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1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999
File:FifaWYC1999.gif
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
DatesApril 3 – April 24
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
Mali Mahamadou Dissa
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Mali Seydou Keita
← Malaysia 1997
Argentina 2001 →

The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.

Qualification

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

Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) AFC Youth Championship 1998  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
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Venues

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

Main article: 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship 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
 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 Eliminated
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) Fernández 9'
Maldonado 22'
Attendance: 25,000
Costa Rica 2–1 Germany
Brenes 33'
Santana 69'		 (Report) Timm 38'
Attendance: 22,000

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 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 Eliminated
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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 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 Eliminated
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

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 Eliminated
Uruguay 1–2 Mali
Chevantón 65' (Report) Camara 51'
Dissa 90'
Attendance: 16,000
South Korea 1–3 Portugal
Kim K.H. 37' (Report) R. Sousa 27'
Simão 85', 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Uruguay 1–0 South Korea
Chevantón 3' (Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Mali 2–1 Portugal
Am. Coulibaly 15' (pen.)
Ndiaye 45'		 (Report) P. Costa 55'
Attendance: 6,000
Uruguay 0–0 Portugal
(Report)
Attendance: 4,000
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

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 Eliminated
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

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 Eliminated
Zambia 4–3 Honduras
Makayi 19'
Makufi 44', 55'
Mbambara 72'		 (Report) Suazo 9'
de León 41' 74'
Attendance: 12,000
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
Zambia 1–5 Brazil
Sinkala 39' (Report) Ronaldinho 27'
Aurélio 45'
Baiano 65'
Mancini 69'
Rodrigo Gral 80'
Attendance: 16,000
Honduras 1–3 Spain
Oliva 76' (Report) Pablo 10'
Varela 26'
Rubén 31'
Attendance: 16,000

Ranking of third-placed teams

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 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 Eliminated
 Australia 3 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

Republic of Ireland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 pen.)		 Nigeria
Sadlier 35' (Report) Ikedia 70'
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.)
(9–10 pen.)		 Uruguay
Santa Cruz 62' (pen.), 86' (Report) Chevantón 32'
Forlán 49'
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
Japan 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Endo 48' (Report) Marco Claudio 80'
Penalties
Shinji Ono soccer ball with check mark
Kōji Nakata soccer ball with check mark
Masashi Motoyama soccer ball with check mark
Naohiro Takahara soccer ball with check mark
Tomoyuki Sakai soccer ball with check mark		 5 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Simão Sabrosa
soccer ball with check mark Marco Cláudio
soccer ball with check mark Ricardo Sousa
soccer ball with red X Paulo Costa
soccer ball with check mark Hugo 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

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.)
(8–7 pen.)		 Ghana
Barkero 54' (pen.) (Report) Ofori-Quaye 90'
Attendance: 19,000

Semi-finals

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

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

Final

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

Result

 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship Winners 

Spain
First title

Goalscorers

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