1999 FIFA World Youth Championship


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

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

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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.

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.

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
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
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
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
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
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

Ranking of third-placed teams

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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
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

Third place play-off

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 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship winners 
 
Spain
First title
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Golden Shoe Golden Ball FIFA Fair Play Award
  Pablo Couñago   Seydou Keita   Croatia
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Spain 7 5 2 0 16 5 +11 17 Champions
2   Japan 7 4 1 2 11 9 +2 13 Runners-up
3   Mali 7 5 0 2 16 14 +2 15 Third place
4   Uruguay 7 2 2 3 7 8 −1 8 Fourth place
5   Ghana 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 11 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6   Mexico 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
7   Brazil 5 3 0 2 13 5 +8 9
8   Nigeria 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5
9   Republic of Ireland 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10   Paraguay 4 2 1 1 7 8 −1 7
11   United States 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
12   Cameroon 4 2 0 2 8 9 −1 6
13   Portugal 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
14   Croatia 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
15   Costa Rica 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
16   Argentina 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
17   Zambia 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
18   Germany 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
19   South Korea 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
20   Australia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
21   Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
22   England 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
23   Honduras 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
24   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0