title: 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
text: # 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
  
  The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  | Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | AFC (Asia) | 1998 AFC Youth Championship | Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Saudi Arabia |
  | CAF (Africa) | Host nation | Nigeria |
  | CAF (Africa) | 1999 African Youth Championship | Cameroon Ghana Mali Zambia |
  | 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 | Croatia England Germany Portugal Republic of Ireland Spain |
  
      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 |
  | IbadanLagosEnuguPort HarcourtKanoCalabarKadunaBauchi1999 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 |
  
  ## 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
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 4 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 4 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
  
  ### Group E
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group F
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 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
  
  | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | B | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 4 | A | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 5 | F | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
  | 6 | C | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | April 15 - Enugu | April 15 - Enugu | | | | | | |
  | Mali (aet) | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Mali (aet) | 5 | April 18 - Enugu | April 18 - Enugu | | | | | |
  | Cameroon | 4 | April 18 - Enugu | April 18 - Enugu | | | | |
  | Cameroon | 4 | Mali | 3 | | | | |
  | April 14 - Kano | April 14 - Kano | | Mali | 3 | | | | |
  | April 14 - Kano | April 14 - Kano | Nigeria | 1 | | | | |
  | Republic of Ireland | 1 (3) | Nigeria | 1 | | | | |
  | Republic of Ireland | 1 (3) | | | | April 21 - Kaduna | April 21 - Kaduna | | |
  | Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | April 21 - Kaduna | April 21 - Kaduna | |
  | Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | Mali | 1 | |
  | April 15 - Port Harcourt | April 15 - Port Harcourt | | | | | Mali | 1 | |
  | April 15 - Port Harcourt | April 15 - Port Harcourt | | | | Spain | 3 | |
  | Spain | 3 | | | | Spain | 3 | |
  | Spain | 3 | April 18 - Kaduna | April 18 - Kaduna | | | | | |
  | United States | 2 | April 18 - Kaduna | April 18 - Kaduna | | | | |
  | United States | 2 | Spain (pen.) | 1 (8) | | | | |
  | April 14 - Kaduna | April 14 - Kaduna | | Spain (pen.) | 1 (8) | | | | |
  | April 14 - Kaduna | April 14 - Kaduna | Ghana | 1 (7) | | | | |
  | Ghana | 2 | Ghana | 1 (7) | | | | |
  | Ghana | 2 | | | | | | | April 24 - Lagos | April 24 - Lagos |
  | Costa Rica | 0 | | | | | | | April 24 - Lagos | April 24 - Lagos |
  | Costa Rica | 0 | | | | | | | Spain | 4 |
  | April 14 - Lagos | April 14 - Lagos | | | | | | | | Spain | 4 |
  | April 14 - Lagos | April 14 - Lagos | | | | | | | Japan | 0 |
  | Paraguay | 2 (9) | | | | | | | Japan | 0 |
  | Paraguay | 2 (9) | April 18 - Lagos | April 18 - Lagos | | | | | | |
  | Uruguay (pen.) | 2 (10) | April 18 - Lagos | April 18 - Lagos | | | | | | |
  | Uruguay (pen.) | 2 (10) | Uruguay | 2 | | | | | | |
  | April 14 - Calabar | April 14 - Calabar | | Uruguay | 2 | | | | | | |
  | April 14 - Calabar | April 14 - Calabar | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Brazil | 4 | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Brazil | 4 | | | | April 21 - Lagos | April 21 - Lagos | | | | |
  | Croatia | 0 | | | | April 21 - Lagos | April 21 - Lagos | | | |
  | Croatia | 0 | | | | Uruguay | 1 | | | |
  | April 15 - Bauchi | April 15 - Bauchi | | | | | Uruguay | 1 | | | |
  | April 15 - Bauchi | April 15 - Bauchi | | | | Japan | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Japan (pen.) | 1 (5) | | | | Japan | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Japan (pen.) | 1 (5) | April 18 - Ibadan | April 18 - Ibadan | | | | | April 24 - Lagos | April 24 - Lagos |
  | Portugal | 1 (4) | April 18 - Ibadan | April 18 - Ibadan | | | | | April 24 - Lagos | April 24 - Lagos |
  | Portugal | 1 (4) | Japan | 2 | | | | | Mali | 1 |
  | April 15 - Ibadan | April 15 - Ibadan | | Japan | 2 | | | | | Mali | 1 |
  | April 15 - Ibadan | April 15 - Ibadan | Mexico | 0 | | | | | Uruguay | 0 |
  | Mexico | 4 | Mexico | 0 | | | | | Uruguay | 0 |
  | Argentina | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Spain | Japan |
  | - | - |
  
  ## Result
  
  * 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship winners
  * Spain First title
  
  ## Goalscorers
  
  5 goals
  
  Mahamadou Dissa
  
  Pablo Couñago
  
  4 goals
  
  Gaspard Komol
  
  Peter Ofori-Quaye
  
  Mamadou Bagayoko
  
  Taylor Twellman
  
  Javier Chevantón
  
  3 goals
  
  Fernando Baiano
  
  Edu
  
  Ronaldinho
  
  Enrico Kern
  
  Naohiro Takahara
  
  Roque Santa Cruz
  
  Gabri
  
  Fernando Varela
  
  2 goals
  
  Francis Kioyo
  
  Zvonimir Deranja
  
  Baffour Gyan
  
  Damien Duff
  
  Richard Sadlier
  
  Shinji Ono
  
  Abdoulaye Camara
  
  Tenema Ndiaye
  
  Luis González
  
  Rafael Márquez
  
  Daniel Osorno
  
  Juan Pablo Rodríguez
  
  Hashimu Garba
  
  Ganiyu Shittu
  
  Simão
  
  Seol Ki-Hyeon
  
  José Barkero
  
  Xavi
  
  Bernard Makufi
  
  1 goal
  
  Esteban Cambiasso
  
  Luciano Galletti
  
  Jason Culina
  
  John Maisano
  
  Mile Sterjovski
  
  Fábio Aurélio
  
  Rodrigo Gral
  
  Mancini
  
  Matuzalém
  
  Modeste M'bami
  
  Alberto Brenes
  
  Mauricio Garita
  
  Allan Meléndez
  
  Esteban Santana
  
  Ivica Banović
  
  Saša Bjelanović
  
  Darko Miladin
  
  Silvester Sabolčki
  
  Patrick Falk
  
  Christian Timm
  
  Tutu Adu
  
  Owusu Afriyie
  
  Julio César de León
  
  Carlos Oliva
  
  Maynor Suazo
  
  Garry Crossley
  
  Colin Healy
  
  Stephen McPhail
  
  Yasuhito Endō
  
  Tatsuya Ishikawa
  
  Masashi Motoyama
  
  Yuichiro Nagai
  
  Mitsuo Ogasawara
  
  Yerlan Urazayev
  
  Amadou Coulibaly
  
  Mahamadou Diarra
  
  Seydou Keita
  
  Eduardo Rodríguez
  
  Julius Aghahowa
  
  Pius Ikedia
  
  Nelson Cuevas
  
  Sergio Fernández
  
  Rubén Maldonado
  
  Nelson Vera
  
  Marco Claúdio
  
  Paulo Costa
  
  Ricardo Sousa
  
  Saleh Al-Saqri
  
  Mohamad Dabo
  
  Kim Kun-Hyung
  
  Lee Dong-Gook
  
  Na Hee-Keun
  
  Rubén Suárez
  
  Carlos Bocanegra
  
  Danny Califf
  
  Ryan Futagaki
  
  Jorge Anchen
  
  Fabián Canobbio
  
  Diego Forlán
  
  Japhet Makayi
  
  Ronald Mbambara
  
  Andrew Sinkala
  
  Awards
  
  Golden Shoe
  
  Golden Ball
  
  FIFA Fair Play Award
  
  Pablo Couñago
  
  Seydou Keita
  
   Croatia
  
  Final ranking
  
  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
  
  Source: rsssf.com
  
  External links
  
  FIFA World Youth Championship Nigeria 1999 Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com
  
  RSSSF > FIFA World Youth Championship > 1999
  
  FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)
  
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