1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

2nd FIFA U-17 World Championship for the JVC Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	August 21 – September 4, 1993
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (2nd title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	107 (3.34 per match)
Attendance	233,000 (7,281 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wilson Oruma (6 goals)
Best player	Daniel Addo
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The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993. Players born after 1 August 1976 were allowed to participate in the tournament.

Qualified Teams

Africa (African U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1993)

• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Tunisia

Asia (AFC U-16 Championship 1992)

• China PR
• Qatar

Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1993)

• Italy
• Poland
• Czechoslovakia

North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1992)

• Canada
• Mexico
• United States

South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1993)

• Argentina
• Chile
• Colombia

Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1993)

• Australia

Host Nation Automatic Qualification

• Japan

Squads

For the complete list of players, see 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads.

Referees

Asia Shinichiro Obata Omar Al-Mohanna Africa Jean-Fidele Diramba Alhagi Faye CONCACAF Benito Archundia Brian Hall

South America Javier Castrilli Salvador Imperatore John Toro Rendón Europe Eric Blareau Sandor Piller José Mendes Pratas Anders Frisk

Matches

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	3	0	0	9	1	8	9
Japan	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Mexico	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	3
Italy	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1

21 August	Japan	0 - 1 ( 0 - 1 )	Ghana	Tokyo
22 August	Italy	1 - 2 ( 0 - 1 )	Mexico	Kobe
24 August	Japan	0 - 0 ( 0 - 0 )	Italy	Kobe
	Ghana	4 - 1 ( 1 - 0 )	Mexico	Kobe
26 August	Japan	2 - 1 ( 1 - 1 )	Mexico	Kobe
	Ghana	4 - 0 ( 3 - 0 )	Italy	Kobe

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	3	0	0	14	0	14	9
Australia	3	1	1	1	7	4	3	4
Argentina	3	1	1	1	7	6	1	4
Canada	3	0	0	3	0	18	-18	0

22 August	Australia	2 - 2 ( 2 - 1 )	Argentina	Nagoya
	Canada	0 - 8 ( 0 - 3 )	Nigeria	Nagoya
24 August	Australia	5 - 0 ( 2 - 0 )	Canada	Nagoya
	Argentina	0 - 4 ( 0 - 0 )	Nigeria	Nagoya
26 August	Australia	0 - 2 ( 0 - 0 )	Nigeria	Gifu City
	Argentina	5 - 0 ( 3 - 0 )	Canada	Gifu City

Group C

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	0	7	3	4	7
United States	3	1	1	1	8	5	3	4
Colombia	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	3
Qatar	3	1	0	2	3	7	-4	3

22 August	Colombia	0 - 2 ( 0 - 1 )	Qatar	Kyoto
	United States	2 - 2 ( 1 - 1 )	Czechoslovakia	Kyoto
24 August	Colombia	2 - 1 ( 1 - 0 )	United States	Kyoto
	Qatar	0 - 2 ( 0 - 1 )	Czechoslovakia	Kyoto
26 August	Colombia	1 - 3 ( 0 - 1 )	Czechoslovakia	Kyoto
	Qatar	1 - 5 ( 0 - 2 )	United States	Kyoto

Group D

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	2	1	0	8	4	4	7
Chile	3	1	2	0	7	5	2	5
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
China PR	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

22 August	Chile	2 - 2 ( 0 - 1 )	China PR	Hiroshima
	Tunisia	1 - 3 ( 0 - 1 )	Poland	Hiroshima
24 August	Chile	2 - 0 ( 1 - 0 )	Tunisia	Hiroshima
	China PR	0 - 2 ( 0 - 0 )	Poland	Hiroshima
26 August	Chile	3 - 3 ( 1 - 2 )	Poland	Hiroshima
	China PR	0 - 1 ( 0 - 1 )	Tunisia	Hiroshima

Knockout Rounds

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 29 - Kyoto
	Chile	4
					September 1 - Tokyo
	Czechoslovakia	1
					Ghana	3
	August 29 - Kobe
					Chile	0
	Ghana	1
									September 4 - Tokyo
	Australia	0
									Nigeria	2
	August 29 - Gifu
									Ghana	1
	Nigeria	2
					September 1 - Hiroshima
	Japan	1
					Nigeria	2			Third place
	August 29 - Hiroshima
					Poland	1
	Poland	3							Chile	1 (4)
	United States	0							Poland	1 (2)
									September 4 - Tokyo

Quarterfinals

29 August	Ghana	1 - 0 AET ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 )	Australia	Kobe
	Nigeria	2 - 1 ( 2 - 0 )	Japan	Gifu City
	Czechoslovakia	1 - 4 ( 1 - 2 )	Chile	Kyoto
	Poland	3 - 0 ( 1 - 0 )	United States	Hiroshima

Semifinals

1 September	Ghana	3 - 0 ( 1 - 0 )	Chile	Tokyo
	Nigeria	2 - 1 ( 0 - 0 )	Poland	Hiroshima

Playoff for 3rd place

4 September	Chile	1 - 1 AET ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) PSO 4 - 2	Poland	Tokyo

Final

4 September	Ghana	1 - 2 ( 0 - 1 )	Nigeria	Tokyo

Result

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners
Nigeria Second title

Top goalscorers

Team	Players	Goals
	Wilson Oruma	6
	Peter Anosike	5
	Manuel Neira	5
	Nwankwo Kanu	5

External links

• FIFA.com: FIFA U-17 World Championship Japan 1993