) | Takahara 23' Nagai 35' |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Third place play-off
24 April 1999
14:00
14:00
Mali | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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Keita 30' | (Report) |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
Final
24 April 1999
17:00
17:00
Spain | 4–0 | Japan |
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Barkero 5' Pablo 14' 30' Gabri 51' | (Report) |
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
Result
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship Winners |
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Spain First title |
Goalscorers
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Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award |
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Pablo Couñago | Seydou Keita | Croatia |
Final ranking
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 17 | |
2 | Japan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | |
3 | Mali | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 15 | |
4 | Uruguay | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 8 | |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Ghana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | |
6 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
7 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | |
8 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 5 | |
Eliminated in the Round of 16 | ||||||||||
9 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
10 | Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 7 | |
11 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
12 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 6 | |
13 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
14 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
15 | Costa Rica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 4 | |
16 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 | |
Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
17 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 4 | |
18 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
19 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 | |
20 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 3 | |
21 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 | |
22 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0 | |
23 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 0 | |
24 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
External links
FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999, FIFA.com- RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1999
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)