1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

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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

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

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
Ghana 1–1 Croatia
Ofori-Quaye 68' (Report) Deranja 22'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Argentina 1–0 Kazakhstan
Cambiasso 44' (Report)

Ghana 1–0 Argentina
Ofori-Quaye 76' (Report)

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)

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
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)

Australia 1–3 Mexico
Sterjovski 45' (Report) Márquez 2'
J. Rodríguez 58'
Osorno 83'

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
Uruguay 1–2 Mali
Chevantón 65' (Report) Camara 51'
Dissa 90'

South Korea 1–3 Portugal
Kim K.H. 37' (Report) R. Sousa 27'
Simão 85', 90' (pen.)

Uruguay 1–0 South Korea
Chevantón 3' (Report)

Mali 2–1 Portugal
Am. Coulibaly 15' (pen.)
Ndiaye 45'
(Report) P. Costa 55'

Uruguay 0–0 Portugal
(Report)

Mali 2–4 South Korea
Dissa 57'
Bagayoko 60'
(Report) Seol K.H. 3', 35'
Na H.K. 22' (pen.)
Lee D.G. 69'

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
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'

Cameroon 1–3 United States
Kioyo 63' (Report) Twellman 38', 79'
Bocanegra 57'

Japan 2–0 England
Ishikawa 39'
Ono 48'
(Report)

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
Zambia 4–3 Honduras
Makayi 19'
Makufi 44', 55'
Mbambara 72'
(Report) Suazo 9'
De León 41', 74'

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'

Zambia 1–5 Brazil
Sinkala 39' (Report) Ronaldinho 27'
Aurélio 45'
Baiano 65'
Mancini 69'
Rodrigo Gral 80'

Honduras 1–3 Spain
Oliva 76' (Report) Pablo 10'
Varela 26'
Rubén 31'

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

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]


Ghana 2–0 Costa Rica
Afriyie 18'
Ofori-Quaye 82'
(Report)


Brazil 4–0 Croatia
Ronaldinho 21' (pen.), 45'
Fernando Baiano 48' (pen.)
Edu 68'
(Report)


Spain 3–2 United States
Pablo 15', 32'
Xavi 19'
(Report) Twellman 49', 90'

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'

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


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

Third place play-off[edit]

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

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]