| FIFA U-20 World Cup Nigeria 1999 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 3–24 April |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 158 (3.04 per match) |
| Attendance | 624,400 (12,008 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
| Best player | |
| Fair play award | |
←1997 2001 → | |
The1999FIFA World Youth Championship took place inNigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.
The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Confederation | Referee |
|---|---|
| AFC | |
| CAF | |
| CONCACAF | |
| CONMEBOL | |
| UEFA | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Garita | (Report) | Santa Cruz Vera Cuevas |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Ghana | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ofori-Quaye | (Report) | Deranja |
| Argentina | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cambiasso | (Report) |
| Ghana | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ofori-Quaye | (Report) |
| Croatia | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deranja Miladin Sabolčki Banović Bjelanović | (Report) | Urazayev |
| Ghana | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gyan Adu | (Report) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Australia | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sterjovski | (Report) | Márquez J. Rodríguez Osorno |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | McPhail Duff |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saqri | (Report) | L. González |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| England | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Califf |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| Zambia | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinkala | (Report) | Ronaldinho Aurélio Baiano Mancini Rodrigo Gral |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| April 15 -Enugu | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| April 18 -Enugu | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| April 14 -Kano | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| April 21 -Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| April 15 -Port Harcourt | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| April 18 -Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (8) | ||||||||||||||
| April 14 -Kaduna | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| April 24 -Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| April 14 -Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 (9) | ||||||||||||||
| April 18 -Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| 2 (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| April 14 -Calabar | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| April 21 -Lagos | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| April 15 -Bauchi | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| April 18 -Ibadan | April 24 -Lagos | |||||||||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| April 15 -Ibadan | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sadlier | (Report) | Ikedia |
| Penalties | ||
| Crossley Donnolly Heary Quinn | 3–5 | |
| Ghana | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Afriyie Ofori-Quaye | (Report) |
| Brazil | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldinho Fernando Baiano Edu | (Report) |
| Japan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Endo | (Report) | Marco Claúdio |
| Penalties | ||
| Ono Nakata Motoyama Takahara Sakai | 5–4 | |
| Mexico | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Osorno E. Rodríguez J. Rodríguez L. González | (Report) | Galletti |
| Mali | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ndiaye Bagayoko Camara Dissa | (Report) | Komol Mbami Kioyo |
| Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Barkero | (Report) | Ofori-Quaye |
| Penalties | ||
| Xavi Lombardero Yeste García Jusué Bermudo Marchena Orbaiz Varela | 8–7 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spain | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan |
| 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship winners |
|---|
Spain First title |
| Golden Shoe | Golden Ball | FIFA Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 17 | Champions | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 15 | Third place | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |