1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| 3rd U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup-Ecuador 1995 3er Campeonato Mundial Sub-17 por la Copa FIFA/JVC-Ecuador 1995 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 3–20 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Oman |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 463,000 (14,469 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohammed Al-Kathiri Daniel Allsopp (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mohammed Al-Kathiri |
← 1993 1997 → | |
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy.
Qualified Teams
Africa (1995 African Under-17 Championship)
Asia (AFC U-17 Championship 1994)
Europe (UEFA U-16 Championship 1995)
North America (CONCACAF U-17 Championship 1994)
South America (Sudamericano Sub-17 1995)
Oceania (OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament 1995)
Host Nation (Automatic Qualification)
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Referees
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Asia Africa CONCACAF |
South America Europe Oceania
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Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals | |
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
 Ecuador
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Moreira  31'Corozo 83' |
(Report) |
| United States | 0–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Iddrisu 35' Akwei 65' |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
 Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
 Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
 Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 2–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 80' Campos 87' |
(Report) |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Caserio 62' Gatti 79' |
(Report) |
| Portugal | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Vargas 88', 90+1' Adolfo 89' |
(Report) |
Group C
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Qatar
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
Group D
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Oman
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
 Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
 Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Knockout Phase
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 August - Quito | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Oman | 1 | |||||||||
| Oman | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 12 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Ecuador | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 August - Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 August - Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Ghana | 2–0 | Portugal |
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| Bentil 12' Amaniampong 87' |
(Report) |
Semifinals
Playoff for 3rd place
Final
Result
| 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship Winners |
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 Ghana Second title |
Goalscorers
Daniel Allsopp of Australia won the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Víctor Mercado (playing against Argentina)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 | |
| 2 | Brazil
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | |
| 4 | Oman
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Nigeria
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Australia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ecuador
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Portugal
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Qatar
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 | |
| 15 | United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | |
| 16 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 | |