| 1st FIFA U-17 World Championship for the FIFA/JVC Cup 1991 FIFA U-17 Campionato del Mondo | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 16–31 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Qatar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
| Attendance | 37,000 (1,156 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Adriano |
| Best player | Nii Lamptey |
| Fair play award | Argentina |
←1989 1993 → | |
The1991FIFA U-17 World Championship, the fourth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities ofFlorence,Montecatini Terme,Viareggio,Massa,Carrara, andLivorno inItaly between 16 and 31 August 1991. Players born after 1 August 1974 could participate in this tournament.
Saudi Arabia, the1989 champions, were not able to defend their title as they withdrew from the final round of theAFC qualifying tournament, citing theBlue Diamond Affair.
The tournament was originally to be scheduled inEcuador, but due to thecholera outbreak earlier that year, it was moved toItaly, which hosted the previous year'sWorld Cup. This was the second time a FIFA event was moved from its original hosting country, after the1986 World Cup was moved fromColombia toMexico.
| Città | Stadio |
|---|---|
| Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Livorno | Stadio Armando Picchi |
| Massa | Stadio Gianpiero Vitali |
| Carrara | Stadio dei Marmi |
| Montecatini Terme | Stadio Daniele Mariotti |
| Viareggio | Stadio Torquato Bresciani |
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
Asia Africa CONCACAF
| South America Europe Oceania
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| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
 Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
 China | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| Italy | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Dunne 18' |
| United States | 1–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| McKeon 23' | (Report) |
Venue:Carrara
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Qatar | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 Congo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | Eliminated |
 Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Congo | 0–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Australia | 4–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino 5',28',29' Kiratzoglu 17' | (Report) | Garza 25' Toledano 69',74' |
| Congo | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Healey 63' Kiratzoglu 74' |
| Qatar | 0–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Toledano 5' |
| Congo | 2–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Kibiti 17' Tchicaya 31' | (Report) | García 71' |
Venue:Massa
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
 Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
 Sudan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Eliminated |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| Sudan | 4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Nemairi 34' Ibrahim 36'Ahmed 37'Elmustafa 47' | (Report) | Mohamed 59' |
| Sudan | 1–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 78' | (Report) | Sarna 48' Jaekel 62',75' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Yan 20' Nene 26'Adriano 58',62' |
| Sudan | 0–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Adriano 73' |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 12' (pen) Ibrahim 44' | (Report) | Lutz 8' Sarna 51' |
Venue:Livorno
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Advanced to the quarterfinals |
| Ghana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
 Uruguay | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | Eliminated |
 Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| Ghana | 2–1 | Cuba |
|---|---|---|
| Lamptey 8',51' (pen) | (Report) | Sánchez 26' |
| Uruguay | 0–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Dani 64' |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Gargo 36' Lamptey 52' | (Report) |
| Cuba | 2–7 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Marten 56' Casamayor 66' | (Report) | Robaina 5',23' Emilio Carrasco 13'Murgui 43'Velasco 52'Palacios 58'Ramón 74' |
| Cuba | 0–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | López 72' |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 –Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| August 28 –Viareggio | ||||||||||
| Qatar(pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Qatar | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| August 25 –Carrara | ||||||||||
| Ghana(pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| August 31 –Florence | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 –Viareggio | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 –Massa | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 –Livorno | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| August 30 –Montecatini Terme | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Argentina(pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| FIFA U-17 World Championship 1991 winners |
|---|
 Ghana First title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano (4 goals) | Nii Lamptey | Argentina |
Adriano of Brazil won theGolden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 81 goals were scored by 59 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.
Christian AkselmanJuan Sebastián VerónRicardo CastellaniAaron HealeyArgelLeandroNeneYanHuang YiLiang YuGaston KibitiPatrick TchicayaEliezer CasamayorLuis MartenVladimir SánchezChristof BabatzKarl-Heinz LutzEmmanuel DuahNana OpokuAlessandro Del PieroDaniele Giraldi GarcíaMario GarzaAhmed BuJassim Al TamimiMohamed Al BedaidIbrahim HusseinKhalid ElmustafaNemairi SaeedCésar PalaciosDaniEmilio CarrascoJames BeattieJosé Miguel LópezPedro Velasco MorónRamónAdel MohamedAli AbdulrahmanJamal IbrahimAlbertin MontoyaBrian KellyMike DunneShohn BeachumDiego LópezJuan Azconzobal (playing against Australia)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 | |
| Eliminated at the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sudan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 2 | |
| 14 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 1 | |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 1 | |
| 16 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 | |
