1999 FIFA World Youth Championship

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
Dates April 3 – April 24
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) Spain Pablo
Mali Mahamadou Dissa
(5 goals)
Best player Mali Seydou Keita
Fair play award  Croatia

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

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 6320156−1Advanced to the round of 16
 Nigeria 4311143+1
 Costa Rica 4311145−1Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Germany 3310254+1

April 3, 1999
16:00
Nigeria  1–1  Costa Rica
Aghahowa  20' (Report) Meléndez  83' (pen.)
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus)

April 4, 1999
16:00
Germany  4–0  Paraguay
Kern  44', 60', 69'
Falk  90'		 (Report)
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

April 7, 1999
16:00
Nigeria  2–0  Germany
Shittu  69'
Garba  81'		 (Report)
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)

April 7, 1999
19:00
Costa Rica  1–3  Paraguay
Garita  30' (Report) Santa Cruz  26'
Vera  50'
Cuevas  66'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

April 10, 1999
16:00
Nigeria  1–2  Paraguay
Shittu  38' (Report) Fernández  9'
Maldonado  22'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

April 10, 1999
19:00
Costa Rica  2–1  Germany
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
 Ghana 7321051+4Advanced to the round of 16
 Croatia 5312062+4
 Argentina 43111110Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Kazakhstan 0300319−8

April 4, 1999
16:00
Ghana  1–1  Croatia
Ofori-Quaye  68' (Report) Deranja  22'
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

April 4, 1999
19:00
Argentina  1–0  Kazakhstan
Cambiasso  44' (Report)

April 7, 1999
16:00
Ghana  1–0  Argentina
Ofori-Quaye  76' (Report)

April 7, 1999
19:00
Croatia  5–1  Kazakhstan
Deranja  7'
Miladin  11'
Sabolčki  34'
Banović  79'
Bjelanović  88'		 (Report) Urazayev  67'
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

April 10, 1999
16:00
Ghana  3–0  Kazakhstan
Gyan  51', 69'
Adu  53'		 (Report)

April 10, 1999
19:00
Croatia  0–0  Argentina
(Report)
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Mexico 7321052+3Advanced to the round of 16
 Republic of Ireland 6320161+5
 Australia 3310248−4Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Saudi Arabia 1301226−4

April 4, 1999
16:00
Australia  3–1  Saudi Arabia
Culina  29'
Maisano  72'
Al-Garni  77' (o.g.)		 (Report) Dabo  90'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

April 4, 1999
19:00
Mexico  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Márquez  10' (Report)

April 7, 1999
16:00
Australia  1–3  Mexico
Sterjovski  45' (Report) Márquez  2'
J. Rodríguez  58'
Osorno  83'

April 7, 1999
19:00
Saudi Arabia  0–2  Republic of Ireland
(Report) McPhail  42'
Duff  65'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

April 10, 1999
16:00
Australia  0–4  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Sadlier  20'
Duff  73'
Healy  74'
Crossley  90'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 800
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

April 10, 1999
19:00
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Mexico
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 63201660Advanced to the round of 16
 Portugal 4311143+1
 Uruguay 43111220Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 South Korea 3310256−1

April 5, 1999
16:00
Uruguay  1–2  Mali
Chevantón  65' (Report) Camara  51'
Dissa  90'
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

April 5, 1999
19:00
South Korea  1–3  Portugal
Kim K.H.  37' (Report) R. Sousa  27'
Simão  85', 90' (pen.)
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

April 8, 1999
16:00
Uruguay  1–0  South Korea
Chevantón  3' (Report)
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

April 8, 1999
19:00
Mali  2–1  Portugal
Am. Coulibaly  15' (pen.)
Ndiaye  45'		 (Report) P. Costa  55'
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

April 11, 1999
16:00
Uruguay  0–0  Portugal
(Report)
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

April 11, 1999
19:00
Mali  2–4  South Korea
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 6320163+3Advanced to the round of 16
 United States 6320154+1
 Cameroon 63201440Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 England 0300304−4

April 5, 1999
16:00
Cameroon  2–1  Japan
Komol  72', 89' (Report) Takahara  51'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

April 5, 1999
19:00
England  0–1  United States
(Report) Califf  12'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

April 8, 1999
16:00
Cameroon  1–0  England
Cooper  63' (o.g.) (Report)
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

April 8, 1999
19:00
Japan  3–1  United States
Downing  10' (o.g.)
Takahara  51'
Ogasawara  85'		 (Report) Futagaki  74'
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

April 11, 1999
16:00
Cameroon  1–3  United States
Kioyo  63' (Report) Twellman  38'  79'
Bocanegra  57'
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

April 11, 1999
19:00
Japan  2–0  England
Ishikawa  39'
Ono  48'		 (Report)

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Spain 7321051+4Advanced to the round of 16
 Brazil 6320183+5
 Zambia 4311158−3Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Honduras 03003410−6

April 5, 1999
Zambia  4–3  Honduras
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)

April 5, 1999
Spain  2–0  Brazil
Gabri  15'  33' (Report)
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

April 8, 1999
Zambia  0–0  Spain
(Report)
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

April 8, 1999
Honduras  0–3  Brazil
(Report) Edu  36', 80'
Matuzalém  41'
Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

April 11, 1999
Zambia  1–5  Brazil
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)

April 11, 1999
Honduras  1–3  Spain
Oliva  76' (Report) Pablo  10'
Varela  26'
Rubén  31'

Ranking of third-placed teams

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Status
 Cameroon 63201440Advanced to the round of 16
 Uruguay 43111220
 Argentina 43111110
 Costa Rica 4311145−1
 Zambia 4311158−3
 Australia 3310248−4

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

April 14, 1999
16:00
Republic of Ireland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
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)

April 14, 1999
16:00
Ghana  2–0  Costa Rica
Afriyie  18'
Ofori-Quaye  82'		 (Report)
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibáñez (Spain)

April 14, 1999
19:00
Paraguay  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
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)

April 14, 1999
19:00
Brazil  4–0  Croatia
Ronaldinho  21' (pen.), 45'
Fernando Baiano  48' (pen.)
Edu  68'		 (Report)
U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

April 15, 1999
16:00
Spain  3–2  United States
Pablo  15', 32'
Xavi  19'		 (Report) Twellman  49', 90'

April 15, 1999
19:00
Mexico  4–1  Argentina
Osorno  52'
E. Rodríguez  55'
J. Rodríguez  67'
L. González  88'		 (Report) Galletti  41'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Siarhei Shmolik (Belarus)

April 15, 1999
19:00
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

April 18, 1999
16:00
Uruguay  2–1  Brazil
Anchen  44'
Canobbio  86' (pen.)		 (Report) Fernando Baiano  27'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

April 18, 1999
16:00
Mali  3–1  Nigeria
Bagayoko  1', 72'
Diarra  44'		 (Report) Garba  17'
Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Sergei Shmolik (Belarus)

April 18, 1999
19:00
Japan  2–0  Mexico
Motoyama  4'
Ono  24'		 (Report)
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

April 18, 1999
19:00
Spain  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Ghana
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

Semi-finals

April 21, 1999
16:00
Mali  1–3  Spain
Dissa  52' (Report) Varela  2', 26'
Xavi  90'
Ahmadou Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

April 21, 1999
19:00
Uruguay  1–2  Japan
Chevantón  24' (Report) Takahara  23'
Nagai  35'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Third place play-off

April 24, 1999
14:00
Mali  1–0  Uruguay
Keita  30' (Report)
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

Final

April 24, 1999
17:00
Spain  4–0  Japan
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 

Spain
First title

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Award
Spain Pablo Couñago Mali Seydou Keita  Croatia

Final ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 7520165+1117
2  Japan 7412119+213
3  Mali 75021614+215
4  Uruguay 722378–18
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Ghana 532082+611
6  Mexico 531195+410
7  Brazil 5302135+89
8  Nigeria 512267–15
Eliminated in the Round of 16
9  Republic of Ireland 421172+57
10  Paraguay 421178–17
11  United States 42027706
12  Cameroon 420289–16
13  Portugal 412154+15
14  Croatia 41216605
15  Costa Rica 411247–34
16  Argentina 411225–34
Eliminated at the group stage
17  Zambia 311158–34
18  Germany 310254+13
19  South Korea 310256–13
20  Australia 310248–43
21  Saudi Arabia 301226–41
22  England 300304–40
23  Honduras 3003410–60
24  Kazakhstan 300319–80
Tournaments
Qualification
Squads
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